1 Chronicles 27:16

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.] Here followeth a list of the rulers of the several tribes. Only Gad and Asher are left out, for reasons unknown.

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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–...
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 Maac...
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 arm...
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...
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:...
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 Maacha...
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...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Over the tribes ] In the following list Gad and Asher are omitted, and the Aaronites are distinguished from the Levites.
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 tr...
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 ch...
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.
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 Da...
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 sup...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Military Force. B. C. 1015. 16 F...
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...
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...
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...
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 pr...
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...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Captains and Princes of Israel
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Furthermore, over the tribes of Israel, no reason being evident for the order of the tribes as here given, and for the omission of Gad and Asher: th...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Samuel 3:4 ; Genesis 15:2
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 cap...

¹⁶ 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:

Related Commentaries of 1 Chronicles 27:16

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

1 Chronicles 27:16