1 Chronicles 26:32

1 Chronicles 26:32 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And his brethren, men of valour, were two thousand and seven hundred chief fathers, whom king David made rulers over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, for every matter pertaining to God, and affairs of the king.
• New International Version (NIV)Jeriah had twenty-seven hundred relatives, who were able men and heads of families, and King David put them in charge of the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh for every matter pertaining to God and for the affairs of the king.
• English Standard Version (ESV)King David appointed him and his brothers, 2,700 men of ability, heads of fathers' houses, to have the oversight of the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of the Manassites for everything pertaining to God and for the affairs of the king.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And his brethren were two thousand seven hundred able men, heads of fathers’ houses, whom King David made officials over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, for every matter pertaining to God and the affairs of the king.

Context of 1 Chronicles 26:32

30As for the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his relatives, 1,700 capable men, were responsible for the affairs of Israel west of the Jordan, for all the work of the Lord and the service of the king. 31As for the Hebronites, Jerijah the chief (these Hebronites were sought out according to their genealogies and fathers’ households, in the fortieth year of David’s reign, and men of outstanding capability were found among them at Jazer of Gilead) and his relatives, capable men, numbered 2,700, heads of fathers’ households. And King David appointed them as overseers of the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of the Manassites concerning all the affairs of God and of the king.

1 Chronicles 26:32 word by word

וְאֶחָ֣יו בְּנֵי־חַ֗יִל אַלְפַּ֛יִם וּשְׁבַ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת רָאשֵׁ֣י הָאָב֑וֹת וַיַּפְקִידֵ֞ם דָּוִ֣יד הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ עַל־הָראוּבֵנִ֤י וְהַגָּדִי֙ וַחֲצִי֙ שֵׁ֣בֶט הַֽמְנַשִּׁ֔י לְכָל־דְּבַ֥ר הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים וּדְבַ֥ר הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ פRead the interlinear

• and his relativesאָח'âch · brother: male-relativeH251
• capableחַ֫יִלchayil · strengthH2428
• menבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• 2,700אֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• 2,700שֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
• 2,700מֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• headsרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: leaderH7218
• of fathers’אָב'âb · fatherH1
• And Kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• appointedפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: overseerH6485
• them as overseersפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: overseerH6485
• them as overseersעַל‛al · uponH5921
• of the Reubenitesרְאוּבֵנִיre'ûbênîy · ReubeniteH7206
• the Gaditesגָּדִיgâdîy · GadH1425
• and the half-tribeחֲצִיchêtsîy · halfH2677
• and the half-tribeשֵׁ֫בֶטshêbeţ · tribe: staffH7626
• of the Manassitesמְנַשִּׁיmenashshîy · ManassiteH4520
• allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the affairsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 26:32

• 1 Chronicles 26:6Also to his son Shemaiah sons were born who ruled over the house of their father, for they were valiant mighty men.
• 1 Chronicles 15:12and he said to them, “You are the heads of the fathers’ households of the Levites; consecrate yourselves, you and your relatives, so that you may bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel to the place that I have prepared for it.
• 1 Chronicles 23:24These were the sons of Levi according to their fathers’ households, the heads of the fathers’ households of those among them who were counted, in the number of names by their head count, doing the work for the service of the house of the Lord, from twenty years old and upward.
• 1 Chronicles 24:31These also cast lots just as their relatives, the sons of Aaron did in the presence of David the king, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the fathers’ households of the priests and of the Levites--the head of fathers’ households as well as those of his younger brother.
• 1 Chronicles 12:37From the other side of the Jordan, from the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, there were 120,000 with all kinds of weapons of war for the battle.
• 2 Chronicles 19:11Behold, Amariah the chief priest will be over you in every matter that pertains to the Lord, and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, in all that pertains to the king. Also the Levites shall be officers before you. Act resolutely, and may the Lord be with the upright.”

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 26:32

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 32Rulers - This term is somewhat too strong. The same kind of office was assigned to Jerijah and his brethren in the trans-Jordanic region as to Hashabiah and his brethren in western Palestine 1 Chronicles 26:30, namely, a superintendence over religious matters and over the interests of the king.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

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In the dictionaries

• David
• God
• Manasseh
• Chronicles, Books of
• Adonijah
• Ezekiel
• Genealogy
• Jazer
• Manasseh (2)
• Overseer

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