New English Translation
1 Chronicles 12:27
27Jehoiada, the leader of Aaron’s descendants, brought 3,700 men with him,
1 Chronicles 12:27 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Jehoiada was the leader of the Aaronites, and with him were three thousand and seven hundred;
- New International Version (NIV)including Jehoiada, leader of the family of Aaron, with 3,700 men,
- English Standard Version (ESV)The prince Jehoiada, of the house of Aaron, and with him 3,700.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Jehoiada, the leader of the Aaronites, and with him three thousand seven hundred;
Context of 1 Chronicles 12:27
25From Simeon there were 7,100 warriors. 26From Levi there were 4,600. Jehoiada, the leader of Aaron’s descendants, brought 3,700 men with him, 28along with Zadok, a young warrior, and twenty-two leaders from his family. 29From Benjamin, Saul’s tribe, there were 3,000, most of whom, up to that time, had been loyal to Saul.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 121 Chronicles 12:27 word by word
וִיהוֹיָדָ֖ע הַנָּגִ֣יד לְאַהֲרֹ֑ן וְעִמּ֕וֹ שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֖ים וּשְׁבַ֥ע מֵאֽוֹת׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָעyehôyâdâ‛ · JehoiadaH3077
- the leaderנָגִידnâgîyd nâgid · leaderH5057
- of the Aaronitesאַהֲרֹן'ahărôn · AaronH175
- threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
- thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
- and sevenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
- hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 12:27
- 1 Chronicles 9:20Phinehas son of Eleazar had been their leader in earlier times, and the Lord was with him.
- 2 Kings 11:4In the seventh year Jehoiada summoned the officers of the units of hundreds of the Carians and the royal bodyguard. He met with them in the Lord’s temple. He made an agreement with them and made them swear an oath of allegiance in the Lord’s temple. Then he showed them the king’s son.
- 2 Kings 25:18The captain of the royal guard took Seraiah the chief priest and Zephaniah, the priest who was second in rank, and the three doorkeepers.
- 1 Chronicles 6:49But Aaron and his descendants offered sacrifices on the altar for burnt offerings and on the altar for incense as they had been assigned to do in the most holy sanctuary. They made atonement for Israel, just as God’s servant Moses had ordered.
- 1 Chronicles 27:17Hashabiah son of Kemuel led the Levites, Zadok led the descendants of Aaron,
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 12:27
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27Jehoiada was the leader of the Aaronites - Abiathar was then high priest, and Jehoiada captain over the warriors of the house of Aaron.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-40Verses 23-40 When the throne of Christ is set up in a soul, there is, or ought to be, great joy in that soul; and provision is made, not as here, for a few days, but for the whole life, and for eternity. Happy are those who wisely perceive it to be their duty and interest, to submit to the Saviour Jesus Christ, the Son of David; who renounce for his sake all that is not consistent; whose earnest endeavours to do good are directed by the wisdom that God…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23-40The succession of a king was often a contentious issue, especially when the new king came from a different family. The gathering of all twelve tribes at Hebron, including some of Saul’s relatives (1 Chronicles 12:29), to confirm David’s rule showed that the tribes had resolved their conflicts after Saul’s death (12:23–37). The Chronicler emphasizes the unity among the tribes by stating that they all had the single purpose of making David the king over all…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2727. Jehoiada, the leader of the Aaronites--not the high priest, for that was Abiathar (1Sa 23:9), but the leader of the Aaronite warriors, supposed to be the father of Benaiah (1Ch 11:22).Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 12
- 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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