1 Chronicles 26:29 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were for the outward business over Israel, for officers and judges. ”

• 1 Chronicles 26:29 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons [were] for the outward business (n) over Israel, for officers and judges. (n) Meaning of things that were out of the city.

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• 1 Chronicles 26:29 - 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 26:29 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  outward business: outside the Temple ( Nehemiah 10:32-33 ; Nehemiah 11:16 ), as distinguished from the worship within (which was the "business of the house of God". Nehemiah 11:22 ). officers a...

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• 1 Chronicles 26:29 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were for the outward business over Israel, for officers and judges. Outward business - Work done without the city; cutting of timber, hewing stones, ploughi...

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• 1 Chronicles 26:29 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  Were for the outward business— That is, the business without the city of Jerusalem, which consisted in their being assessors with the ordinary judges. By the business of the Lord, in the next ver...

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• 1 Chronicles 26:29 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were for the outward business over Israel, for officers and judges. Officers and judges. The word rendered "officers" is the term which signifies scri...

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• 1 Chronicles 26:29 - 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 26:29 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  III. THE LEVITES CHARGED WITH BUSINESS EXTERNAL TO THE SANCTUARY ( 1 Chronicles 26:29-32 ). (29) Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons. — As to the Izharites, Chenaniah, &c. Izhar was t...

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• 1 Chronicles 26:29 - 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 26:29 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  The last list in this chapter of the officers and judges, seems to have been for inferior services, because they are said to have been for the outward business of Israel. But no doubt, from the recor...

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• 1 Chronicles 26:29 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were for the outward business over Israel ,.... Which was done out of the temple, and out of Jerusalem, in the several parts of the country: for officer...

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• 1 Chronicles 26:29 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons [were] for the outward business over Israel, for officers and judges. Ver. 29. For the outward business. ] Country employment, as provision of fuel, first...

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• 1 Chronicles 26:29 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Chenaniah, &c., were for the outward business That is, the business without the city of Jerusalem; which neither belonged to the singers nor the porters, whose business was within the city. Fo...

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• 1 Chronicles 26:29 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

        29 Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were for the outward business over Israel, for officers and judges.   30 And of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brethren, men of valour, a th...

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• 1 Chronicles 26:29 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Chenaniah and his sons, who are probably thought to have been one thousand six hundred, for that sum added to the one thousand seven hundred, 1 Chronicles 26:30 , and the two thousand seven hund...

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• 1 Chronicles 26:29 - 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 26:29 - 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 26:29 - 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 26:29 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The Levites in Charge of the Treasures and the officers

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• 1 Chronicles 26:29 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Chronicles 23:12 ; 1 Chronicles 23:4 ; 1 Chronicles 26:23 ; 2 Chronicles 19:8-11 ; 2 Chronicles 34:13 ; Nehemiah 11:16

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• 1 Chronicles 26:29 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Judges — Judges over the people, in the several cities and towns, to determine questions and controversies which might arise among them. And the reason why the Levites were intrusted with these mat...

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