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1 Chronicles 27:25 KJV
1 Chronicles · chapter 27 · verse 25
And over the king’s treasures was Azmaveth the son of Adiel: and over the storehouses in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the castles, was Jehonathan the son of Uzziah:1 Chronicles 27:25 · King James Version
1 Chronicles 27:25 in context
23But David took not the number of them from twenty years old and under: because the LORD had said he would increase Israel like to the stars of the heavens.
24Joab the son of Zeruiah began to number, but he finished not, because there fell wrath for it against Israel; neither was the number put in the account of the chronicles of king David.
25And over the king’s treasures was Azmaveth the son of Adiel: and over the storehouses in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the castles, was Jehonathan the son of Uzziah:
26And over them that did the work of the field for tillage of the ground was Ezri the son of Chelub:
27And over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite: over the increase of the vineyards for the wine cellars was Zabdi the Shiphmite:
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- JehonathanYᵉhôwnâthânJehonathan, the name of four IsraelitesH3083 →
- treasuresʼôwtsâra depositoryH214 →
- AzmavethʻAzmâvethAzmaveth, the name of three Israelites and of a place in PalestineH5820 →
- villageskâphâra villageH3723 →
- castlesmigdâla towerH4026 →
- king'smeleka kingH4428 →
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We have here an account, I. Of the princes of the tribes. Something of the ancient order instituted by Moses in the wilderness was still kept up, that every tribe should have its prince or chief. It is probable that it was kept up all along, either by election or by succession, in the same family;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 16-34