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1 Chronicles 27:26 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" And over them that did the work of the field for tillage of the ground was Ezri the son of Chelub: "
1 Chronicles 27:26
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
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.
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:
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:
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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."
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."
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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