📖WEB · 1 Chronicles 26:22
What does 1 Chronicles 26:22 mean?
"The sons of Jehieli: Zetham, and Joel his brother, over the treasures of Yahweh’s house."
— 1 Chronicles 26:22 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
These were the divisions of the doorkeepers; of the sons of the Korahites, and of the sons of Merari.
Of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of God’s house and over the treasures of the dedicated things.
The sons of Ladan, the sons of the Gershonites belonging to Ladan, the heads of the fathers’ households belonging to Ladan the Gershonite: Jehieli.
The sons of Jehieli: Zetham, and Joel his brother, over the treasures of Yahweh’s house.
Of the Amramites, of the Izharites, of the Hebronites, of the Uzzielites:
and Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was ruler over the treasures.
His brothers: of Eliezer, Rehabiah his son, and Jeshaiah his son, and Joram his son, and Zichri his son, and Shelomoth his son.
Explanation
This verse names two men, Zetham and Joel, identified as sons of Jehieli, who were given the specific responsibility of overseeing the treasures of the house of Yahweh—that is, the temple treasury. In plain terms, it is a brief personnel record, telling us who was placed in charge of guarding and managing the valuable items, offerings, and dedicated gifts that belonged to Israel's place of worship.
This verse comes from 1 Chronicles 26, a chapter devoted to listing the various Levitical families and the duties King David assigned to them as he organized worship at the tabernacle in preparation for Solomon's temple. The Chronicler, writing after the Babylonian exile, was deeply concerned with reestablishing Israel's identity through its worship practices and priestly order. By carefully recording which Levite families served as gatekeepers, treasurers, and officials, the author remin
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