1 Chronicles 27:16 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: the ruler of the Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri: of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maachah: ”

• 1 Chronicles 27:16 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  Gad and Asher are omitted from this list of the tribes. Similarly, Dan and Zebulon are omitted from the genealogical survey of the tribes 1 Chr. 4–8. We can only suppose that the lists, as they cam...

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• 1 Chronicles 27:16 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  Furthermore (c) over the tribes of Israel: the ruler of the Reubenites [was] Eliezer the son of Zichri: of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maachah: (c) Meaning besides those twelve captains.

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• 1 Chronicles 27:16 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Organisation of David's Army: Enumeration of his Officials ( cf. 1 Chronicles 11:10 ff.) 1 Chronicles 27:1 . According to this verse the army comprised 288,000 soldiers; this is an exaggerat...

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• 1 Chronicles 27:16 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  the tribes of Israel. Each tribe had. ruler, called ( 1 Chronicles 27:22 ) "the princes of the tribes": 1. The first four sons of Leah, in order of their birth. 2. Issachar and Zebulun, fifth and s...

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• 1 Chronicles 27:16 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: the ruler of the Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri: of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maachah: Over the tribes of Israel - In this enumeration t...

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• 1 Chronicles 27:16 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: the ruler of the Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri: of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maachah: Over the tribes of Israel: the ruler. This...

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• 1 Chronicles 27:16 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  Particulars respecting various Military Officers This c., as distinguished from the four preceding Chapter s which describe David's ecclesiastical officials, relates to his secular officers.

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• 1 Chronicles 27:16 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  II. THE PRINCES OR EMIRS OF THE TWELVE TRIBES ( 1 Chronicles 27:16-24 ). (16) Furthermore over the tribes of Israel. Literally, and over the tribes of Israel ... the Reubenites had as prince...

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• 1 Chronicles 27:16 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  This chapter gives us an idea of the internal order of the kingdom under the government of David. The courses mentioned in the opening part of the chapter are not mentioned elsewhere in the Old Testa...

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• 1 Chronicles 27:16 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  All the heads of the tribes have honorable testimony given of them by way of perpetuating the memory of Israel.

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• 1 Chronicles 27:16 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  Ver. 16-22. Furthermore, over the cities of Israel ,.... Were the following rulers or princes; the captains over the militia before named were of David's appointment; but these ruled over their resp...

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• 1 Chronicles 27:16 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: the ruler of the Reubenites [was] Eliezer the son of Zichri: of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maachah: Ver. 16. Furthermore over the several tribes....

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• 1 Chronicles 27:16 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Over the tribes of Israel: the ruler , &c. These were the princes of the tribes , the constant rulers of the tribes; who seem to have had a superior power to these twenty-four captains, and the...

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• 1 Chronicles 27:16 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The Military Force. B. C. 1015.       16 Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: the ruler of...

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• 1 Chronicles 27:16 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Over the children of Israel , i.e. these were the princes of the tribes as they are called below, 1 Chronicles 27:22 , who were the most ancient and constant rulers of the tribes at all times, w...

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• 1 Chronicles 27:16 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL NOTES.] We have captains of monthly divisions of the army ( 1 Chronicles 27:1-15 ), princes of tribes ( 1 Chronicles 27:16-24 ), stewards of treasures and possessions of the king ( 1 Chronic...

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• 1 Chronicles 27:16 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  1 Chronicles 27:23 . The Lord had said he would increase Israel like to the stars of heaven. Genesis 15:5 . If all had been numbered, David would have had about a million and a half of men, from...

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• 1 Chronicles 27:16 - The Biblical Illustrator

  Now the children of Israel. Wisdom, kindness, and folly In reading this chapter we are struck with three features of David’s rule. 1. The presence of royal wisdom in-- 1. Securing the saf...

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• 1 Chronicles 27:16 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION This chapter, continuing the general subject of David's arrangements of all the leading departments, sacred and civil, of the kingdom, which he was so soon to yield into the hands of...

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• 1 Chronicles 27:16 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The Captains and Princes of Israel

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• 1 Chronicles 27:16 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  2 Samuel 3:4 ; Genesis 15:2

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• 1 Chronicles 27:16 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  The ruler — These were the princes of the tribes, the constant rulers of the tribes; who seem to have had a superior power to these twenty four captains, and therefore are named before them, being...

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