1 Chronicles 12:27
including Jehoiada, leader of the house of Aaron, with 3,700 men,
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
And Jehoiada was the leader of the Aaronites, and with him were three thousand and seven hundred;
In Context
28and Zadok, a mighty young man of valor, with 22 commanders from his own family.
Cross References
2 Kings 11:4Then in the seventh year, Jehoiada sent for the commanders of hundreds, the Carites, and the guards, and had them brought into the house of the LORD. There he made a covenant with them and put them under oath. He showed them the king’s son
2 Kings 25:18The captain of the guard also took away Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest of second rank, and the three doorkeepers.
1 Chronicles 9:20In earlier times Phinehas son of Eleazar had been in charge of the gatekeepers, and 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 →