1 Chronicles 26:24

1 Chronicles 26:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was ruler of the treasures.
• New International Version (NIV)Shubael, a descendant of Gershom son of Moses, was the official in charge of the treasuries.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and Shebuel the son of Gershom, son of Moses, was chief officer in charge of the treasuries.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was overseer of the treasuries.

Context of 1 Chronicles 26:24

22and his sons, Zetham and Joel (his younger brother). They had authority for the rooms where they kept the money and other valuable things in the Lord's temple. 23The other guards for those rooms were descendants of Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel. Shebuel was a descendant of Moses' son Gershom. He was the leader with authority to keep the money safe. 25His relatives were descendants of Gershom's brother Eliezer. They were: Eliezer's son Rehabiah, Rebaiah's son Jeshaiah, Jeshaiah's son Joram, Joram's son Zikri, and Zikri's son Shelomoth. 26Shelomoth and his relatives had authority for all the holy things that people had offered as gifts to God. King David, the leaders of clans and army officers had given those things to God.

1 Chronicles 26:24 word by word

וּשְׁבֻאֵל֙ בֶּן־גֵּרְשׁ֣וֹם בֶּן־מֹשֶׁ֔ה נָגִ֖יד עַל־הָאֹצָרֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Shebuelשְׁבוּאֵלshebû'êl shûbâ'êl · ShebuelH7619
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Gershomגֵּרְשֹׁםgêreshôm · GershomH1647
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• rulerנָגִידnâgîyd nâgid · leaderH5057
• of the treasuresאוֹצָר'ôtsâr · treasureH214

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 26:24

• 1 Chronicles 23:15Moses' sons were Gershom and Eliezer.
• 1 Chronicles 24:20The leaders of the other Levite families included: Shubael, from Amram's descendants. Jehdeiah, from Shubael's descendants.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 26:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24Shebuel the son of Gershom - "Shebuel, that is, Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, who returned to God [שבואל shebuel ]. And David, seeing him expert in money matters, constituted him chief treasurer." - T.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21-28The Levites managed the Lord's treasuries and property (see 2 Chronicles 24:11; 31:12). People always dedicated some war spoils to God (1 Chronicles 26:26–28).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 26:24

• Gershom
• Shebuel
• Treasure-Houses

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• Chronicles, Books of
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• Adonijah
• Antediluvians
• Chronicles, Books of
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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