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1 Chronicles 27:17
17over Levi: Hashabiah son of Kemuel; over Aaron: Zadok;
1 Chronicles 27:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Of the Levites, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel: of the Aaronites, Zadok:
- English Standard Version (ESV)for Levi, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel; for Aaron, Zadok;
- New King James Version (NKJV)over the Levites, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel; over the Aaronites, Zadok;
- New Living Translation (NLT)Levi Hashabiah son of Kemuel Aaron (the priests) Zadok
Context of 1 Chronicles 27:17
15The twelfth, for the twelfth month, was Heldai the Netophathite, from the family of Othniel. There were 24,000 men in his division. 16The leaders of the tribes of Israel: over the Reubenites: Eliezer son of Zikri; over the Simeonites: Shephatiah son of Maakah; over Levi: Hashabiah son of Kemuel; over Aaron: Zadok; 18over Judah: Elihu, a brother of David; over Issachar: Omri son of Michael; 19over Zebulun: Ishmaiah son of Obadiah; over Naphtali: Jerimoth son of Azriel;
Read all of 1 Chronicles 271 Chronicles 27:17 word by word
לְלֵוִ֛י חֲשַׁבְיָ֥ה בֶן־קְמוּאֵ֖ל לְאַהֲרֹ֥ן צָדֽוֹק׃ סRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 27:17
- 1 Chronicles 26:30From the Hebronites: Hashabiah and his relatives—seventeen hundred able men—were responsible in Israel west of the Jordan for all the work of the Lord and for the king’s service.
- 1 Chronicles 12:27including Jehoiada, leader of the family of Aaron, with 3,700 men,
- 1 Chronicles 24:4A larger number of leaders were found among Eleazar’s descendants than among Ithamar’s, and they were divided accordingly: sixteen heads of families from Eleazar’s descendants and eight heads of families from Ithamar’s descendants.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 27:17
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16-22Verses 16-22 Gad and Asher are omitted from this list of the tribes. Similarly, Dan and Zebulon are omitted from the genealogical survey of the tribes 1 Chronicles 48. We can only suppose that the lists, as they came down to the writer of Chronicles, were incomplete. The “rulers” or “princes” of the tribes appear to have been the oldest lineal descendants of the patriarchs according to the law of primogeniture.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. 16-22The order of the tribes generally follows Numbers 1:5–15. It starts with Leah's six sons, then Rachel's two sons (Joseph's tribe is divided into Ephraim and Manasseh, followed by Benjamin), and then Bilhah's two sons (Dan and Naphtali). There are some changes: Naphtali is moved to his location next to Zebulun The tribe of Levi is added according to Levi's birth order, with Aaron's family (the priests) listed separately The list does not include Zilpah's…Read the comment
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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
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