1 Chronicles 27:21

1 Chronicles 27:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Of the half tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo the son of Zechariah: of Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner:
• New International Version (NIV)over the half-tribe of Manasseh in Gilead: Iddo son of Zechariah; over Benjamin: Jaasiel son of Abner;
• English Standard Version (ESV)for the half-tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo the son of Zechariah; for Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner;
• New King James Version (NKJV)over the half–tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo the son of Zechariah; over Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner;

Context of 1 Chronicles 27:21

19for Zebulun, Ishmaiah son of Obadiah; for Naphtali, Jerimoth son of Azriel; 20for the Ephraimites, Hoshea son of Azaziah; for half the tribe of Manasseh, Joel son of Pedaiah; for half the tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo son of Zechariah; for Benjamin, Jaasiel son of Abner; 22for Dan, Azarel son of Jeroham. Those were the leaders of the tribes of Israel. 23David didn’t count the men aged twenty or under, for the Lord had said he would make Israel as numerous as the stars of the sky.

1 Chronicles 27:21 word by word

לַחֲצִ֤י הַֽמְנַשֶּׁה֙ גִּלְעָ֔דָה יִדּ֖וֹ בֶּן־זְכַרְיָ֑הוּ ס לְבִנְיָמִ֔ן יַעֲשִׂיאֵ֖ל בֶּן־אַבְנֵֽר׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Of the halfחֲצִיchêtsîy · halfH2677
• of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהmenashsheh · ManassehH4519
• in Gileadגִּלְעָדgil‛âd · GileadH1568
• Iddoיִדּוֹyiddô · IddoH3035
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Zechariahזְכַרְיָהוּzekaryâh zekaryâhû · ZechariahH2148
• of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִיןbinyâmîyn · BenjaminH1144
• Jaasielיַעֲשִׂיאֵלya‛ăώîy'êl · JaasielH3300
• of Abnerאֲבִינֵר'abnêr 'ăbîynêr · AbnerH74

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 27:21

• 1 Kings 4:14Ahinadab son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;
• 1 Samuel 14:50The name of Saul’s wife was Ahinoam daughter of Ahimaaz. The name of the commander of his army was Abner son of Saul’s uncle Ner.
• 2 Samuel 3:27When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab pulled him aside to the middle of the city gate, as if to speak to him privately, and there Joab stabbed him in the stomach. So Abner died in revenge for the death of Asahel, Joab’s brother.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 27:21

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16-22Verses 16-22 Gad and Asher are omitted from this list of the tribes. Similarly, Dan and Zebulon are omitted from the genealogical survey of the tribes 1 Chronicles 48. We can only suppose that the lists, as they came down to the writer of Chronicles, were incomplete. The “rulers” or “princes” of the tribes appear to have been the oldest lineal descendants of the patriarchs according to the law of primogeniture.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-34Verses 16-34 The officers of the court, or the rulers of the king's substance, had the oversight and charge of the king's tillage, his vineyards, his herds, his flocks, which formed the wealth of eastern kings. Much of the wisdom of princes is seen in the choice of their ministry, and common persons show it in the choice of their advisers. David, though he had all these about him, preferred the word of God before them all. Thy testimonies are my delight…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-22The order of the tribes generally follows Numbers 1:5–15. It starts with Leah's six sons, then Rachel's two sons (Joseph's tribe is divided into Ephraim and Manasseh, followed by Benjamin), and then Bilhah's two sons (Dan and Naphtali). There are some changes: Naphtali is moved to his location next to Zebulun The tribe of Levi is added according to Levi's birth order, with Aaron's family (the priests) listed separately The list does not include Zilpah's…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 27:21

• Armies
• Iddo
• Jaasiel
• Zechariah (Zecharias)

In the dictionaries

• Abner
• Benjamin
• Gilead
• Manasseh
• Benjamin, Benjaminite
• Gilead, Gileadite
• Chronicles, Books of
• Course
• Iddo
• Jaasiel

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 27

• 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