1 Chronicles 27:25

1 Chronicles 27:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And over the king’s treasures was Azmaveth the son of Adiel: and over the storehouses in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the castles, was Jehonathan the son of Uzziah:
• New International Version (NIV)Azmaveth son of Adiel was in charge of the royal storehouses. Jonathan son of Uzziah was in charge of the storehouses in the outlying districts, in the towns, the villages and the watchtowers.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Over the king's treasuries was Azmaveth the son of Adiel; and over the treasuries in the country, in the cities, in the villages, and in the towers, was Jonathan the son of Uzziah;
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Azmaveth the son of Adiel was over the king’s treasuries; and Jehonathan the son of Uzziah was over the storehouses in the field, in the cities, in the villages, and in the fortresses.

Context of 1 Chronicles 27:25

23The Lord had promised to make Israel a nation with as many people as there are stars in the sky. So King David did not count the men who were less than 20 years old. 24Zeruiah's son Joab had begun to count the men. He did not finish counting them because the Lord started to punish Israel. So nobody wrote the number in the history book about King David's life. Adiel's son Azmaveth had authority over the places in the palace where the king stored his valuable things. Uzziah's son Jonathan had authority over the places in the different regions of Israel where the king stored his things. Those places were in towns, in villages and in strong towers. 26Kelub's son Ezri had authority over the men who worked in the king's fields. 27Shimei from Ramah had authority over the men who worked in the king's vineyards. Zabdi from Shepham had authority over the men who stored wine in the vineyards.

1 Chronicles 27:25 word by word

וְעַל֙ אֹצְר֣וֹת הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ עַזְמָ֖וֶת בֶּן־עֲדִיאֵ֑ל ס וְעַ֣ל הָֽאֹצָר֡וֹת בַּשָּׂדֶ֞ה בֶּעָרִ֤ים וּבַכְּפָרִים֙ וּבַמִּגְדָּל֔וֹת יְהוֹנָתָ֖ן בֶּן־עֻזִּיָּֽהוּ׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And over the king’sמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• treasuresאוֹצָר'ôtsâr · treasureH214
• Azmavethעַזְמָ֫וֶת‛azmâveth · AzmavethH5820
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Adielעֲדִיאֵל‛ădîy'êl · AdielH5717
• in the fieldsשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704
• in the citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• and in the villagesכָּפָרkâphâr · villageH3723
• and in the castlesמִגְדָּלmigdâl migdâlâh · towerH4026
• Jehonathanיְהוֹנָתָןyehônâthân · JonathanH3083
• of Uzziahעֻזִּיָּהוּ‛ûzzîyâh ‛ûzzîyâhû · UzziahH5818

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 27:25

• 2 Kings 18:15So Hezekiah gave Sennacherib all the silver that was stored in the Lord's temple and in the palace.
• 2 Chronicles 16:2Then Asa took all the silver and gold that they had stored in the Lord's temple and in the king's palace. He sent it to Ben-Hadad, king of Syria, who lived in Damascus.
• Genesis 41:48Joseph got all the extra food that grew in the seven good years. He stored it in Egypt's cities, near the fields where it had grown.
• Exodus 1:11So the Egyptians made the Israelites work as their slaves. The Egyptian masters made the Israelites do very hard work. They had to build cities for the king, Pharaoh, where he could store food for his people. The names of the cities were Pithom and Rameses.
• 2 Chronicles 26:10He also built towers in the desert. He dug holes in the ground to contain water. He needed water for his animals on the low hills and in the valleys, because he had many of them. He also enjoyed growing crops. He had men who worked in the fields and in the vineyards. These were on the hills and in places where crops would grow well.
• Jeremiah 41:8But ten of the men said, ‘Please do not kill us! We have hidden lots of wheat, barley, olive oil and honey in a field. We will give it to you.’ So Ishmael let them stay alive. He did not kill them with the other men.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 27:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25Over the king's treasures - We see from these verses in what the personal property of David consisted: - Treasures, gold, silver, etc. Goods and grain in castles, cities villages, and in the fields. Vineyards and their produce. Olive-trees and their produce. Neat cattle, in different districts. Camels and asses: they had no horses. 7. Flocks, sheep, goats, etc.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25-31Verses 25-31 This section is important as showing that David, the younger son of a not very opulent family 1 Samuel 16:11, 1 Samuel 16:20, had now become a large landed proprietor, as well as a capitalist, possessed of much moveable wealth. We may perhaps see the sources of both these kinds of property, in the successful wars which he had waged 1 Samuel 27:8-9; 1 Samuel 30:20; 2 Samuel 8:4, 2 Samuel 8:7-8, 2 Samuel 8:12; in the revenue derived from…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. 25-31Ancient kings, like David, gathered a lot of property. This list details parts of David's estate, such as storehouses in Jerusalem and other areas, land for farming, and different kinds of livestock.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. over the king's treasures--Those treasures consisted of gold, silver, precious stones, cedar-wood, &c.; those which he had in Jerusalem as distinguished from others without the city. the storehouses in the fields--Grain covered over with layers of straw is frequently preserved in the fields under little earthen mounds, like our potato pits.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 27:25

• Adiel
• Azmaveth
• Jehonathan
• King
• Treasure-Houses
• Uzziah

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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