Berean Standard Bible
1 Chronicles 26:20
20Now their fellow Levites were1 in charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries of the dedicated things.
1 Chronicles 26:20 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things.
- New International Version (NIV)Their fellow Levites were in charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries for the dedicated things.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And of the Levites, Ahijah had charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries of the dedicated gifts.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasuries of the house of God and over the treasuries of the dedicated things.
Context of 1 Chronicles 26:20
18As for the court on the west, there were four at the highway and two at the court. 19These were the divisions of the gatekeepers who were descendants of Korah and Merari. Now their fellow Levites were in charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries of the dedicated things. 21From the descendants of Ladan, who were Gershonites through Ladan and heads of the families of Ladan the Gershonite, were Jehieli, 22the sons of Jehieli, Zetham, and his brother Joel. They were in charge of the treasuries of the house of the LORD.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 261 Chronicles 26:20 word by word
וְֽהַלְוִיִּ֑ם אֲחִיָּ֗ה עַל־אֽוֹצְרוֹת֙ בֵּ֣ית הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים וּלְאֹֽצְר֖וֹת הַקֳּדָשִֽׁים׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 26:20
- 1 Chronicles 26:22the sons of Jehieli, Zetham, and his brother Joel. They were in charge of the treasuries of the house of the LORD.
- 1 Chronicles 9:26But the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted with the rooms and the treasuries of the house of God.
- 1 Chronicles 22:3David provided a large quantity of iron to make the nails for the doors of the gateways and for the fittings, together with more bronze than could be weighed
- 1 Chronicles 28:12The plans contained everything David had in mind for the courts of the house of the LORD, for all the surrounding rooms, for the treasuries of the house of God and of the dedicated things,
- 1 Chronicles 29:2Now with all my ability I have made provision for the house of my God—gold for the gold articles, silver for the silver, bronze for the bronze, iron for the iron, and wood for the wood, as well as onyx for the settings, turquoise, stones of various colors, all kinds of precious stones, and slabs of marble—all in abundance.
- 1 Kings 14:26He seized the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the royal palace. He took everything, including all the gold shields that Solomon had made.
- 1 Kings 15:18So Asa withdrew all the silver and gold that remained in the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace. He entrusted it to his servants and sent them with this message to Ben-hadad son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, the king of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus:
- Malachi 3:10Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure.
- 1 Chronicles 26:26This Shelomith and his brothers were in charge of all the treasuries for the things dedicated by King David, by the heads of families who were the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and by the army commanders.
- 1 Chronicles 18:11and King David dedicated these to the LORD, along with the silver and gold he had carried off from all these nations—from Edom and Moab, and from the Ammonites, Philistines, and Amalekites.
- 1 Kings 7:51So all the work that King Solomon had performed for the house of the LORD was completed. Then Solomon brought in the items his father David had dedicated—the silver, the gold, and the furnishings—and he placed them in the treasuries of the house of the LORD.
- 2 Chronicles 31:11Then Hezekiah commanded them to prepare storerooms in the house of the LORD, and they did so.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 26:20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20The treasures of the house of God - Where the money was kept, which was to be expended in oblations for the temple. - 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. 2020. of the Levites, Ahijah--The heading of this section is altogether strange as it stands, for it looks as if the sacred historian were going to commence a new subject different from the preceding. Besides, "Ahijah, whose name occurs after" the Levites, is not mentioned in the previous lists. It is totally unknown and is introduced abruptly without further information; and lastly, Ahijah must have united in his own person those very offices of which the…Read the comment
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- 1. 1 Chronicles 26:20 LXX; Hebrew As for the Levites, Ahijah was ↩
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
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