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
And his brethren by Eliezer ,.... His kinsmen that descended from Eliezer, the brother of Gershom, the ancestor of Shebuel, whose descent from him in succession were Rehabiah, Jeshaiah, Joram, Zichri, and Shelomith . read more
Which Shelomith ,.... The last mentioned in the lineage from Eliezer, the younger son of Moses: and his brethren ; or kinsmen: were over all the treasures of the dedicated things ; which had been devoted for the service of God, and of the temple particularly: which David the king had dedicated ; out of the spoils he took in war, see 2 Samuel 8:11 , the chief fathers ; princes of tribes, and heads of families: the captains over thousands and hundreds ; in the several... read more
Out of the spoils won in battle did they dedicate to maintain the house of the Lord. When it should be built; for as yet it was not; both to repair it when necessary, and to provide sacrifices for it; or to confirm, strengthen, and animate the heart of the king to build it, so some, and put it into the power of his hands to do it; so the Romans dedicated the best of their spoil, and laid it up in the temple of Jupiter Feretrius, after the example of Romulus, their first king F6 Vid.... read more
And all that Samuel the seer ,.... Or prophet, won in battle with the Philistines: and Saul the son of Kish ; in his wars with the Moabites, Edomites, Amalekites, and Philistines: and Abner the son of Ner : the general of his army, who as such had his share in the spoils: and Joab the son of Zeruiah ; the general of David's army, who fought with the Ammonites, Syrians, and others; all of whom had dedicated more or less towards the building of the temple, and the support of... 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
The spoils won in battles did they dedicate - It seems these were intended for its repairs. This custom prevailed amongst almost all the people of the earth. All who acknowledged any supreme Being, believed that victory could only come through him; and therefore thought it quite rational to give him a share of the spoils. Proofs of this exist in all ancient histories: thus Virgil: - Irruimus ferro, et divos, ipsumque vocamus In partem praedamque Jovem 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
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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