1 Chronicles 12:27
including Jehoiada, leader of the family of Aaron, and with him 3,700,
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
And Jehoiada was the leader of the Aaronites, and with him were three thousand and seven hundred;
In Context
26From the tribe of Levi, 4,600,
28and Zadok, a strong young warrior, with 22 members of his family, all officers.
Cross References
2 Kings 11:4In the seventh year, Jehoiada sent for the commanders of hundreds, the Carites, and the guards, and brought them into the Lord's Temple. He made an agreement with them and made them swear an oath. There in the Lord's Temple he showed them the king's son
2 Kings 25:18The commander of the guard took as prisoners Seraiah, the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest, second in rank, and the three Temple doorkeepers.
1 Chronicles 9:20Previously Phinehas son of Eleazar had been the leader of the gatekeepers. The Lord was 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 →