1 Chronicles 27 - Introduction
_THE TWELVE CAPTAINS FOR EVERY SEVERAL MONTH. THE PRINCES OF THE TWELVE TRIBES: THE OFFICERS OVER THE TREASURES, FIELDS, CATTLE, &C._ _Before Christ 1015._... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE TWELVE CAPTAINS FOR EVERY SEVERAL MONTH. THE PRINCES OF THE TWELVE TRIBES: THE OFFICERS OVER THE TREASURES, FIELDS, CATTLE, &C._ _Before Christ 1015._... [ Continue Reading ]
NOW THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL, &C.— We have here an account of the manner in which the army was disposed. It was distributed into twelve legions, each consisting of twenty-four thousand men, who were commanded by one of the _chief of the fathers,_ under whom there were captains of thousands and captain... [ Continue Reading ]
BENAIAH—A CHIEF PRIEST— As Benaiah was neither high-priest nor second priest, the marginal rendering, namely, _principal officer,_ seems most proper; and the word כהן _cohen,_ is doubtless used for a great officer in a king's court, from his office of regulating civil affairs. See 2 Samuel 8:18; 2 S... [ Continue Reading ]
OF THE AARONITES, ZADOK— The Aaronites were the priests, and not a distinct tribe; but being a different order from the rest of the tribe of Levi, they had a peculiar chief to preside over them. See ch. 1 Chronicles 24:19.... [ Continue Reading ]
OVER THE INCREASE OF THE VINEYARDS, &C.— _And over the wine-cellars, which were in the vine-yards,_ &c. Houbigant. REFLECTIONS.—1st, The military establishment was divided into twelve courses of twenty-four thousand men, serving monthly, amounting in all to 288,000 men. This regulation, though now m... [ Continue Reading ]