Wesley's Explanatory Notes
1 Chronicles 27:32
A scribe — Either one learned in the laws of God, which were also the laws of the land, or, the king's secretary. King's sons — As their tutor or governour.
A scribe — Either one learned in the laws of God, which were also the laws of the land, or, the king's secretary. King's sons — As their tutor or governour.
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...
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...
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....
DAVID'S UNCLE. In 1 Chronicles 20:7 and 2 Samuel 21:21 Jonathan is the son of Shimea, David's brother. The Hebrew _dad_ may thus be used of. brother's son as well as. fathers brother's son. A WISE MA...
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...
_ALSO JONATHAN DAVID'S UNCLE WAS A COUNSELLOR, A WISE MAN, AND A SCRIBE: AND JEHIEL THE SON OF HACHMONI WAS WITH THE KING'S SONS:_ No JFB commentary on this verse....
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....
DAVID'S UNCLE] better, 'David's nephew': see 1 Chronicles 20:7....
THE BOOK OF 1 CHRONICLES GOD RULES HISTORY 1 CHRONICLES _Ian Mackervoy_ CHAPTER 27 Organisation of other leaders –...
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).
וִֽ יהֹונָתָ֤ן דֹּוד ־דָּוִיד֙ יֹועֵ֔ץ אִישׁ...
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...
Also Jonathan David's uncle was a counsellor, a wise man, and a (g) scribe: and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni [was] with the king's (h) sons: (g) That is, a man learned in the word of God. (h) To be th...
_Man. Hebrew, "a writer." He was a good politician and lawyer. (Grotius) --- Sons, as tutors. (Du Hamel) (Calmet) --- Jahiel was perhaps the brother of Jesbaam, chap. xi. 11. (Menochius)_...
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....
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...
1 Chronicles 27:25....
Also Jonathan David's uncle was a counsellor, a wise man, and a scribe: and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni [was] with the king's sons: Ver. 32. David's uncle.] Indeed, his nephew or cousin. _ A wise man...
_A wise man and a scribe_ Either one learned in the laws of God, which were also the laws of the land, or the king's secretary. _Jehiel was with the king's sons_ As their tutor or governor....
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...
Also Jonathan, David's uncle, was a counselor, a wise man, and a scribe, the word here not designating an office, but literary activity; AND JEHIEL, THE SON OF HACHMONI, or the Hachmonite, WAS WITH TH...
SPECIAL OFFICERS OF THE NATION...
SCRIBE: Or, secretary SON OF HACHMONI: Or, Hachmonite...
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...
A COUNSELLOR, A WISE MAN, AND A SCRIBE; either one learned in the laws of God, which were also the laws of the land, by which all their counsels were to be ruled; or, the king's secretary. WITH THE KI...
1 Chronicles 27:32 Jehonathan H3083 Davids H1732 uncle H1730 counselor H3289 (H8802) wise H995 (H8688) man H3
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...
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...
_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...
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
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
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...
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...
1 Chronicles 11:11; 1 Chronicles 26:14; 2 Samuel 13:3; 2 Samuel 15:12;...