And Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was ruler of the treasures. This is the first time that any of the posterity of Moses are taken notice of, as being in any office of honour, authority, and trust; by the Targum he is said to be Jonathan, spoken of in Judges 18:30 but very wrongly; this man, according to Jarchi and Kimchi, had all the treasures and treasurers under him. read more
Shebuel the son of Gershom - "Shebuel, that is, Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, who returned to God [ שבואל shebuel ]. And David, seeing him expert in money matters, constituted him chief treasurer." - T. read more
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
Shebuel ( 1 Chronicles 23:16 ; 1 Chronicles 24:20 ), then, was the Amramite representative (and apparently a very special one in the office of נָגִיר , here attributed to him) through Gershom , the elder son of Moses. Next, through Eliezer , the second son of Moses, and through Rehabiah , son of Eliezer ( 1 Chronicles 23:17 ), we are brought to the four— Jeshaiah ( 1 Chronicles 24:21 , Isshiah ), and Joram , and Zichri , and Shelomith , who seem at first to mark... read more
1 Chronicles 26:24. Shebuel, the son of Moses That is, descended from Moses; was ruler of the treasures The chief over all the treasures mentioned before or afterward, as his very title shows, which is peculiarly given to him, and to none of the rest. This is the sole honour that we read of hitherto conferred upon any of the posterity of Moses. read more
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
Shebuel. See note on 1 Chronicles 23:16 . read more
Particulars respecting various Temple Officials1. The divisions of the porters] i.e. the courses of the gate-keepers or sentries who stood on guard at the entrances of the Temple. They were drawn from three families, Meshelemiah (the ’Shallum’ of 1 Chronicles 9:19), Obededom, and Hosah. Asaph] the ’Ebiasaph’ of 1 Chronicles 9:19. 5. For God blessed him] see 1 Chronicles 13:14. The blessing consisted in the number of his children: cp. Genesis 1:28; Genesis 24:60.13. For every gate] Though the... read more
(24) And Shebuel.—Rather, Now Shebuel The office of comptroller-in-chief of the treasures was hereditary in the house of this Amramite. Hence he is called “ruler,” or rather prince, (nâgîd, 1 Chronicles 5:2; 1 Chronicles 12:27; 1 Chronicles 13:1); both departments mentioned in 1 Chronicles 26:20 being subject to his control. read more
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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