{"id":11109,"date":"2022-09-24T03:53:04","date_gmt":"2022-09-24T08:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/exegetical-and-hermeneutical-commentary-of-1-chronicles-2620\/"},"modified":"2022-09-24T03:53:04","modified_gmt":"2022-09-24T08:53:04","slug":"exegetical-and-hermeneutical-commentary-of-1-chronicles-2620","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/exegetical-and-hermeneutical-commentary-of-1-chronicles-2620\/","title":{"rendered":"Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Chronicles 26:20"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 align='center'><b><i> And of the Levites, Ahijah [was] over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things. <\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n<p> 20 32. Various Offices<\/p>\n<p><strong> 20<\/strong>. <em> And<\/em> of <em> the Levites, Ahijah<\/em> was <em> over<\/em> ] Read (with LXX.; cp. R.V. marg.), <strong> And the Levites their brethren were over<\/strong>. The confusion of readings is easy in Hebrew; cp. <span class='bible'>1Ch 2:25<\/span> for a similar case.<\/p>\n<p><em> the treasures<\/em> ] R.V. <strong> the treasuries<\/strong>; so in <span class='bible'>1Ch 26:22<\/span>; <span class='bible'>1Ch 26:24<\/span>; <span class='bible'>1Ch 26:26<\/span>; and so in <span class='bible'>1Ch 28:11-12<\/span> (A.V.).<\/p>\n<p><em> the dedicate<\/em> things] Cp. <span class='bible'>1Ch 26:26-28<\/span>.<\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p><P> Verse <span class='bible'>20<\/span>. <I><B>The treasures of the house of God<\/B><\/I>] Where the money was kept, which was to be expended in oblations for the temple.-<I>Jarchi<\/I>.<\/P> <\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: Adam Clarke&#8217;s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p><P> Either these are the same kind of treasures, the latter phrase only explaining the former, the particle <I>and<\/I> being used for <I>that is<\/I>; or rather, they are two different kinds of treasures, the former containing the sacred vessels and other treasures, which by Gods command were appropriated to the maintenance of the house, and worship, and ministers of God, as tithes, and first-fruits, and other things; and the latter only those things which had been freely given or dedicated to God for those ends; of which <span class='bible'>1Ch 26:26<\/span>,<span class='bible'>27<\/span>. <\/P> <\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p><P><B>20. of the Levites, Ahijah<\/B>Theheading of this section is altogether strange as it stands, for itlooks as if the sacred historian were going to commence a new subjectdifferent from the preceding. Besides, &#8220;Ahijah, whose nameoccurs after&#8221; the Levites, is not mentioned in the previouslists. It is totally unknown and is introduced abruptly withoutfurther information; and lastly, Ahijah must have united in his ownperson those very offices of which the occupants are named in theverses that follow. The reading is incorrect. The <I>Septuagint<\/I>has this very suitable heading, &#8220;And their Levitical brethrenover the treasures,&#8221; &amp;c. [BERTHEAU].The names of those who had charge of the treasure chambers at theirrespective wards are given, with a general description of theprecious things committed to their trust. Those treasures wereimmense, consisting of the accumulated spoils of Israelitishvictories, as well as of voluntary contributions made by David andthe representatives of the people. <\/P><P>     <span class='bible'>1Ch26:29-32<\/span>. OFFICERS ANDJUDGES.<\/P><\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown&#8217;s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible <\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p><strong>And of the Levites<\/strong>,&#8230;. The rest of the Levites, as the Gershonites, Amramites, Izharites, and Hebronites, <span class='bible'>1Ch 26:21<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God<\/strong>; 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&#8217; garments, and many other precious things and sacred ornaments under his care e: and over the treasures of the dedicated things; voluntarily devoted for sacrifices and repairs of the temple; and this Ahijah had the care of each of those at first, which afterwards were divided, and put under the care of different persons.<\/p>\n<p>e Joseph. de Bell. Jud. l. 6. c. 8. sect. 3.<\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: John Gill&#8217;s Exposition of the Entire Bible<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p><em> The stewards of the treasures of the sanctuary.<\/em> &#8211; <span class='bible'>1Ch 26:20<\/span> appears to contain the superscription of the succeeding section. For here the treasures of the house of God and the treasures of the consecrated things are grouped together, while in <span class='bible'>1Ch 26:22<\/span> and <span class='bible'>1Ch 26:26<\/span> they are separated, and placed under the oversight of two Levite families: the treasures of the house of Jahve under the sons of the Gershonite Laadan (<span class='bible'>1Ch 26:21<\/span>, <span class='bible'>1Ch 26:22<\/span>); the treasures of the consecrated things under the charge of the Amramites. But with this the words   cannot be made to harmonize. According to the Masoretic accentuation,  alone would be the superscription; but  alone gives no suitable sense, for the Levites have been treated of already from 1 Chron 23 onwards. Moreover, it appears somewhat strange that there is no further characterization of  , for the name is a very common one, but has not before occurred in our chapter, whence we would expect a statement of his descent and his family, such as we find in the case of the succeeding chief overseers. All these things tend to throw doubt upon the correctness of the Masoretic reading, while the lxx, on the contrary, in         .., give a perfectly suitable superscription, which involves the reading  instead of  . This reading we, with J. D. Mich. and Berth., hold to be the original. On   , cf. <span class='bible'>1Ch 6:29<\/span>; <span class='bible'>2Ch 29:34<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p> <strong> <span class='bible'>1Ch 26:21-22<\/span> <\/p>\n<p><\/strong> <span class='bible'>1Ch 26:21<\/span> and <span class='bible'>1Ch 26:22<\/span> to together: &ldquo;The sons of Laadan, (namely) the sons of the Gershonite family which belong to Laadan, (namely) the heads of the fathers&#8217;-houses of Laadan of the Gershonite family: Jehieli, (namely) the sons of Jehieli, Zetham and his brother Joel (see <span class='bible'>1Ch 23:7<\/span>), were over the treasures of the house of Jahve.&rdquo; The meaning is this: &ldquo;Over the treasures of the house of Jahve were Zetham and Joel, the heads of the father&#8217;s-house of Jehieli, which belonged to the Laadan branch of the Gershonites.&rdquo; Light is thrown upon these words, so obscure through their brevity, by <span class='bible'>1Ch 23:7-8<\/span>, according to which the sons of Jehiel, or the Jehielites, are descended from Laadan, the older branch of the Gershonites. This descent is briefly but fully stated in the three clauses of the 21st verse, each of which contains a more definite characterization of the father&#8217;s-house Jehieli, whose two heads Zetham and Joel were entrusted with the oversight of the treasures of the house of God.<\/p>\n<p> <strong> <span class='bible'>1Ch 26:23-24<\/span> <\/p>\n<p><\/strong> <span class='bible'>1Ch 26:23<\/span> and <span class='bible'>1Ch 26:24<\/span> also go together: &ldquo;As to the Amramites, Jisharites, Hebronites, and Uzzielites (the four chief branches of the Kohathite family of Levites, <span class='bible'>1Ch 23:15-20<\/span>), Shebuel the son of Gershon, the son of Moses, was prince over the treasures&rdquo; (w before Shebuel introduces the apodosis, cf. Ew. 348, a, and = Germ. &ldquo;so war&rdquo;).<\/p>\n<p> <strong> <span class='bible'>1Ch 26:25<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/strong> &ldquo;And his (Shebuel&#8217;s) brethren of Eliezer were Rehabiah his (Eliezer&#8217;s) son, and Jeshaiah his son, &#8230; and Shelomoth his son.&rdquo; These descendants of Eliezer were called brethren of Shebuel, because they were descended through Eliezer from Moses, as Shebuel was through his father Gershon.<\/p>\n<p> <strong> <span class='bible'>1Ch 26:26-28<\/span> <\/p>\n<p><\/strong> This Shelomoth (a descendant of Eliezer, and so to be distinguished both from the Jisharite Shelomith <span class='bible'>1Ch 23:18<\/span> and <span class='bible'>1Ch 24:22<\/span>, and the Gershonite of the same name <span class='bible'>1Ch 23:9<\/span>), and his brethren were over the treasures of the consecrated things which David the king had consecrated, and the heads of the fathers&#8217;-houses, etc. Instead of  we must read  , according to <span class='bible'>1Ch 29:6<\/span>. The princes over the thousands and hundreds are the war captains, and the   are the commanders-in-chief, e.g., Abner, Joab, <span class='bible'>1Ch 27:34<\/span>, <span class='bible'>2Sa 8:16<\/span>; <span class='bible'>1Ch 18:15<\/span>. &#8211; The 27th verse is an explanatory parenthesis: &ldquo;from the wars and from the booty,&rdquo; i.e., from the booty taken in war had they consecrated.  , to make strong, i.e., to preserve in strength and good condition the house of Jahve.  elsewhere of the renovation of old buildings, <span class='bible'>2Ki 12:8<\/span>., <span class='bible'>Neh 3:2<\/span>., here in a somewhat general signification. &#8211; In <span class='bible'>1Ch 26:28<\/span> the enumeration of those who had consecrated, thus interrupted, is resumed, but in the form of a new sentence, which concludes with a predicate of its own. In  the article represents  , as in <span class='bible'>1Ch 29:17<\/span>; <span class='bible'>2Ch 29:36<\/span>, and elsewhere; cf. Ew. 331, <em> b<\/em>. With   , all who had consecrated, the enumeration is concluded, and the predicate, &ldquo;was at the hand of Shelomith and his brethren,&rdquo; is then brought in.  , laid upon the hand, i.e., entrusted to them for preservation; Germ. <em> unter der Hand <\/em> (under the hand).<\/p>\n<p> If we glance back at the statements as to the stewards of the treasures (<span class='bible'>1Ch 26:20-28<\/span>), we find that the treasures of the house of Jahve were under the oversight of the Jehielites Zetham and Joel, with their brethren, a branch of the Gershonites (v. 22); and the treasures of the consecrated things under the oversight of the Kohathite Shelomith, who was of the family of Moses&#8217; second son Eliezer, with his brethren (v. 28). But in what relation does the statement in v. 24, that Shebuel, the descendant of Moses through Gershon, was   , stand to this? Bertheau thinks &ldquo;that three kinds of treasures are distinguished, the guarding of which was committed to different officials: (1) The sons of Jehieli, Zetham and Joel, had the oversight of the treasures of the house of God, which, as we may conclude from <span class='bible'>1Ch 29:8<\/span>, had been collected by voluntary gifts: (2) Shebuel was prince over the treasures, perhaps over the sums which resulted from regular assessment for the temple (<span class='bible'>Exo 30:11-16<\/span>), from redemption-money, e.g., for the first-born (<span class='bible'>Num 18:16<\/span>.), or for vows (Lev); consequently over a part of the sums which are designated in <span class='bible'>2Ki 12:5<\/span> by the name   : (3) Shelomith and his brothers had the oversight of all the   , i.e., of the consecrated gifts which are called in <span class='bible'>2Ki 12:19<\/span>  , and distinguished from the   in <span class='bible'>2Ki 12:5<\/span>.&rdquo; But this view has no support in the text. Both in the superscription (<span class='bible'>1Ch 26:20<\/span>) and in the enumeration (<span class='bible'>1Ch 26:22<\/span>, <span class='bible'>1Ch 26:26<\/span>) only two kinds of treasures-treasures of the house of God (of Jahve), and treasures of the  &#8211; are mentioned. Neither by the facts nor by the language used are we justified in supposing that there was a third kind of treasures, viz., the sums resulting from the regular assessment for the holy place. For it is thoroughly arbitrary to confine the treasures of the house of God to the voluntary contributions and the consecrated gifts given from the war-booty; and it is still more arbitrary to limit the treasures over which Shebuel was prince to the sums flowing into the temple treasures from the regular assessment; for the reference to <span class='bible'>2Ki 12:19<\/span> and <span class='bible'>2Ki 12:5<\/span> is no proof of this, because, though two kinds of  are there distinguished, yet both are further defined. The quite general expression  , the treasures, can naturally be referred only to the two different kinds of treasures distinguished in <span class='bible'>1Ch 26:22<\/span>. This reference is also demanded by the words  &#8230;  (<span class='bible'>1Ch 26:24<\/span>). Heads of fathers&#8217;-houses, with their brethren (  ), are mentioned as guardians of the two kinds of treasures spoken of in <span class='bible'>1Ch 26:20<\/span>; while here, on the contrary, we have Shebuel alone, without assistants. Further, the other guardians are not called  , as Shebuel is. The word  denotes not an overseer or steward, but only princes of kingdoms (kings), princes of tribes (<span class='bible'>1Ch 12:27<\/span>; <span class='bible'>1Ch 13:1<\/span>; <span class='bible'>1Ch 27:16<\/span>; <span class='bible'>2Ch 32:21<\/span>), ministers of the palace and the temple, and commanders-in-chief (<span class='bible'>2Ch 11:11<\/span>; <span class='bible'>2Ch 28:7<\/span>), and is consequently used in our section neither of Zetham and Joel, nor of Shelomoth. The calling of Shebuel  consequently shows that he was the chief guardian of the sacred treasures, under whose oversight the guardians of the two different kinds of treasures were placed. This is stated in <span class='bible'>1Ch 26:23<\/span>, <span class='bible'>1Ch 26:24<\/span>; and the statement would not have been misunderstood if it had been placed at the beginning or the end of the enumeration; and its position in the middle between the Gershonites and the Kohathites is explained by the fact that this prince was, according to <span class='bible'>1Ch 23:16<\/span>, the head of the four Levite families descended from Kohath.<\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: Keil &amp; Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p><P>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 20 And of the Levites, Ahijah <I>was<\/I> over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things. &nbsp; 21 <I>As concerning<\/I> the sons of Laadan; the sons of the Gershonite Laadan, chief fathers, <I>even<\/I> of Laadan the Gershonite, <I>were<\/I> Jehieli. &nbsp; 22 The sons of Jehieli; Zetham, and Joel his brother, <I>which were<\/I> over the treasures of the house of the <B>LORD<\/B>. &nbsp; 23 Of the Amramites, <I>and<\/I> the Izharites, the Hebronites, <I>and<\/I> the Uzzielites: &nbsp; 24 And Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, <I>was<\/I> ruler of the treasures. &nbsp; 25 And his brethren by Eliezer; Rehabiah his son, and Jeshaiah his son, and Joram his son, and Zichri his son, and Shelomith his son. &nbsp; 26 Which Shelomith and his brethren <I>were<\/I> over all the treasures of the dedicated things, which David the king, and the chief fathers, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the host, had dedicated. &nbsp; 27 Out of the spoils won in battles did they dedicate to maintain the house of the <B>LORD<\/B>. &nbsp; 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; <I>and<\/I> whosoever had dedicated <I>any thing, it was<\/I> under the hand of Shelomith, and of his brethren.<\/P> <P> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Observe, 1. There were <I>treasures of the house of God.<\/I> 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 <I>treasures of the house of God.<\/I> And, because money answers all things, doubtless they had an abundance of it, which was received from the people&#8217;s offerings, wherewith they bought in what they had occasion for. And perhaps much was laid up for an exigence. These treasures typified the plenty there is in our heavenly Father&#8217;s house, enough and to spare. In Christ, the true temple, are hid <I>treasures of wisdom and knowledge,<\/I> and <I>unsearchable riches.<\/I> 2. There were <I>treasures of dedicated things,<\/I> dedicated mostly <I>out of the spoils won in battle<\/I> (<span class='bible'><I>v.<\/I><\/span><span class='bible'> 27<\/span>), as a grateful acknowledgment of the divine protection. Abraham gave Melchisedec the <I>tenth of the spoils<\/I><span class='bible'><I> Heb. vii. 4<\/I><\/span>. In Moses&#8217;s time the officers of the army, when they returned victorious, brought of their spoils an <I>oblation to the Lord,<\/I><span class='bible'><I> Num. xxxi. 50<\/I><\/span>. Of late this pious custom had been revived; and not only Samuel and David, but Saul, and Abner, and Joab, had dedicated of their spoils to the honour and support of the house of God, <span class='bible'><I>v.<\/I><\/span><span class='bible'> 28<\/span>. Note, The more God bestows upon us the more he expects from us in works of piety and charity. Great successes call for proportionable returns. When we look over our estates we should consider, &#8220;Here are convenient things, rich things, it may be, and fine things; but where are the dedicated things?&#8221; Men of war must honour God with their spoils. 3. These treasures had treasurers, those that were over them (<span class='bible'>1Ch 26:20<\/span>; <span class='bible'>1Ch 26:26<\/span>), whose business it was to keep them, that neither <I>moth nor rust<\/I> might <I>corrupt them,<\/I> nor <I>thieves break through and steal,<\/I> to give out as there was occasion and to see that they were not wasted, embezzled, or alienated to the common use; and it is probable that they kept accounts of all that was brought in and how it was laid out.<\/P> <\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: Matthew Henry&#8217;s Whole Bible Commentary<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Over the Treasury, Verses 20-28<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>It was noted in the enumeration of the head porters <\/em>in the foregoing verses the Levitical family of Gershon was not included. However, it is found now that this family headed those who presided over the treasuries, or storehouses. The head officer over the temple was a man named Ahijah, whose family is not specifically noted. The Gershonites were of the family of Laadan, the eldest son of Gershon. They were over the storehouses for the tithes and freewill offerings.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Others associated with the Gershonites <\/em>included several of the descendents of Kohath, another son of Levi, the patriarchal father. Most interesting among these are those descended from Moses, the great man of God and their lawgiver. One son of Gershom (not Gershon, mentioned above) is named and several descendants of Eliezer, Moses&#8217; younger son. The prominence of Rehabiah was previously noted among the Levites (<span class='bible'>1Ch 23:17<\/span>). Here it is found that one of his sons, Shelomith, had the special assignment of guarding the spoils of Israel&#8217;s wars, which had been accumulating for several generations, and were dedicated for the house of God.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This dedication of the spoil <\/em>had begun with Samuel the seer, or prophet. It had been added to by the victories of King Saul, his captain, Abner; of King David, and his captain, Joab, and also included things dedicated for that purpose by various others able to do so. Samuel had led Israel in the defeat of the Philistines; Saul had also defeated the Philistines on several occasions, as well as a number of other kingdoms, including notably the Amalekites. Of course, David and his heroic captain, Joab, had subjugated many nations, by which they had accumulated a great amount of spoil.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: Garner-Howes Baptist Commentary<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p><strong>II.THE KEEPERS OF THE TEMPLE TREASURES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(<span class='bible'>1Ch. 26:20-28<\/span>).<\/p>\n<p>(20) <strong>And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God.<\/strong>Literally, <em>And the Levites<\/em><em>Ahijah over the treasures,<\/em> . . . a strange beginning, for hitherto none but Levites have been in question. We should have expected at least the <em>other<\/em> Levites. Further, the name Ahijah is suspicious, because (1) not found among the proper names in <span class='bible'>1Ch. 23:7<\/span> <em>sqq.<\/em>; (2) it stands alone, without any reference to a family, such as is made in every other case (see <span class='bible'>1Ch. 26:21-25<\/span>); (3) the addition of the single letter <em>m<\/em> at the end of the word, would give the sense their brethren, which is in fact the reading of the LXX. Read therefore, <em>And the Levites their brethren were over the treasures;<\/em> that is, the Levites other than those whose duties have already been described.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Treasures of the house of<\/strong> <strong>God.<\/strong>The ordinary revenues and stores of the Sanctuary, including various kinds of legally prescribed contributions, and special gifts (see <span class='bible'>Exo. 30:11-14<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Leviticus 27<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Num. 18:16<\/span>; <span class='bible'>1Ch. 29:7-8<\/span>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Treasures of the dedicated things.<\/strong>See margin and <span class='bible'>1Ch. 26:26-27<\/span>.<\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: Ellicott&#8217;s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p><strong><\/p>\n<p><\/strong> The Levites in Charge of the Treasures and the officers<strong><\/p>\n<p>v. 20. And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God and over the treasures of the dedicated things,<\/strong> such gifts as were consecrated to the Lord as special gifts of thanksgiving by David. This general statement is now specialized. <strong><\/p>\n<p>v. 21. As concerning the sons of Laadan<\/strong> (or Libni), <strong> the sons of the Gershonite Laadan, chief fathers, even of Laadan the Gershonite, were Jehieli. <\/p>\n<p>v. 22. The sons of Jehieli: Zetham and Joel, his brother, which were over the treasures of the house of the Lord,<\/strong> the Temple treasures in the strictest sense. <strong><\/p>\n<p>v. 23. of the Amramites and the Izharites, the Hebronites and the Uzzielites; <\/p>\n<p>v. 24. and Shebuel. the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was ruler of the treasures,<\/strong> the chief administrator or superintendent of all the Sanctuary treasures. <strong><\/p>\n<p>v. 25. And his brethren by Eliezer,<\/strong> that is, springing from Moses by Eliezer: Rehabiah, <strong> his son; and Jeshaiah, his son; and Joram, his son; and Zichri, his son; and Shelomith, his son. <\/p>\n<p>v. 26. Which Shelomith and his brethren were over all the treasures of the dedicated things,<\/strong> booty and gifts consecrated to the Lord, <strong> which David the king and the chief fathers, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the host, had dedicated. <\/p>\n<p>v. 27. Out of the spoils won in battles,<\/strong> literally, &#8220;out of the wars and the spoil,&#8221; <strong> did they dedicate to maintain the house of the Lord,<\/strong> to build it of such a size and magnificence as David had planned. <strong><\/p>\n<p>v. 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,<\/strong> the various leaders and commanders of the army, <strong> had dedicated; and whosoever had dedicated anything, it was under the hand of Shelomith and of his brethren,<\/strong> they had the charge of, and the responsibility for, all this precious material. <strong><\/p>\n<p>v. 29. of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were for the outward business over Israel, for officers,<\/strong> that is, scribes, <strong> and judges. <\/strong> In the hands of these officers and their assistants was the entire administration of the external business concerned with the Temple and its up-keep in Israel, the exaction of taxes, the payment of tithes, and all other similar business. <strong><\/p>\n<p>v. 30. And of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brethren, men of valor, a thousand and seven hundred, were officers among them of Israel on this side Jordan<\/strong> westward in all the business of the Lord <strong> and in the service of the king,<\/strong> being spiritual overseers of the people with reference to their duty toward the established worship. <strong><\/p>\n<p>v. 31. Among the Hebronites was Jerijah the chief, even among the Hebronites, according to the generations of his fathers. In the fortieth,<\/strong> that is, in the last, <strong> year of the reign of David they were sought for, and there were found among them mighty men of valor at Jazer of Gilead,<\/strong> which explains the fact that the oversight on the eastern side of Jordan was also in the hands of the Hebronites. <strong><\/p>\n<p>v. 32. And his brethren, men of valor, were two thousand and seven hundred chief fathers,<\/strong> in this case family fathers, <strong> whom King David made rulers over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh for every matter pertaining to God and affairs of the king,<\/strong> their position being that of magistrates, of officials exercising judicial functions, since the Law of God was also the law of the land, in a modified theocratic government. <\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: The Popular Commentary on the Bible by Kretzmann<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p><strong><em><span class='bible'>1Ch 26:20<\/span><\/em><\/strong><strong>. <\/strong><strong><em>And of the Levites, Ahijah, <\/em><\/strong><strong>&amp;c.<\/strong> <em>But their brethren the Levites were over, <\/em>&amp;c. Houbigant, who reads the 21st and 22nd verses thus: <span class='bible'>1Ch 26:21<\/span>. <em>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: <\/em><span class='bible'>1Ch 26:22<\/span>. <em>But Jehiel, Zetham, and Joel, his brethren, were set over the treasures of the house of the Lord.<\/em> <\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: Commentary on the Holy Bible by Thomas Coke<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p> Next to the Porters we find in those verses an account of the Treasurers. There must have been great abundance of stores in the Lord&#8217;s house for the daily service of it. The multitude of things according to the law in the utensils used in sacrifices, as well as the costly things of the sacrifices themselves, certainly formed a vast treasury. Were not these highly emblematical of Jesus, in whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge?<\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: Hawker&#8217;s Poor Man&#8217;s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p>of the Levites, Ahijah was. The Septuagint reads &#8220;the Levites their brethren were&#8221; (reading Ahikem instead of Ahijah). <\/p>\n<p>treasures = treasuries. There were several in divers places, with various names. <\/p>\n<p>dedicated = holy. See note on Exo 3:5. <\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p>1Ch 26:20-28<\/p>\n<p>1Ch 26:20-28<\/p>\n<p>REGARDING THE KEEPERS OF THE TREASURES<\/p>\n<p>And 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 Gershom, the son of Moses, was ruler over the treasures. And his brethren: of Eliezer came Rehabiah his son, and Jeshaiah his son, and Joram his son, and Zichri his son, and Shelomoth his son. This Shelemoth and his brethren were over all the treasures of the dedicated things, which David the king, and the heads of the fathers&#8217; houses, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the host had dedicated. Out of the spoil won in battles did they dedicate to repair the house of Jehovah. 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, whosoever had dedicated anything, it was under the hand of Shelomoth, and of his brethren.<\/p>\n<p>E.M. Zerr:<\/p>\n<p>1Ch 26:20-27. The store-houses had not only guards for the places, but special charge was given for the things stored therein. Ahijah, a Levite, had some of this duty, and it included the gifts that had been made by the Israelites for the service of God. Also, the things that had been taken by David in his conflicts with the enemies were put in these store-houses, and the men named were to assist as guards. <\/p>\n<p>1Ch 26:28. Many of these spoils had been taken as far back as the days of Samuel and Saul. They had been kept in places of safety until the present time, and David valued them highly enough to make all these provisions for their continued safety. No one man can do everything, hence it was necessary to assign the responsibility to these men. <\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: Old and New Testaments Restoration Commentary<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p>treasures: 1Ch 26:22, 1Ch 9:26-30, 1Ch 22:3, 1Ch 22:4, 1Ch 22:14-16, 1Ch 28:12-19, 1Ch 29:2-8, 1Ki 14:26, 1Ki 15:18, Mal 3:10 <\/p>\n<p>dedicated things: Heb. holy things, 1Ch 26:26-28, 1Ch 18:11, 1Ki 7:51, 2Ch 31:11, 2Ch 31:12 <\/p>\n<p>Reciprocal: Num 3:7 &#8211; keep Num 3:8 &#8211; General Num 3:32 &#8211; General Num 8:26 &#8211; to keep Num 31:30 &#8211; keep the Jos 6:19 &#8211; all the silver 1Ch 23:4 &#8211; twenty 1Ch 28:11 &#8211; the treasuries 2Ch 8:15 &#8211; the treasures 2Ch 15:18 &#8211; brought Ezr 2:69 &#8211; the treasure Ezr 8:29 &#8211; Watch ye Neh 11:16 &#8211; had the oversight of<\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p>1Ch 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 Gods command were appropriated to the maintenance of the house; the latter only those things which had been freely given or dedicated to God.<\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: Joseph Bensons Commentary on the Old and New Testaments<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>And of the Levites, Ahijah [was] over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things. 20 32. Various Offices 20. And of the Levites, Ahijah was over ] Read (with LXX.; cp. R.V. marg.), And the Levites their brethren were over. 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