And over the king's treasures was Azmaveth the son of Adiel: and over the storehouses in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the castles, was Jehonathan the son of Uzziah:
Over the king's treasures. Those treasures consisted of gold, silver, precious stones, cedar-wood, etc.; those which he had in Jerusalem, as distinguished from others without the city.
The storehouses in the fields. Grain covered over with layers of straw is frequently preserved in the fields under little earthen mounds, like our potato pits.