1 Chronicles 26:27

They dedicated a part of the plunder they had won in battle to help maintain the house of the Lord.

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In The King James Version

Out of the spoils won in battles did they dedicate to maintain the house of the LORD.

In Context

26Shelomoth and his relatives were in charge of all the treasuries for all that had been dedicated by King David, by the family leaders who were the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and by the army commanders.

28Shelomoth and his relatives also looked after the gifts dedicated to the Lord by Samuel the seer, Saul son of Kish, Abner son of Ner, and Joab son of Zeruiah. All the dedicated gifts were the responsibility of Shelomoth and his relatives.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 8:11King David dedicated these gifts to the Lord, along with the silver and gold he had taken from all the nations he had subdued:

1 Chronicles 18:11King David dedicated these gifts to the Lord, along with the silver and gold he had taken from all the following nations: Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and Amalekites.

Nehemiah 10:32We accept the obligation to pay one third of a shekel for the operation of the Temple of God,

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 26:21-29

20 And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things. 21 As concerning the sons of Laadan; the sons of the Gershonite Laadan, chief fathers, even of Laadan the Gershonite, were Jehieli. 22 The sons of Jehieli; Zetham, and Joel his brother, which were over the treasures of the house of the Lord . 23 Of the Amramites, and the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites: 24 And Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was ruler of the… Read the whole commentary →

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