1 Chronicles 26:20

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 court on the west there were four posted on the road and two at the court. 19These were the divisions of the gatekeepers who were descendants of Korah and Merari. Their fellow Levites were in charge of the storehouses in God’s temple and the storehouses containing consecrated items. 21The descendants of Ladan, who were descended from Gershon through Ladan and were leaders of the families of Ladan the Gershonite, included Jehieli 22and the sons of Jehieli, Zetham and his brother Joel. They were in charge of the storehouses in the Lord’s temple.

1 Chronicles 26:20 word by word

וְֽהַלְוִיִּ֑ם אֲחִיָּ֗ה עַל־אֽוֹצְרוֹת֙ בֵּ֣ית הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים וּלְאֹֽצְר֖וֹת הַקֳּדָשִֽׁים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And of the Levitesלֵוִיlêvîyîy lêvîy · LeviH3881
• Ahijahאֲחִיָּ֫הוּ'ăchîyâh 'ăchîyâhû · AhijahH281
• over the treasuresאוֹצָר'ôtsâr · treasureH214
• of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• of the dedicated thingsקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 26:20

• 1 Chronicles 26:22and the sons of Jehieli, Zetham and his brother Joel. They were in charge of the storehouses in the Lord’s temple.
• 1 Chronicles 9:26The four head gatekeepers, who were Levites, were assigned to guard the storerooms and treasuries in God’s sanctuary.
• 1 Chronicles 22:3David supplied a large amount of iron for the nails of the doors of the gates and for braces, more bronze than could be weighed,
• 1 Chronicles 28:12He gave him the blueprints of all he envisioned for the courts of the Lord’s temple, all the surrounding rooms, the storehouses of God’s temple, and the storehouses for the holy items.
• 1 Chronicles 29:2So I have made every effort to provide what is needed for the temple of my God, including the gold, silver, bronze, iron, wood, as well as a large amount of onyx, settings of antimony and other stones, all kinds of precious stones, and alabaster.
• 1 Kings 14:26He took away the treasures of the Lord’s temple and of the royal palace; he took everything, including all the golden shields that Solomon had made.
• 1 Kings 15:18Asa took all the silver and gold that was left in the treasuries of the Lord’s temple and of the royal palace and handed it to his servants. He then told them to deliver it to Ben Hadad son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, ruler in Damascus, along with this message:
• Malachi 3:10“Bring the entire tithe into the storehouse so that there may be food in my temple. Test me in this matter,” says the Lord who rules over all, “to see if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you a blessing until there is no room for it all.
• 1 Chronicles 26:26Shelomith and his relatives were in charge of all the storehouses containing the consecrated items dedicated by King David, the family leaders who led units of a thousand and a hundred, and the army officers.
• 1 Chronicles 18:11King David dedicated these things to the Lord, along with the silver and gold which he had carried off from all the nations, including Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and Amalek.
• 1 Kings 7:51When King Solomon finished constructing the Lord’s temple, he put the holy items that belonged to his father David (the silver, gold, and other articles) in the treasuries of the Lord’s temple.
• 2 Chronicles 31:11Hezekiah ordered that storerooms be prepared in the Lord’s temple. When this was done,

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

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 26:20

• Ahijah
• Treasure-Houses

In the dictionaries

• Ahijah
• God
• Ahiah, or Ahijah
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• House of God
• Chronicles, Books of
• Adonijah
• Chronicles, Books of
• David
• Ezekiel

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