1 Chronicles 12:27
And Jehoiada, chief of the family of Aaron, and with him three thousand, seven hundred men;
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
And Jehoiada was the leader of the Aaronites, and with him were three thousand and seven hundred;
In Context
26Of the children of Levi, four thousand, six hundred.
28And Zadok, a young man, great and strong in war, with twenty-two captains from his father's people.
Cross References
2 Kings 11:4Then in the seventh year, Jehoiada sent for the captains of hundreds of the Carians, and the armed men, and taking them into the house of the Lord, made an agreement with them, and made them take an oath in the house of the Lord, and let them see the king's son.
2 Kings 25:18And the captain of the armed men took Seraiah, the chief priest, and Zephaniah, the second priest, and the three door-keepers;
1 Chronicles 9:20In the past Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, had been ruler over them; may the Lord be with him!
Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 12:24-40
David's Army. ( b. c. 1048.) 23 And these are the numbers of the bands that were ready armed to the war, and came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the Lord . 24 The children of Judah that bare shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, ready armed to the war. 25 Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valour for the war, seven thousand and one hundred. 26 Of the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred. 27 And Jehoiada was the leader of the… Read the whole commentary →