1 Chronicles 26:27

from the battles, even from the spoil they sanctified to strengthen the house of Jehovah;

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

26This Shelomith and his brethren [are] over all the treasures of the holy things, that David the king, and heads of the fathers, even heads of thousands, and of hundreds, and heads of the host, sanctified;

28and all that Samuel the seer, and Saul son of Kish, and Abner son of Ner, and Joab son of Zeruiah sanctified, every one sanctifying [any thing — it is] by the side of Shelomith and his brethren.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 8:11also them did king David sanctify to Jehovah, with the silver and the gold which he sanctified of all the nations which he subdued:

1 Chronicles 18:11also them hath king David sanctified to Jehovah with the silver and the gold that he hath taken from all the nations, from Edom, and from Moab, and from the sons of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek.

Nehemiah 10:32And we have appointed for ourselves commands, to put on ourselves the third of a shekel in a year, for the service of the house of our 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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