Commentaries Dictionaries Concordances

Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary

1 Chronicles 27:22

Of the most of the tribes, not of all; for Gad is omitted, probably because that tribe was joined with the Reubenites under one prince; and Asher, for some such reason, or for some other causes now unknown, and not worth our inquiry.

Continues after advertising

See also 1 Chronicles 27:22 in other biblical comments:

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    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 Chr. 4–8. We can only suppose that the lists, as they came d...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    6. THE CAPTAINS, PRINCES, AND VARIOUS OFFICIALS CHAPTER 27 _ 1. The twelve captains (1 Chronicles 27:1)_ 2. The princes of the twelve tribes (1 Chron. 27-16-22) 3. The unfinished numbering (1 Chro...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    ORGANISATION OF DAVID'S ARMY: ENUMERATION OF HIS OFFICIALS (_cf._ 1 Chronicles 11:10 ff.) 1 Chronicles 27:1. According to this verse the army comprised 288,000 soldiers; this is an exaggeration....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The Princes of the Tribes of Israel Cp. Numbers 1:2-15 where Moses is enjoined to have with him a representative of each tribe at the numbering of the people; cp. 1 Chronicles 27:23-24 below. In the...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    21. THE PRINCES OF THE TRIBES (1 Chronicles 27:16-24) TEXT 1 Chronicles 27:16. Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: of the Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri the ruler: of the Simeonites, She...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _OF ZEBULUN, ISHMAIAH THE SON OF OBADIAH: OF NAPHTALI, JERIMOTH THE SON OF AZRIEL:_ No JFB commentary on these verses....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    PARTICULARS RESPECTING VARIOUS MILITARY OFFICERS This c., as distinguished from the four preceding Chapter s which describe David's ecclesiastical officials, relates to his secular officers....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    THE BOOK OF 1 CHRONICLES GOD RULES HISTORY 1 CHRONICLES _Ian Mackervoy_ CHAPTER 27 Organisation of other leaders –...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    OF DAN. — Dan and Zebulun, omitted in the tribal registers of 1 Chronicles 4-7, are both mentioned in the present list. On the other hand, Gad and Asher are unnoticed here; why, we cannot say. The tot...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    לְ דָ֕ן עֲזַרְאֵ֖ל בֶּן ־יְרֹחָ֑ם אֵ֕לֶּה שָׂ

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    This chapter gives us an idea of the internal order of the kingdom under the government of David. The courses mentioned in the opening part of the chapter are not mentioned elsewhere in the Old Testam...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    All the heads of the tribes have honorable testimony given of them by way of perpetuating the memory of Israel....

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 22 THROUGH 27. From this chapter to Verses 28, 29 of chapter 26 all refers to the house which is to be built. We see the provision that David made of everythi...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    1 Chronicles 27:16....

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Of the tribes of Israel_ Of the most of the tribes, not of all: for Gad is omitted, probably because that tribe was joined with the Reubenites under one prince....

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 The twelue Captaines, for euery seuerall moneth. 16 The Princes of the twelue Tribes. 23 The numbring of the people is hindered. 25 Dauids seuerall Officers. 1 NOWE the children of Israel after...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE CAPTAINS AND PRINCES OF ISRAEL...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    of Dan, Azareel, the son of Jeroham. These were the princes of the tribes of Israel, the hereditary chiefs, or rulers, in whom the civil authority was vested. Every government is ordained of God, who...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    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 kin...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    1 Chronicles 27:22 Dan H1835 Azarel H5832 son H1121 Jeroham H3395 leaders H8269 tribes H7626 Israel H3478...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: The captains for each month. Princes of the twelve tribes. David's several officers. CHARACTERS: God, David, Joab, Jonathan, Jeluel, Ahitophel, Hushai, Jehoiada, Abiathar. CONCLUSION: It i...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    1 Chronicles 27:23. _The Lord had said he would increase Israel like to the stars of heaven. Genesis 15:5_. If all had been numbered, David would have had about a million and a half of men, from twent...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Now the children of Israel._ WISDOM, KINDNESS, AND FOLLY In reading this chapter we are struck with three features of David’s rule. 1. The presence of royal wisdom in-- 1. Securing the safety of h...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 27:16 These LEADERS OF THE TRIBES are probably David’s appointees. Their actual role is unknown. The order of the tribes differs here from ch....

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL NOTES.] We have captains of monthly divisions of the army (1 Chronicles 27:1), princes of tribes (1 Chronicles 27:16), stewards of treasures and possessions of the king (1 Chronicles 27:25

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION This chapter, continuing the general subject of David's arrangements of all the leading departments, sacred and civil, of the kingdom, which he was so soon to yield into the hands of his so...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    And then the courses were established in chapter twenty-seven. There were twelve captains for, one for each month to oversee a particular month. And then the princes were established for the twelve tr...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Tribes — Of the most of the tribes, not of all: for Gad is omitted, probably because that tribe was joined with the Reubenites under one prince....

Continues after advertising