And Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was ruler of the treasures.
Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses. It is impossible that the grandson of Moses could be a contemporary of David; "the son of Gershom" must mean his descendant. Those treasures were immense, consisting of the accumulated spoils of Israelite victories, as well as of voluntary contributions made by David, the representatives of the people, and others who are specially mentioned-Saul, in his better days; and, without passing over the names of Abner and of Joab, who dedicated some of their war-won spoils, honourable notice is taken of Samuel, "the seer," who, besides the ordinary offerings and legal dues, made voluntary donations of his property to the service of God. Knowing the ardent and habitual piety of the man, we can estimate his liberality as the offering of his whole heart and distinguish it from that of the others with whom he is here associated.