1 Chronicles 26:20 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Chronicles 26:20-28

Observe, 1. There were treasures of the house of God. A great house cannot be well kept without stores of all manner of provisions. Much was expended daily upon the altar-flour, wine, oil, salt, fuel, besides the lamps; quantities of these were to be kept beforehand, besides the sacred vestments and utensils. These were the treasures of the house of God. And, because money answers all things, doubtless they had an abundance of it, which was received from the people's offerings, wherewith they... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 26:20

And of the Levites ,.... The rest of the Levites, as the Gershonites, Amramites, Izharites, and Hebronites, 1 Chronicles 26:21 . Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God ; as the tithes, vessels, vestments, wine, and oil, and other things; such an one was Phinehas at the time of the destruction of Jerusalem by Vespasian, who being taken, showed and delivered the priests' garments, and many other precious things and sacred ornaments under his care F5 Joseph. de Bell. Jud.... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 26:20

The treasures of the house of God - Where the money was kept, which was to be expended in oblations for the temple. - Jarchi. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 26:20

First, the Hebrew text contains no "of" in the first word of this verse; and, secondly, no meaning can be obtained cut of the name Ahijah as it is placed here. The Septuagint reading, "their brethren," is exactly what we should expect, and is paralleled by other passages ( 2 Chronicles 29:34 ). This correction of the present text may be safely accepted, viz. אֲחֵיהֶם for אֲהִיָּה The two classes of treasures are here marked, preparatory to the statements of 1 Chronicles 26:22 and ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 26:20-28

These verses describe those Levites to whom belonged the care of the treasures of the house of God and of the treasures of things dedicated , i.e. "dedicated to maintain the house of the Lord" ( 1 Chronicles 26:27 , 1 Chronicles 26:28 ). read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Chronicles 26:20

1 Chronicles 26:20. The treasures of the house of God, and the treasures of the dedicated things These seem to be two different kinds of treasures, the former containing the sacred vessels and other treasures, which by God’s command were appropriated to the maintenance of the house; the latter only those things which had been freely given or dedicated to God. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 26:1-32

Arrangements for the Levites (23:1-26:32)Having appointed Solomon to be his successor, David made further arrangements for the service of the temple. First, he set out a plan to distribute duties among the Levites. A census showed that there were 38,000 Levites eligible for temple service. Of these, 14,000 were official record-keepers, judges, guards, singers and musicians. The remainder were to help in the general service of the temple (23:1-6). Clearly, there were far too many Levites to work... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Chronicles 26:20

of the Levites, Ahijah was. The Septuagint reads "the Levites their brethren were" (reading Ahikem instead of Ahijah). treasures = treasuries. There were several in divers places, with various names. dedicated = holy. See note on Exodus 3:5 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 26:20

REGARDING THE KEEPERS OF THE TREASURESAnd of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things. The sons of Ladan, the sons of the Gershonites belonging to Ladan, the heads of the fathers; houses belonging to Ladan the Gershonite: Jehieli. The sons of Jehieli: Zetham, and Joel his brother, over the treasures of the house of Jehovah. Of the Amramites, of the Izharites, of the Hebronites, of the Uzzielites: and Shebuel the son of... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Chronicles 26:20

1 Chronicles 26:20. And of the Levites, Ahijah, &c.— But their brethren the Levites were over, &c. Houbigant, who reads the 21st and 22nd verses thus: 1 Chronicles 26:21. The sons of Laadan; of the sons of Laadan the Gershonite, the chiefs of the family of Laadan the Gershonite, were Jehiel, and his sons: 1 Chronicles 26:22. But Jehiel, Zetham, and Joel, his brethren, were set over the treasures of the house of the Lord. read more