1 Chronicles 27:25 — Meaning and Application

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“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

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But 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.

Joab 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. {was: Heb. ascended}

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:

And over them that did the work of the field for tillage of the ground {was} Ezri the son of Chelub:

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}

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1 Chronicles 27:1

"Now the children of Israel after their number, {to wit}, the chief fathers and captains of thousands and hundreds, and their officers that served the king in any matter of the courses, which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year, of every course {were} twenty and four thousand."

1 Chronicles 27:2

"Over the first course for the first month {was} Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel: and in his course {were} twenty and four thousand."

1 Chronicles 27:3

"Of the children of Perez {was} the chief of all the captains of the host for the first month."

1 Chronicles 27:4

"And over the course of the second month {was} Dodai an Ahohite, and of his course {was} Mikloth also the ruler: in his course likewise {were} twenty and four thousand. {Dodai: also called, Dodo}"

1 Chronicles 27:5

"The third captain of the host for the third month {was} Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, a chief priest: and in his course {were} twenty and four thousand. {chief...: or, principal officer}"

1 Chronicles 27:6

"This {is that} Benaiah, {who was} mighty {among} the thirty, and above the thirty: and in his course {was} Ammizabad his son."

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