1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 27:1 The 12 military commanders are listed among David’s “mighty men” (1 Chronicles 11:11) and among the leaders of Israel directly involved in the temple preparations (1 Chronicles 28:1). The army depicted here is not David’s more permanent force (see 2 Samuel 15:1... [ Continue Reading ]
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. 1 Chronicles 2:1. Aaron is counted as a tribe and Gad and Asher are omitted. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagN... [ Continue Reading ]
1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 27:23 Joab did not complete the unauthorized census (1 Chronicles 21:6) because he recognized that David’s order was against God’s promise to Abraham of countless descendants (see Genesis 15:5). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0,... [ Continue Reading ]
1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 27:25 A list of 12 administrators of the royal PROPERTY (v. 1 Chronicles 27:31). The incomes from these sources would have met some of the expenses of David’s government. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img;... [ Continue Reading ]
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 not otherwise known. AHITHOPHEL is mentioned frequently in 2 Samuel 15:12. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images [ Continue Reading ]