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1 Chronicles 27

1 Chronicles 27:1

CHAPTER XXVII _An account of the_ twelve _captains who were over the monthly_ _course of_ twenty-four thousand _men; each captain serving_ one _month in turn_, 1. _The names of the_ twelve, _and the months in which they served_, 2-15. _The names of the rulers of the_ twelve _tribes_, 16-22. _... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Chronicles 27:2

Verse 1 Chronicles 27:2. _FIRST COURSE FOR THE FIRST MONTH_] Instead of mentioning _first, second, third_, c., _month_, the _Targum_ names them thus: _First month, Nisan second, Aiyar; third, Sivan; fourth, Tammuz;_ _fifth, Ab; sixth, Elul; seventh, Tishri; eighth, Marchesvan;_ _ninth, Cisleu; tenth... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Chronicles 27:5

Verse 1 Chronicles 27:5. _BENAIAH THE SON OF JEHOIADA, A CHIEF PRIEST_] Why should not this clause be read as it is in the Hebrew? "Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada the priest, a captain; and in his course," c. Or, as the _Targum_ has it, "The third captain of the host for the month Sivan was Benaiah, t... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Chronicles 27:7

Verse 1 Chronicles 27:7. _ASAHEL THE BROTHER OF JOAB_] This verse proves that the division and arrangement mentioned above were made _before_ David was acknowledged king in Hebron; for Asahel, the brother of Joab, who was fourth captain, was slain by _Abner_, while Ishbosheth reigned over Israel at... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Chronicles 27:16

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 rulers appear to have been all honorary men, without pay, like the lords lieutenants of our counties.... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Chronicles 27:24

Verse 1 Chronicles 27:24. _NEITHER WAS THE NUMBER PUT IN THE ACCOUNT_] Joab did not return the whole number; probably the plague began before he had finished: or, he did not choose to give it in, as he had entered on this work with extreme reluctance; and he did not choose to tell the king how numer... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Chronicles 27:25

Verse 1 Chronicles 27:25-13. _OVER THE KING'S TREASURES_] We see from these verses in what the _personal property_ of David consisted: - 1. Treasures, gold, silver, c. 2. Goods and grain in castles, cities villages, and in the fields. 3. Vineyards and their produce. 4. Olive-trees and their prod... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Chronicles 27:34

Verse 1 Chronicles 27:34. _AND AFTER AHITHOPHEL_] The _Targum_ is curious: "When they went to war, they asked counsel of Ahithophel; and, after the counsel of Ahithophel, they inquired by Urim and Thummim of Jehoiada, the son of Benaiah, prince of the Sanhedrin, and chief of the priesthood; and fro... [ Continue Reading ]

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