1 Chronicles 26:29

1 Chronicles 26:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were for the outward business over Israel, for officers and judges.
• New International Version (NIV)From the Izharites: Kenaniah and his sons were assigned duties away from the temple, as officials and judges over Israel.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were appointed to external duties for Israel, as officers and judges.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons performed duties as officials and judges over Israel outside Jerusalem.

Context of 1 Chronicles 26:29

27From spoil won in battles they dedicated gifts to maintain and repair the house of the Lord. 28Also all that Samuel the seer had dedicated, and Saul the son of Kish, Abner the son of Ner and Joab the son of Zeruiah, everyone who had dedicated anything, this was in the care of Shelomoth and his relatives. Of the Izharites: Chenaniah and his sons were appointed to outside duties for Israel, as administrators and judges. 30Of the Hebronites: Hashabiah and his relatives, 1,700 capable men, were in charge of the affairs of Israel west of the Jordan, for all the work of the Lord and the service of the king. 31Of the Hebronites: Jerijah was the chief (these Hebronites were examined according to their descendants and fathers’ households in the fortieth [and final] year of David’s reign, and men of courage and ability were found among them at Jazer in Gilead)

1 Chronicles 26:29 word by word

לַיִּצְהָרִ֞י כְּנַנְיָ֣הוּ וּבָנָ֗יו לַמְּלָאכָ֤ה הַחִֽיצוֹנָה֙ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לְשֹׁטְרִ֖ים וּלְשֹׁפְטִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Of the Izharitesיִצְהָרִיyitshârîy · IzhariteH3325
• Chenaniahכְּנַנְיָ֫הוּkenanyâh kenanyâhû · ChenaniahH3663
• and his sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• for the outwardחִיצוֹןchîytsôn · outerH2435
• businessמְלָאכָהmelâ'kâh · workH4399
• over Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• for officersשֹׁטֵרshôţêr · officialH7860
• and judgesשָׁפַטshâphaţ · to judgeH8199

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 26:29

• 1 Chronicles 26:23Of the Amramites, Izharites, Hebronites, and Uzzielites:
• 1 Chronicles 23:12The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel—four in all.
• 2 Chronicles 34:13They were also in charge of the burden bearers [who carried heavy loads], and supervised all the workmen in any kind of service; and some of the Levites were scribes and officials and gatekeepers.
• Nehemiah 11:16and Shabbethai and Jozabad, from the leaders of the Levites, who were in charge of the outside work of the house of God;
• 1 Chronicles 23:4Of these 24,000 were to oversee and inspect the work of the house of the Lord and 6,000 were to be administrators and judges,
• 2 Chronicles 19:8In Jerusalem also Jehoshaphat appointed some of the Levites, priests, and heads of the fathers’ households of Israel to render the judgment of the Lord and to judge disputes among the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 26:29

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29Outward business - Work done without the city; cutting of timber, hewing stones, ploughing the fields belonging to the sanctuary. - Jarchi.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20-32As Solomon prepared to become king, David appointed officials to organize the Levitical orders at the end of his reign. These officers included treasurers, administrators, and judges who were part of the government.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2929. officers and judges--The word rendered "officers" is the term which signifies scribes or secretaries, so that the Levitical class here described were magistrates, who, attended by their clerks, exercised judicial functions; there were six thousand of them (1Ch 23:4), who probably acted like their brethren on the principle of rotation, and these were divided into three classes--one (1Ch 26:29) for the outward business over Israel; one (1Ch 26:30)…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 26:29

• Chenaniah
• Court
• Levites

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Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 26

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary