King James Version
What Does 1 Chronicles 26:22 Mean?
“The sons of Jehieli; Zetham, and Joel his brother, which were over the treasures of the house of the LORD.”
Context
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And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things. dedicated: Heb. holy things
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As concerning the sons of Laadan; the sons of the Gershonite Laadan, chief fathers, even of Laadan the Gershonite, were Jehieli. Laadan: or, Libni, Chap.16.17. Jehieli: or, Jehiel, Chap.23.8.
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The sons of Jehieli; Zetham, and Joel his brother, which were over the treasures of the house of the LORD.
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Of the Amramites, and the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites:
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And Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was ruler of the treasures.
Commentary
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary**14. one of the least was over an hundred, and the greatest over a thousand--**David, while at Ziklag, had not so large an amount of forces as to give to each of these the command of so many men. Another meaning, therefore, must obviously be sought, and excluding was, which is a supplement by our translators, the import of the passage is, that one of the least could discomfit a hundred, and the greatest was worth a thousand ordinary men; a strong hyperbole to express their uncommon valor.
Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, David Brown. Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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