1 Chronicles 27:33 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And Ahithophel was the king's counsellor: and Hushai the Archite was the king's companion: ”

• 1 Chronicles 27:33 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  A list - supplemental in character - of some chief officers of David, not mentioned before. The list cannot belong to a very late part of David’s reign, since it contains the name of Ahithophel, wh...

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• 1 Chronicles 27:33 - 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 27:33 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And Ahithophel was the king's counseller: and Hushai the Archite was the king's companion:

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• 1 Chronicles 27:33 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And Ahithophel was the king's counsellor: and Hushai the Archite was the king's companion: Hushai the Archite was the king's companion, [Septuagint, prootos filos].

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• 1 Chronicles 27:33 - 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 27:33 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  IV. — DAVID’S PRIVY COUNCIL 1 Chronicles 27:32-34 ). (32) Also Jonathan David’s uncle was a counsellor. — A son of David’s brother Shimeah was named Jonathan ( 1 Chronicles 20:7 ; 2 Samuel 21:...

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• 1 Chronicles 27:33 - 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 27:33 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  The relations of the king are also put down, not only by way of filling up the list, but by way of manifesting his attention to all.

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• 1 Chronicles 27:33 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  1 Chronicles 27:25 .

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• 1 Chronicles 27:33 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Ahithophel was the king's counsellor The person whose counsel, in matters of state, the king most prized and followed. Hushai was the king's companion Or his friend, ( 2 Samuel 15:37 ,) the perso...

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• 1 Chronicles 27:33 - 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 27:33 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  The king's counsellor; the person whose counsel in matters of state the king most prized and followed. The king's companion, or his friend, as he is called, 2 Samuel 15:37 ; the person whom he...

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• 1 Chronicles 27:33 - 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 27:33 - 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 27:33 - 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 27:33 - 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 27:33 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Special officers of the Nation

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• 1 Chronicles 27:33 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  2 Samuel 15:12 ; 2 Samuel 15:32 ; 2 Samuel 15:37 ; 2 Samuel 16:16 ; 2 Samuel 16:17 ; 2 Samuel 16:23 ; 2 Samuel 17:23 ; Psalms 55:13 ; Zechariah 13:7

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• 1 Chronicles 27:33 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Counsellor — The person whose counsel in matters of state the king most prized and followed. Companion — Or his friend, 2 Samuel 15:37 , the person whom he trusted with his secrets, and whose conv...

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