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1 Chronicles 26:20

And the Levites their brothers were responsible for the stores of the house of God and the holy things.

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In The King James Version

And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things.

In Context

19These were the divisions of door-keepers, of the sons of the Korahites and of the sons of Merari.

21The sons of Ladan: sons of the Gershonites of the family of Ladan, heads of families of Ladan the Gershonite, Jehieli.

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Cross References

Numbers 8:26But be with their brothers in the Tent of meeting, taking care of it but doing no work. This is what you are to do in connection with the Levites and their work.

1 Kings 14:26And took away all the stored wealth from the house of the Lord, and from the king's house, and all the gold body-covers which Solomon had made.

1 Chronicles 9:26For the four chief door-keepers, who were Levites, had a special position, looking after the rooms and the store-houses of the house of God.

1 Chronicles 18:11These King David made holy to the Lord, together with the silver and gold he had taken from all nations; from Edom and Moab and from the children of Ammon and from the Philistines and from Amalek.

1 Chronicles 22:14Now see, poor though I am, I have got ready for the house of the Lord a hundred thousand talents of gold and a million talents of silver; and a weight of brass and iron greater than may be measured; and wood and stone have I made ready, and you may put more to it.

1 Chronicles 26:24And Shebuel, the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was controller of the stores.

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 26:2-20

The Officers of the Levites. ( b. c. Date.) 1 Concerning the divisions of the porters: Of the Korhites was Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph. 2 And the sons of Meshelemiah were, Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth, 3 Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Elioenai the seventh. 4 Moreover the sons of Obed-edom were, Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethaneel the fifth, 5 Ammiel the sixth, Issachar… Read the whole commentary →

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