1 Chronicles 26:32

RULERS - This term is somewhat too strong. The same kind of office was assigned to Jerijah and his brethren in the trans-Jordanic region as to Hashabiah and his brethren in western Palestine 1 Chronicles 26:30, namely, a superintendence over religious matters and over the interests of the king....

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 HIS BRETHREN, MEN OF VALOUR, WERE TWO THOUSAND AND SEVEN HUNDRED CHIEF FATHERS,.... That is, the brethren or kinsmen of Jerijah the Hebronite were so many principal men in their families, and men of fortitude and courage: WHOM KING DAVID MADE RULERS OVER THE REUBENITES, THE GADITES, AND THE HALF TRIBE OF MANASSEH; all which lay on the other side Jordan; and being so remote from the seat of civil government, and of the worship of God, they were in greater danger of revolting, both from their obedience to their king, and duty to their God; land therefore so large a number was appointed over them, to instruct them and keep them in their duty to both, as follows: FOR EVERY MATTER PERTAINING TO GOD, AND AFFAIRS OF THE KING; to see that they kept close to the pure worship and service of God; and were faithful and loyal subjects of the king....

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

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....

19. THE OFFICERS AND THE JUDGES (1 Chronicles 26:29-32) TEXT 1 Chronicles 26:29. Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were for the outward business over Israel, for officers and judges. 30. Of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brethren, men of valor, a thousand and seven hundred, had the oversight of Israel beyond the Jordan westward, for all the business of Jehovah, and for the service of the king. 31. Of the Hebronites was Jerijah the chief, even of the Hebronites, according to their generations by fathers-' houses. In the fortieth year of the reign of David they were sought for, and there were found among them mighty men of valor at Jazer of Gilead. 32. And his brethren, men of valor, were two thousand and seven hundred, heads of fathers-' houses, whom kin

PARTICULARS RESPECTING VARIOUS TEMPLE OFFICIALS 1. The divisions of the porters] i.e. the courses of the gate-keepers or sentries who stood on guard at the entrances of the Temple. They were drawn from three families, Meshelemiah (the 'Shallum' of 1 Chronicles 9:19), Obededom, and Hosah. Asaph] the 'Ebiasaph' of 1 Chronicles 9:19....

THE BOOK OF 1 CHRONICLES GOD RULES HISTORY 1 CHRONICLES _Ian Mackervoy_ CHAPTER 26 THE *TEMPLE GUARDS – 1 CHRONICLES 26:1-19 V1 These are the groups of the *temple guards: From the *clan of Korah, there was Meshelemiah son of Kore. He was from Asaph’s family. V2 Meshelemiah ha

AMONG THE HEBRONITES WAS JERIJAH THE CHIEF. — Rather, _To the Hebronites there was the head Jeriah_ (_as to the Hebronites, according to their registers, according to families, in the fortieth year of the reign of David, they were sought out; and there were found among them valiant warriors in Jazer-Gilead_)_; and his brethren, sons of might, two thousand seven hundred heads of families: and David the king made them overseers over the Reubenites,_ &c. The long parenthesis obscures the meaning or these two verses. The general statement is that other Hebronites were charged with the supervision of the land east of Jordan: the parenthesis accounts for the fact. (31) JERIJAH. — 1 Chronicles 23:19, “Jeriah.” The Hebrew is the same (_Yĕrîyâh_). IN THE FORTIETH YEAR OF THE REIGN OF DAVID. — This datum is important as fixing the time of t