1 Chronicles 26:20

_AND OF THE LEVITES, AHIJAH WAS OVER THE TREASURES OF THE HOUSE OF GOD, AND OVER THE TREASURES OF THE DEDICATED THINGS._ Of the Levites, Ahijah. The heading of this section is altogether strange as it stands, because 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 it is introduced abruptly, without further information; and lastly, Ahijah must have united, in his own person, those very offices of which the occupants are named in the verses that follow. The reading is incorrect. The Septuagint has this very suitable heading-`And their Levitical brethren over the treasures, etc.' (Bertheau). The names of those who had charge of the treasure chambers at their respective wards are given, with a general description of...

Verse 1 Chronicles 26:20. _THE TREASURES OF THE HOUSE OF GOD_] Where the money was kept, which was to be expended in oblations for the temple.-_Jarchi_....

EXPOSITION This chapter is occupied in its first nineteen verses with an enumeration of the porters and Then of their arrangement. The porters were those who were to have charge of the entrances of the sanctuary. For at present, all was in plan only, thus set out by David beforehand. 1 CHRONICLES 26:1 The subject of the porters has been before us in 1 Chronicles 9:17-13; 1 Chronicles 15:23, 1 Chronicles 15:24; 1 Chronicles 16:38;...

AND OF THE LEVITES,.... The rest of the Levites, as the Gershonites, Amramites, Izharites, and Hebronites, 1 Chronicles 26:21. AHIJAH WAS OVER THE TREASURES OF THE HOUSE OF GOD; as the tithes, vessels, vestments, wine, and oil, and other things; such an one was Phinehas at the time of the destruction of Jerusalem by Vespasian, who being taken, showed and delivered the priests' garments, and many other precious things and sacred ornaments under his care e: and over the treasures of the dedicated things; voluntarily devoted for sacrifices and repairs of the temple; and this Ahijah had the care of each of those at first, which afterwards were divided, and put under the care of different persons. e Joseph. de Bell. Jud. l. 6. c. 8. sect. 3....

5. THE PORTERS AND OTHER TEMPLE OFFICERS CHAPTER 26 _ 1. The porters (1 Chronicles 26:1)_ 2. The keepers of the gates (1 Chronicles 26:13) 3. The Levites over the treasures (1 Chronicles 26:20) 4. Officers and judges (1 Chronicles 26:29) Ninety-three porters are mentioned, which held the position of chiefs. The whole number of porters was 4,000 (1 Chronicles 23:5). Asaph in verse 1 must be changed to Ebiasaph (9:19), for Asaph was not a Korahite,

FURTHER LEVITICAL TEMPLE OFFICIALS. These include the gatekeepers (1 Chronicles 26:1), those who were over the treasuries (1 Chronicles 26:20), and the officers and judges who were for the outward business over Israel (1 Chronicles 26:29). 1 Chronicles 26:12 ff. In what the Chronicler says about the Temple he is guided by the Temple with which he was familiar, viz. the post-exilic one built by Zerubbabel. 1 Chronicles 26:18. Parbar: see RVm; perhaps from a Persian

OF THE LEVITES, AHIJAH WAS. The Septuagint reads "the Levites their brethren were" (reading _Ahikem_ instead of Ahijah). TREASURES. treasuries. There were several in divers places, with various names. DEDICATED. holy. See note on Exodus 3:5....

Various Offices 20. _And_of _the Levites, Ahijah_was _over_ Read (with LXX.; cp. R.V. marg.), AND THE LEVITES THEIR BRETHREN WERE OVER. The confusion of readings is easy in Hebrew; cp. 1 Chronicles 2:25 for a similar case. _the treasures_ R.V. THE TREASURIES; so in 1 Chronicles 26:22; 1 Chronicles 26:24; 1 Chronicles 26:26; and so in 1 Chronicles 28:11-12 (A.V.). _the dedicate_things] Cp....

AND OF THE LEVITES, AHIJAH, &C.— _But their brethren the Levites were over,_ &c. Houbigant, who reads the 21st and 22nd verses thus: 1 Chronicles 26:21. _The sons of Laadan; of the sons of Laadan the Gershonite, the chiefs of the family of Laadan the Gershonite, were Jehiel, and his sons:_ 1 Chronicles 26:22. _But Jehiel, Zetham, and Joel, his brethren, were set over the treasures of the house of the Lord._...

18. THE GATEKEEPERS (1 Chronicles 26:1-28) TEXT 1 Chronicles 26:1. For the courses of the doorkeepers: of the Korahites, Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph. 2. And Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah the first-born, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth, 3. Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Eliehoenai the seventh. 4. And Obededom had sons: Shemaiah the first-born, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethanel the fifth, 5. Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peullethai the eighth; for God blessed him. 6. Also unto Shemaiah his son were sons born, that ruled over the house of their father; for they were mighty men of valor. 7. The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose brethren we