1 Chronicles 26:29-32

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Chronicles 26:29-32

All the offices of the house of God being well provided with Levites, we have here an account of those that were employed as officers and judges in the outward business, which must not be neglected, no, not for the temple itself. The magistracy is an ordinance of God for the good of the church as truly as the ministry is. And here we are told, 1. That the Levites were employed in the administration of justice in concurrence with the princes and elders of the several tribes, who could not be... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 26:29

Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were for the outward business over Israel ,.... Which was done out of the temple, and out of Jerusalem, in the several parts of the country: for officers and judges ; to administer justice and judgment, and to take care that the laws of God were observed, both with respect to things civil and religious, and delinquents punished; which is a better sense than what Jarchi and Kimchi put upon this: outward business , as if it lay in taking... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 26:30

And of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brethren, men of valour, a thousand and seven hundred ,.... And supposing the Izharites in the preceding verse to be 1600, these, with those on the other side Jordan, 2700, 1 Chronicles 26:32 make up just the 6000 officers and judges, 1 Chronicles 23:4 these were officers among them of Israel on this side Jordan westward : in those parts of the land which were on this side Jordan, to the west of it, yet nearer to it than those meant by Israel... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 26:31

Among the Hebronites was Jerijah the chief, even among the Hebronites ,.... The posterity of Hebron, the son of Kohath: according to the generations of his fathers ; a principal man in the families that descended from his ancestors: in the fortieth year of the reign of David ; which was the last year of his reign, in which year all the above things were done; the distribution of the priests into their classes and courses, and so of the Levites, singers, and porters; as well as the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 26:32

And his brethren, men of valour, were two thousand and seven hundred chief fathers ,.... That is, the brethren or kinsmen of Jerijah the Hebronite were so many principal men in their families, and men of fortitude and courage: whom King David made rulers over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh ; all which lay on the other side Jordan; and being so remote from the seat of civil government, and of the worship of God, they were in greater danger of revolting, both... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 26:29

Outward business - Work done without the city; cutting of timber, hewing stones, ploughing the fields belonging to the sanctuary. - Jarchi. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 26:30

In all the business of the Lord - Every thing that concerned ecclesiastical matters. In the service of the king - Every thing that concerned civil affairs: see also 1 Chronicles 26:32 . Thus courts of ecclesiastical and civil judicature were established in the land; and due care taken to preserve and insure the peace of the Church, and the safety of the state; without which the public welfare could neither be secured nor promoted. Whatever affects religion in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 26:29

Though the Authorized Version of 1 Chronicles 15:22 would make it appear very unlikely that the Chenaniah , a "chief of the Levites," here spoken of was identical with the present Chenaniah, yet the other translation of that passage, and the view that some take of it as describing one who had the special ordering of the carrying of the ark, would leave it more likely. For the officers and judges , see 1 Chronicles 23:4 ; 2 Chronicles 19:5-11 . The too generic term "officers" ( ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 26:29-32

The chapter closes with some enumeration of those who were appointed to the outward business ( הַחִיעוֹנָה לַמְּלָאכָה ) over Israel i.e. the secular or civic rather than temple business. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 26:30

Were officers among them of Israel. The simpler translation would be, were for the superintending of Israel (compare the verb in 1 Chronicles 26:32 ). On this side Jordan westward ; literally, across Jordan westward , the point of view being from the Persian side. So Ezra 4:16 ; Ezra 6:6 ; Ezra 8:36 ; Nehemiah 2:7 ; but also Joshua 5:1 ; Joshua 22:7 , when the point of view was that of those who had still to cross the Jordan to the west. The expression, in all the... read more

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