Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Chronicles 26:28
And all that Samuel the seer, and Saul the son of Kish, and Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son of Zeruiah, had dedicated; [and] whosoever had dedicated [any thing, it was] under the hand of Shelomith, and of his brethren.
The foundations of a sacred treasury had therefore been laid as far back as the time of Samuel, when the Israelites began to recover from their last servitude. Such a treasury had been once before established, namely, under Joshua Jos 6:24; but it appears to have been soon exhausted, and we hear nothing of it under any of the later judges until Samuel.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Shelomith is particularly named here, and 1Ch 26:26, because they were chiefly committed to his trust, he being, it seems, a person of eminent wisdom and faithfulness.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
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 it, it being known by them all that God would have a place to put his name in:
[and] whosoever had dedicated anything, it was under the hand of Shelomith, and of his brethren: this man had a great trust committed to him, with his brethren; some, before mentioned, are said to be over the treasures, some over one part, and some over another; but this man was over all of them, he had the superintendency of the whole.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(28) And all that Samuel the seer.The enumeration of those who had dedicated spoil is resumed from 1Ch. 26:26. The seer (rh), the ancient term for prophet (nb). 1Sa. 9:9.
And whosoever had dedicated any thing.These words point to a general prevalence of the practice of dedicating to God the spoils of war. (Comp. 2Sa. 8:11; 2Ki. 12:18). The Law, in fact, ordained the dedication of all metals to the endowment of the Sanctuary (Num. 31:22-23; Num. 31:50; Jos. 6:19). These accumulations of spoil in the times preceding David help us to understand how it was that so much wealth was available for building and decorating the Temple (1Ch. 22:14-16).
Under the hand of Shelomith.Comp. the same phrase in 1Ch. 25:2-3.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
28. All that Samuel Saul Abner and Joab had dedicated Here it appears that the sacred treasury had been receiving contributions from the chief men of Israel as far back as the time of Samuel. Comp. also Jos 6:24.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
had dedicated. A practice dating from the time of Moses (Num 31:28-47), and Joshua (1Ch 6:24).
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Samuel: 1Sa 9:9
Abner: 1Sa 14:47-51, 1Sa 17:55
Joab: 2Sa 10:9-14
Reciprocal: Jos 6:19 – all the silver
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1Ch 26:28. Whosoever had dedicated any thing, it was under the hand of Shelomith, &c. Who is particularly named here, and 1Ch 26:26, because they were chiefly committed to his trust, he being, it seems, a person of eminent wisdom and faithfulness.