New International Version
1 Chronicles 27:25
25Azmaveth son of Adiel was in charge of the royal storehouses. Jonathan son of Uzziah was in charge of the storehouses in the outlying districts, in the towns, the villages and the watchtowers.
1 Chronicles 27:25 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And over the king’s treasures was Azmaveth the son of Adiel: and over the storehouses in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the castles, was Jehonathan the son of Uzziah:
- English Standard Version (ESV)Over the king's treasuries was Azmaveth the son of Adiel; and over the treasuries in the country, in the cities, in the villages, and in the towers, was Jonathan the son of Uzziah;
- New King James Version (NKJV)And Azmaveth the son of Adiel was over the king’s treasuries; and Jehonathan the son of Uzziah was over the storehouses in the field, in the cities, in the villages, and in the fortresses.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Azmaveth son of Adiel was in charge of the palace treasuries. Jonathan son of Uzziah was in charge of the regional treasuries throughout the towns, villages, and fortresses of Israel.
Context of 1 Chronicles 27:25
23David did not take the number of the men twenty years old or less, because the Lord had promised to make Israel as numerous as the stars in the sky. 24Joab son of Zeruiah began to count the men but did not finish. God’s wrath came on Israel on account of this numbering, and the number was not entered in the book of the annals of King David. Azmaveth son of Adiel was in charge of the royal storehouses. Jonathan son of Uzziah was in charge of the storehouses in the outlying districts, in the towns, the villages and the watchtowers. 26Ezri son of Kelub was in charge of the workers who farmed the land. 27Shimei the Ramathite was in charge of the vineyards. Zabdi the Shiphmite was in charge of the produce of the vineyards for the wine vats.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 271 Chronicles 27:25 word by word
וְעַל֙ אֹצְר֣וֹת הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ עַזְמָ֖וֶת בֶּן־עֲדִיאֵ֑ל ס וְעַ֣ל הָֽאֹצָר֡וֹת בַּשָּׂדֶ֞ה בֶּעָרִ֤ים וּבַכְּפָרִים֙ וּבַמִּגְדָּל֔וֹת יְהוֹנָתָ֖ן בֶּן־עֻזִּיָּֽהוּ׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And over the king’sמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- treasuresאוֹצָר'ôtsâr · treasureH214
- Azmavethעַזְמָ֫וֶת‛azmâveth · AzmavethH5820
- the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- of Adielעֲדִיאֵל‛ădîy'êl · AdielH5717
- in the fieldsשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704
- in the citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
- and in the villagesכָּפָרkâphâr · villageH3723
- and in the castlesמִגְדָּלmigdâl migdâlâh · towerH4026
- Jehonathanיְהוֹנָתָןyehônâthân · JonathanH3083
- of Uzziahעֻזִּיָּהוּ‛ûzzîyâh ‛ûzzîyâhû · UzziahH5818
Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 27:25
- 2 Kings 18:15So Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the temple of the Lord and in the treasuries of the royal palace.
- 2 Chronicles 16:2Asa then took the silver and gold out of the treasuries of the Lord’s temple and of his own palace and sent it to Ben-Hadad king of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus.
- Genesis 41:48Joseph collected all the food produced in those seven years of abundance in Egypt and stored it in the cities. In each city he put the food grown in the fields surrounding it.
- Exodus 1:11So they put slave masters over them to oppress them with forced labor, and they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh.
- 2 Chronicles 26:10He also built towers in the wilderness and dug many cisterns, because he had much livestock in the foothills and in the plain. He had people working his fields and vineyards in the hills and in the fertile lands, for he loved the soil.
- Jeremiah 41:8But ten of them said to Ishmael, “Don’t kill us! We have wheat and barley, olive oil and honey, hidden in a field.” So he let them alone and did not kill them with the others.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 27:25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25Over the king's treasures - We see from these verses in what the personal property of David consisted: - Treasures, gold, silver, etc. Goods and grain in castles, cities villages, and in the fields. Vineyards and their produce. Olive-trees and their produce. Neat cattle, in different districts. Camels and asses: they had no horses. 7. Flocks, sheep, goats, etc.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25-31Verses 25-31 This section is important as showing that David, the younger son of a not very opulent family 1 Samuel 16:11, 1 Samuel 16:20, had now become a large landed proprietor, as well as a capitalist, possessed of much moveable wealth. We may perhaps see the sources of both these kinds of property, in the successful wars which he had waged 1 Samuel 27:8-9; 1 Samuel 30:20; 2 Samuel 8:4, 2 Samuel 8:7-8, 2 Samuel 8:12; in the revenue derived from…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. 25-31Ancient kings, like David, gathered a lot of property. This list details parts of David's estate, such as storehouses in Jerusalem and other areas, land for farming, and different kinds of livestock.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. over the king's treasures--Those treasures consisted of gold, silver, precious stones, cedar-wood, &c.; those which he had in Jerusalem as distinguished from others without the city. the storehouses in the fields--Grain covered over with layers of straw is frequently preserved in the fields under little earthen mounds, like our potato pits.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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