1 Chronicles 26:29

From the descendants of Izhar, Kenaniah and his sons were given work outside the temple area. They were officials and judges in various places in Israel.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were for the outward business over Israel, for officers and judges.

In Context

28And Shelomith and his relatives were also in charge of everything that had been dedicated to Yahweh by the prophet Samuel, by King Saul, and by David’s two army commanders Ner and Joab.

30From the descendants of Hebron, Hashabiah and his relatives were responsible for the work done for Yahweh and for the king in all the area west of the Jordan river. There were 1,700 of them who were able to do their work well.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 17:9There you should present the case to the descendants of Levi who are the priests, and to the judge who is serving at that time, and they should decide what should be done.

1 Chronicles 23:12Kohath had four sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

1 Chronicles 27:8The commander for the following/fifth month was Shamhuth, a descendant of Izrah.

2 Chronicles 34:13supervised all the workers as they did their various jobs. Some of the descendants of Levi were secretaries and some kept records and some guarded the gates of the temple.

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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