Tree of Life Version
1 Chronicles 26:20
20And the Levites: Ahijah was over the treasuries of the House of God and the treasuries of the dedicated things.
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 colonnade on the west, there were four on the road and two at the colonnade itself. 19These were the divisions of the gatekeepers of the sons of Korah and the sons of Merari. And the Levites: Ahijah was over the treasuries of the House of God and the treasuries of the dedicated things. 21The descendants of Ladan who were sons of Gershon through Ladan and were chiefs of the clans of Ladan the Gershonite were Jehieli, 22the sons of Jehieli, Zetham and Joel his brother. They were over the treasuries of the House of Adonai.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 261 Chronicles 26:20 word by word
וְֽהַלְוִיִּ֑ם אֲחִיָּ֗ה עַל־אֽוֹצְרוֹת֙ בֵּ֣ית הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים וּלְאֹֽצְר֖וֹת הַקֳּדָשִֽׁים׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 26:20
- 1 Chronicles 26:22the sons of Jehieli, Zetham and Joel his brother. They were over the treasuries of the House of Adonai.
- 1 Chronicles 9:26For the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted over the chambers and over the treasuries in the House of God.
- 1 Chronicles 22:3David supplied an abundance of iron for nails for the doors of the gates and for the joints, so much bronze that it could not be weighed,
- 1 Chronicles 28:12and the plan of all that he had by the Ruach for the courts of the House of Adonai and all the surrounding rooms, for the storehouses of the House of God and for the treasuries of the dedicated things;
- 1 Chronicles 29:2Now I have made every effort to prepare for the House of my God gold for the golden objects, silver for silver, copper for copper, iron for iron, and wood for wood; onyx stones and inlay stones, stones of antimony and varigated colors—every kind of precious stones and marble in abundance.
- 1 Kings 14:26He took away the treasures of the House of Adonai and the treasures of the royal palace. He took away everything—even taking all the golden shields that Solomon had made.
- 1 Kings 15:18Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the treasuries of Adonai’s House and the treasuries of the royal palace, and delivered them into the hand of his officials. King Asa sent them to Ben-Hadad son of Tabrimmon, son of Hezion, king of Aram, who resided in Damascus, saying:
- Malachi 3:10Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse. Then there will be food in My House. Now test Me in this”—says Adonai-Tzva’ot—“if I will not open for you the windows of heaven, and pour out blessing for you, until no one is without enough.
- 1 Chronicles 26:26This Shelomith and his kinsmen were over all the treasuries of the dedicated things that King David and the chiefs of the clans and the commanders over thousands and hundreds, and other army commanders had dedicated.
- 1 Chronicles 18:11King David dedicated these articles to Adonai, along with the silver and gold that he had taken from all the nations: from Edom and Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines and Amalek.
- 1 Kings 7:51When all the work that King Solomon did in Adonai’s House was finished, Solomon brought in the things that his father David had dedicated—the silver, the gold and the vessels—and put them in the treasuries of the House of Adonai.
- 2 Chronicles 31:11Then Hezekiah ordered them to prepare storerooms in the House of Adonai, and they prepared them.
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
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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
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