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1 Chronicles 26:20-32

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20. Andof the Levites, Ahijahwas 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 dedicatethings] Cp. 1 Chronicles 26:26-28.

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  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

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  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

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  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    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 bus...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    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...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    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...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    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...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _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 i...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    II. — THE KEEPERS OF THE TEMPLE TREASURES (1 Chronicles 26:20). (20) AND OF THE LEVITES, AHIJAH WAS OVER THE TREASURES OF THE HOUSE OF GOD. — Literally, _And the Levites_ — _Ahijah over the treasures...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וְֽ הַ לְוִיִּ֑ם אֲחִיָּ֗ה עַל ־אֹֽוצְרֹות֙ ב

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

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  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

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  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    Next to the Porters we find in those verses an account of the Treasurers. There must have been great abundance of stores in the Lord's house for the daily service of it. The multitude of things accord...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

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  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

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

    _The treasures of the house of God, and the treasures of the dedicated things_ These seem to be two different kinds of treasures, the former containing the sacred vessels and other treasures, which by...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 The diuisions of the porters. 13 The gates assigned by lot. 20 The Leuites that had charge of the treasures. 29 Officers and Iudges. 1 CONCERNING the diuisions of the porters: of the Korhites was...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE LEVITES IN CHARGE OF THE TREASURES AND THE OFFICERS...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God and over the treasures of the dedicated things, such gifts as were consecrated to the Lord as special gifts of thanksgiving by Dav...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    DEDICATE THINGS: _ Heb._ holy things...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    Either these are the same kind of treasures, the latter phrase only explaining the former, the particle _and_ being used for _that is_; or rather, they are two different kinds of treasures, the former...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    1 Chronicles 26:20 Levites H3881 Ahijah H281 treasuries H214 house H1004 God H430 treasuries H214 things H6944...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: The division of the temple porters. Levites as treasurers. Officers and judges CHARACTERS: God, Shelemiah, Zechariah, Shuppin, Hozah, Obed-edom. CONCLUSION: Whatever service God wishes men...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 26:1 See 1 Chronicles 9:17 and 1 Chronicles 23:4. T

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

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  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL NOTES.] The courses of the porters (1 Chronicles 26:1); lots cast for gate-keepers (1 Chronicles 26:13); keepers of treasures (1 Chronicles 26:20); the officers and the judges ...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    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 t...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Chapter twenty-six: the division of the porters and then their assignment over the various gates around the temple. And then in verse twenty: those who had charge over the treasures of the house of th...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Chronicles 18:11; 1 Chronicles 22:14; 1 Chronicles 22:3; 1 Chronicles 22:4;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Treasures — There seem to be two different kinds of treasures, the former containing the sacred vessels and other treasures, which by God's command were appropriated to the maintenance of the house; t...

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