King James Version
What Does 1 Chronicles 27:29 Mean?
“And over the herds that fed in Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite: and over the herds that were in the valleys was Shaphat the son of Adlai:”
Context
27
And over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite: over the increase of the vineyards for the wine cellars was Zabdi the Shiphmite: over the increase: Heb. over that which was of the vineyards
28
And over the olive trees and the sycomore trees that were in the low plains was Baalhanan the Gederite: and over the cellars of oil was Joash:
29
And over the herds that fed in Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite: and over the herds that were in the valleys was Shaphat the son of Adlai:
30
Over the camels also was Obil the Ishmaelite: and over the asses was Jehdeiah the Meronothite:
31
And over the flocks was Jaziz the Hagerite. All these were the rulers of the substance which was king David's.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(29) **And over the herds that fed in Sharon.**—Heb., *the oxen that grazed in the Sharon.* The Sharon (*i.e.,* “the Level”) was a fertile strip of pasture-land running along the coast of the Mediterranean, between Cæsarea and Joppa. (See Song of Solomon 2:1; Isaiah 33:9.)
**Shitrai.**—Hebrew margin, *Shirtai.*
**Over the herds that were in the valleys.**—Apparently the valleys of the highlands of Judah. Another reading is “in valleys.”
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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