God’s Word Translation
1 Chronicles 26:20
20Ahijah, a Levite, was in charge of the treasuries in God’s temple and the treasuries of the gifts dedicated to God.
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
18At the courtyard on the west there were four Levites at the gateway to the palace and two at the courtyard itself. 19These were the divisions of the gatekeepers among Korah’s and Merari’s descendants. Ahijah, a Levite, was in charge of the treasuries in God’s temple and the treasuries of the gifts dedicated to God. 21⌞There were also⌟ the descendants of Ladan, who was descended from Gershon. ⌞Those who served⌟ for Ladan, the descendant of Gershon, were the heads of Ladan’s families: Jehiel 22⌞and⌟ Jehiel’s sons Zetham and Joel. They were in charge of the treasuries in the Lord’s temple.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 261 Chronicles 26:20 word by word
וְֽהַלְוִיִּ֑ם אֲחִיָּ֗ה עַל־אֽוֹצְרוֹת֙ בֵּ֣ית הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים וּלְאֹֽצְר֖וֹת הַקֳּדָשִֽׁים׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 26:20
- 1 Chronicles 26:22⌞and⌟ Jehiel’s sons Zetham and Joel. They were in charge of the treasuries in the Lord’s temple.
- 1 Chronicles 9:26The four chief Levite gatekeepers were in charge of the rooms and treasures in God’s temple because of their faithfulness.
- 1 Chronicles 22:3David prepared a large quantity of iron for nails and fittings on the doors of the gates. He also prepared so much bronze that it couldn’t be weighed.
- 1 Chronicles 28:12He gave him plans for the courtyards of the Lord’s temple and for all the rooms around it. (These rooms served as treasuries for God’s temple and the gifts dedicated to God.)
- 1 Chronicles 29:2With all my might I gathered ⌞the materials⌟ for the temple of my God: gold for gold objects, silver for silver objects, bronze for bronze objects, iron for iron objects, wood for wooden objects, onyx stones and settings, black stones, stones of different colors, gems, and marble.
- 1 Kings 14:26He took the treasures from the Lord’s temple and the royal palace. He took them all. He took all the gold shields Solomon had made.
- 1 Kings 15:18Then Asa took all the silver and gold that was left in the treasuries of the Lord’s temple and the royal palace and turned them over to his officials. King Asa sent them to Damascus to Aram’s King Benhadad, son of Tabrimmon and grandson of Hezion.
- Malachi 3:10“Bring one-tenth of your income into the storehouse so that there may be food in my house. Test me in this way,” says the Lord of Armies. “See if I won’t open the windows of heaven for you and flood you with blessings.
- 1 Chronicles 26:26He and his relatives were in charge of all the treasuries of the gifts dedicated to God that King David, the heads of families, the commanders of regiments and battalions, and the commanders of the army had donated.
- 1 Chronicles 18:11King David dedicated all the articles of gold, silver, and bronze to the Lord, along with the silver and gold he had taken from other nations—from Edom, Moab, Ammon, the Philistines, and Amalek.
- 1 Kings 7:51All the work King Solomon did on the Lord’s temple was finished. He brought the holy things that had belonged to his father David—the silver, gold, and utensils—and put them in the storerooms of the Lord’s temple.
- 2 Chronicles 31:11Then Hezekiah told them to prepare storerooms in the Lord’s temple. After they had prepared them,
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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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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