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Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary

1 Chronicles 27:33

The king's counsellor; the person whose counsel in matters of state the king most prized and followed. The king's companion, or his friend, as he is called, 2 Samuel 15:37; the person whom he most trusted with all his secrets, and whose conversation was most pleasant and acceptable to him.

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See also 1 Chronicles 27:33 in other biblical comments:

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    A list - supplemental in character - of some chief officers of David, not mentioned before. The list cannot belong to a very late part of David’s reign, since it contains the name of Ahithophel, who k...

  • 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

    _Ahithophel_ See 2 Samuel 15:31; 2 Samuel 16:20 to 2 Samuel 17:23. _Hushai_ See 2 Samuel 15:32-37;...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    23. SPECIAL COUNSELLORS (1 Chronicles 27:32-34) TEXT 1 Chronicles 27:32. Also Jonathan, David's uncle, was a counsellor, a man of understanding, and a scribe: and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _AND AHITHOPHEL WAS THE KING'S COUNSELLOR: AND HUSHAI THE ARCHITE WAS THE KING'S COMPANION:_ Hushai the Archite was the king's companion, [Septuagint, prootos filos]....

  • 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

    IV. — DAVID’S PRIVY COUNCIL 1 Chronicles 27:32). (32) ALSO JONATHAN DAVID’S UNCLE WAS A COUNSELLOR. — A son of David’s brother Shimeah was named Jonathan (1 Chronicles 20:7; 2 Samuel 21:21).

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ אֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל יֹועֵ֣ץ לַ † מֶּ֑לֶךְ ס וְ...

  • 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...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Friend. Chusai rendered the most signal service to the king, 2 Kings xvi. 23., and xvii. 1. (Calmet)_...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    The relations of the king are also put down, not only by way of filling up the list, but by way of manifesting his attention to all....

  • 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 27:25....

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

    _Ahithophel was the king's counsellor_ The person whose counsel, in matters of state, the king most prized and followed. _Hushai was the king's companion_ Or his friend, (2 Samuel 15:37,) the person w...

  • 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

    and Ahithophel was the king's counselor, 2 Samuel 15:12; AND HUSHAI THE ARCHITE WAS THE KING'S COMPANION, a very close and trusted friend, 2 Samuel 15:37;...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    SPECIAL OFFICERS OF THE NATION...

  • 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 27:33 Ahithophel H302 kings H4428 counselor H3289 (H8802) Hushai H2365 Archite H757 kings H4428 companion...

  • 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 27:32 An additional list of royal counselors (see 1 Chronicles 18:14). This JONATHAN, DAVID’S UNCLE, is n

  • 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...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    2 Samuel 15:12; 2 Samuel 15:32; 2 Samuel 15:37; 2 Samuel 16:16;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Counsellor — The person whose counsel in matters of state the king most prized and followed. Companion — Or his friend, 2 Samuel 15:37, the person whom he trusted with his secrets, and whose conversat...

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