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1 Chronicles 27:17
17For Levi: Kemuel's son, Hashabiah. Zadok had authority over the descendants of Aaron.
1 Chronicles 27:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Of the Levites, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel: of the Aaronites, Zadok:
- New International Version (NIV)over Levi: Hashabiah son of Kemuel; over Aaron: Zadok;
- English Standard Version (ESV)for Levi, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel; for Aaron, Zadok;
- New King James Version (NKJV)over the Levites, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel; over the Aaronites, Zadok;
Context of 1 Chronicles 27:17
15Heldai was the leader of the 12th group of 24,000 soldiers. They worked in the 12th month. He was a descendant of Othniel, who came from Netophah. 16This is a list of the officers who had authority over Israel's tribes: For Reuben: Zikri's son, Eliezer. For Simeon: Maakah's son, Shephatiah. For Levi: Kemuel's son, Hashabiah. Zadok had authority over the descendants of Aaron. 18For Judah: Elihu, a brother of David. For Issachar: Michael's son, Omri. 19For Zebulun: Obadiah's son, Ishmaiah. For Naphtali: Azriel's son, Jerimoth.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 271 Chronicles 27:17 word by word
לְלֵוִ֛י חֲשַׁבְיָ֥ה בֶן־קְמוּאֵ֖ל לְאַהֲרֹ֥ן צָדֽוֹק׃ סRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 27:17
- 1 Chronicles 26:30There were descendants of Hebron: Hashabiah and his relatives served as officers on the west side of the Jordan River. There were 1,700 of those men who could work well. They had authority for the work the people did to serve the Lord and the king.
- 1 Chronicles 12:27Jehoiada was the leader of the men who were Aaron's descendants. He brought 3,700 men with him.
- 1 Chronicles 24:4There were more leaders among Eleazar's descendants than among Ithamar's descendants. So from Eleazar's descendants, there were 16 groups with their leaders. From Ithamar's descendants there were eight groups with their leaders.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 27:17
- 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
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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
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