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 down to the writer of Chronicles, were incomplete. The “rulers” or “princes” of the tribes appear to have been the oldest lineal descendants of the patriarchs according to the law of primogeniture.
Verse 1 Chronicles 27:16. _OVER THE TRIBES OF ISRAEL_] In this enumeration there is no mention of the tribes of Asher and Gad. Probably the account of these has been lost from this register. These rul...
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....
THE TRIBES OF ISRAEL. Each tribe had. ruler, called (1 Chronicles 27:22) "the princes of the tribes": 1. The first four sons of Leah, in order of their birth. 2. Issachar and Zebulun, fifth and sixth...
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...
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...
_FURTHERMORE OVER THE TRIBES OF ISRAEL: THE RULER OF THE REUBENITES WAS ELIEZER THE SON OF ZICHRI: OF THE SIMEONITES, SHEPHATIAH THE SON OF MAACHAH:_ Over the tribes of Israel: the ruler. This is a l...
27:16 prince; (a-18) Or 'overseer.'...
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....
OVER THE TRIBES] In the following list Gad and Asher are omitted, and the Aaronites are distinguished from the Levites....
THE BOOK OF 1 CHRONICLES GOD RULES HISTORY 1 CHRONICLES _Ian Mackervoy_ CHAPTER 27 Organisation of other leaders –...
II. THE PRINCES OR EMIRS OF THE TWELVE TRIBES (1 Chronicles 27:16). (16) FURTHERMORE OVER THE TRIBES OF ISRAEL. Literally, _and over the tribes of Israel_... _the Reubenites had as prince_ (_nâgîd_)_...
וְ עַל֙ שִׁבְטֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לָ † רֽאוּבֵנִ֣י...
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...
Furthermore (c) over the tribes of Israel: the ruler of the Reubenites [was] Eliezer the son of Zichri: of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maachah: (c) Meaning besides those twelve captains....
_Chiefs, by their birth-right. The former were chosen for merit. (Tirinus) --- The tribes of Aser and of Gad are omitted, either because the list was not in the hands of the author, or it was overlook...
All the heads of the tribes have honorable testimony given of them by way of perpetuating the memory of Israel....
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...
Ver. 16-22. FURTHERMORE, OVER THE CITIES OF ISRAEL,.... Were the following rulers or princes; the captains over the militia before named were of David's appointment; but these ruled over their respect...
Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: the ruler of the Reubenites [was] Eliezer the son of Zichri: of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maachah: Ver. 16. _Furthermore over the several tribes._]...
_Over the tribes of Israel: the ruler_, &c. These were _the princes of the tribes_, the constant rulers of the tribes; who seem to have had a superior power to these twenty-four captains, and therefor...
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...
THE CAPTAINS AND PRINCES OF ISRAEL...
Furthermore, over the tribes of Israel, no reason being evident for the order of the tribes as here given, and for the omission of Gad and Asher: THE RULER OF THE REUBENITES WAS ELIEZER, THE SON OF ZI...
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...
_ Over the children of Israel_, i.e. these were the princes of the tribes as they are called below, 1 CHRONICLES 27:22, who were the most ancient and constant rulers of the tribes at all times, whethe...
1 Chronicles 27:16 tribes H7626 Israel H3478 officer H5057 Reubenites H7206 Eliezer H461 son H1121 Zichri H2147 Simeon
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 27:16 These LEADERS OF THE TRIBES are probably David’s appointees. Their actual role is unknown. The order of the tribes differs here from ch....
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...
2 Samuel 3:4; Genesis 15:2...
The ruler — These were the princes of the tribes, the constant rulers of the tribes; who seem to have had a superior power to these twenty four captains, and therefore are named before them, being pro...