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

“ And over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite: over the increase of the vineyards for the wine cellars was Zabdi the Shiphmite: ”

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

  This section is important as showing that David, the younger son of a not very opulent family 1Sa 16:11 , 1 Samuel 16:20 , had now become a large landed proprietor, as well as a capitalist, pos...

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

  And over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite: over the increase of the vineyards for the wine cellars was Zabdi the Shiphmite:

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• 1 Chronicles 27:27 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  Over the increase of the vineyards, &c.— And over the wine-cellars, which were in the vine-yards, &c. Houbigant. REFLECTIONS.— 1st, The military establishment was divided into twelve c...

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

  And over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite: over the increase of the vineyards for the wine cellars was Zabdi the Shiphmite: The vineyards. These seem to have been in the vine-growing di...

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

  Shimei of Ramah-Benjamin ( Joshua 18:25 ) was overseer of the vineyards. Zabdi. — Zebadiah (the New Testament Zebedee), of the south Judean town Shiphmoth ( 1 Samuel 30:28 ), was “over that whic...

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

  The particular mention that is made of the respective situations of those heads of houses, no doubt had a divine authority, and may serve to convey to us, that the Lord arrayeth and disposeth all thi...

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

  1 Chronicles 27:25 .

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

  Over the vineyards Over the workmen and labourers in the vineyards; as the next officer is over the fruit of the vineyards. In like manner, one man was over the labourers in the fields, ( 1 Chronic...

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

  Over the vineyards, i.e. over the workmen and labourers in the vineyards; as the next officer is over the fruit of the vineyards. In like manner, one man was over the labourers in the fields, 1 C...

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

  Special officers of the Nation

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• 1 Chronicles 27:27 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  2 Samuel 16:5 ; Joshua 19:8 ; Numbers 34:10

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

  Vineyards — Over the workmen and labourers in the vineyards; as the next officer is over the fruit of the vineyards. In like manner, one man was over the labourers in the fields, 1 Chronicles 27:2...

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