1 Chronicles 26:20 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things. ”

• 1 Chronicles 26:20 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Further Levitical Temple Officials. These include the gatekeepers ( 1 Chronicles 26:1-19 ), those who were over the treasuries ( 1 Chronicles 26:20-28 ), and the officers and judges who were for th...

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• 1 Chronicles 26:20 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  of the Levites, Ahijah was. The Septuagint reads "the Levites their brethren were" (reading Ahikem instead of Ahijah). treasures . treasuries. There were several in divers places, with various...

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• 1 Chronicles 26:20 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things. The treasures of the house of God - Where the money was kept, which was to be...

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• 1 Chronicles 26:20 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  And of the Levites, Ahijah, &c.— But their brethren the Levites were over, &c. Houbigant, who reads the 21st and 22nd verses thus: 1 Chronicles 26:21 . The sons of Laadan; of the sons o...

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• 1 Chronicles 26:20 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things. Of the Levites, Ahijah. The heading of this section is altogether strang...

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• 1 Chronicles 26:20 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  Particulars respecting various Temple Officials 1. The divisions of the porters] i.e. the courses of the gate-keepers or sentries who stood on guard at the entrances of the Temple. They were drawn...

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• 1 Chronicles 26:20 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  II. — THE KEEPERS OF THE TEMPLE TREASURES ( 1 Chronicles 26:20-28 ). (20) And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God. — Literally, And the Levites — Ahijah over th...

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• 1 Chronicles 26:20 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  In no particular did the arrangements of the king fall short. Not only Levites, priests, and singers were arranged for, but porters also, and such as had charge of all the stores set apart for the sa...

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• 1 Chronicles 26:20 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  Next to the Porters we find in those verses an account of the Treasurers. There must have been great abundance of stores in the Lord's house for the daily service of it. The multitude of things accor...

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• 1 Chronicles 26:20 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And of the Levites ,.... The rest of the Levites, as the Gershonites, Amramites, Izharites, and Hebronites, 1 Chronicles 26:21 . Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God ; as the tithes,...

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• 1 Chronicles 26:20 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  The treasures of the house of God, and the treasures of the dedicated things These seem to be two different kinds of treasures, the former containing the sacred vessels and other treasures, which b...

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• 1 Chronicles 26:20 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

        20 And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things.   21 As concerning the sons of Laadan; the sons of the Gershonite...

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• 1 Chronicles 26:20 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Either these are the same kind of treasures, the latter phrase only explaining the former, the particle and being used for that is ; or rather, they are two different kinds of treasures, the forme...

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• 1 Chronicles 26:20 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL NOTES.] The courses of the porters ( 1 Chronicles 26:1-12 ); lots cast for gate-keepers ( 1 Chronicles 26:13-19 ); keepers of treasures ( 1 Chronicles 26:20-28 ); the officers and the judges...

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• 1 Chronicles 26:20 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  1 Chronicles 26:28 . Joab had dedicated the spoils of war. Cyrus set apart the tenth of all his spoils for the gods. It was much the same among the Jews: in a line from Abraham, who gave the tenth...

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• 1 Chronicles 26:20 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION This chapter is occupied in its first nineteen verses with an enumeration of the porters and Then of their arrangement. The porters were those who were to have charge of the entrances...

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• 1 Chronicles 26:20 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God and over the treasures of the dedicated things, such gifts as were consecrated to the Lord as special gifts of thanksgiving by Da...

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• 1 Chronicles 26:20 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Chronicles 18:11 ; 1 Chronicles 22:14-16 ; 1 Chronicles 22:3 ; 1 Chronicles 22:4 ; 1 Chronicles 26:22 ; 1 Chronicles 26:26-28 ; 1 Chronicles 28:12-19 ; 1 Chronicles 29:2-8 ; 1 Chronicles 9...

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• 1 Chronicles 26:20 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Treasures — There seem to be two different kinds of treasures, the former containing the sacred vessels and other treasures, which by God's command were appropriated to the maintenance of the house...

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