1 Chronicles 27:17

Of the Levites, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel: of the Aaronites, Zadok:

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Interpretation

The officers of the court, or the rulers of the king's substance, had the oversight and charge of the king's tillage, his vineyards, his herds, his flocks, which formed the wealth of eastern kings. Much of the wisdom of princes is seen in the choice of their ministry, and common persons show it in the choice of their advisers.

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This thought runs through 1 Chronicles 27:16-20.

1 Chronicles 27:16 1 Chronicles 27:17 1 Chronicles 27:18 1 Chronicles 27:19 1 Chronicles 27:20

Glossary

Hashabiah Person: Regarded by Jehovah. (1. ) Merarite Levite ( 1 Chr. 6:45 ; 9:14 ). (2. ) A son of Jeduthun (25:3, 19). (3. ) Son of Kemuel (26:30). (4. ) One of the chief Levites ( 2 Chr. 35:9 ). (5. ) A Levite ( Neh. 11:22 ).
Kemuel Person: Helper of God, or assembly of God. (1. ) The third son of Nahor ( Gen. 22:21 ). (2. ) Son of Shiphtan, appointed on behalf of the tribe of Ephraim to partition the land of Canaan ( Num. 34:24 ). (3. ) A Levite.
Zadok Person: Righteous. (1. ) A son of Ahitub, of the line of Eleazer ( 2 Sam. 8:17 ; 1 Chr. 24:3 ), high priest in the time of David ( 2 Sam. 20:25 ) and Solomon ( 1 Kings 4:4 ).