1 Chronicles 12:27

1 Chronicles 12:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Jehoiada was the leader of the Aaronites, and with him were three thousand and seven hundred;
• New International Version (NIV)including Jehoiada, leader of the family of Aaron, with 3,700 men,
• English Standard Version (ESV)The prince Jehoiada, of the house of Aaron, and with him 3,700.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Jehoiada, the leader of the Aaronites, and with him three thousand seven hundred;

Context of 1 Chronicles 12:27

25of the tribe of Simeon, brave warriors, 7,100; 26of the tribe of Levi, 4,600. Jehoiada was the leader of [the house of] Aaron, and with him were 3,700, 28and Zadok, a courageous young man, and twenty-two captains from his father’s house. 29Of the tribe of Benjamin, the relatives of [King] Saul, 3,000; for until now the majority of them had kept their allegiance to the house of Saul.

1 Chronicles 12:27 word by word

וִיהוֹיָדָ֖ע הַנָּגִ֣יד לְאַהֲרֹ֑ן וְעִמּ֕וֹ שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֖ים וּשְׁבַ֥ע מֵאֽוֹת׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָעyehôyâdâ‛ · JehoiadaH3077
• the leaderנָגִידnâgîyd nâgid · leaderH5057
• of the Aaronitesאַהֲרֹן'ahărôn · AaronH175
• threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• and sevenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
• hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 12:27

• 1 Chronicles 9:20Phinehas the son of Eleazar was ruler over them in times past, and the Lord was with him.
• 2 Kings 11:4Now in the seventh year Jehoiada [the priest, Jehosheba’s husband] sent for the captains of hundreds of the Carites and of the guard and brought them to him to the house of the Lord. Then he made a covenant with them and put them under oath in the house of the Lord, and showed them the king’s [hidden] son.
• 2 Kings 25:18The captain of the bodyguard took [captive] Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the second priest, and the three doorkeepers [of the temple].
• 1 Chronicles 6:49But [the line of] Aaron and his sons made offerings on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense, ministering for all the work of the Holy of Holies (Most Holy Place), and [they did so] to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses, God’s servant, had commanded.
• 1 Chronicles 27:17of Levi, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel; of Aaron, Zadok;

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 12:27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27Jehoiada was the leader of the Aaronites - Abiathar was then high priest, and Jehoiada captain over the warriors of the house of Aaron.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-40Verses 23-40 When the throne of Christ is set up in a soul, there is, or ought to be, great joy in that soul; and provision is made, not as here, for a few days, but for the whole life, and for eternity. Happy are those who wisely perceive it to be their duty and interest, to submit to the Saviour Jesus Christ, the Son of David; who renounce for his sake all that is not consistent; whose earnest endeavours to do good are directed by the wisdom that God…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23-40The succession of a king was often a contentious issue, especially when the new king came from a different family. The gathering of all twelve tribes at Hebron, including some of Saul’s relatives (1 Chronicles 12:29), to confirm David’s rule showed that the tribes had resolved their conflicts after Saul’s death (12:23–37). The Chronicler emphasizes the unity among the tribes by stating that they all had the single purpose of making David the king over all…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2727. Jehoiada, the leader of the Aaronites--not the high priest, for that was Abiathar (1Sa 23:9), but the leader of the Aaronite warriors, supposed to be the father of Benaiah (1Ch 11:22).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 12:27

• David
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Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary