1 Chronicles 26:20

And the Levites their brethren were over the treasures of the house of the Lord, and over the treasures of the hallowed things.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

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 are the divisions of the porters for the sons of Korah, and to the sons of Merari.

21These were the sons of Ladan, the sons of the Gershonite: to Ladan belonged the heads of the families: the son of Ladan the Gershonite was Jehieli.

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Cross References

Numbers 8:26And his brother shall serve in the tabernacle of witness to keep charges, but he shall not do works: so shalt thou do to the Levites in their charges.

1 Kings 14:26and took all the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king’s house, and the golden spears which David took out of the hand of the sons of Hadadezer king of Zobah, and brought them into Jerusalem, even all that he took, and the golden shields which Solomon had made, and carried them away into Egypt.

1 Chronicles 9:26For four strong men have the charge of the gates; and the Levites were over the chambers, and they keep watch over the treasures of the house of God.

1 Chronicles 18:11And all the golden and silver and brazen vessels, even these King David consecrated to the Lord, with the silver and the gold which he took from all the nations; from Edom, and Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek.

1 Chronicles 22:14And, behold, I according to my poverty have prepared for the house of the Lord a hundred thousand talents of gold, and a million talents of silver, and brass and iron without measure; for it is abundant; and I have prepared timber and stones; and do thou add to these.

1 Chronicles 26:24And Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was over the treasures.

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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