📖WEB · 1 Chronicles 26:23
What does 1 Chronicles 26:23 mean?
"Of the Amramites, of the Izharites, of the Hebronites, of the Uzzielites:"
— 1 Chronicles 26:23 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
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.
This Shelomoth and his brothers were over all the treasures of the dedicated things, which David the king, and the heads of the fathers’ households, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the army, had dedicated.
Explanation
First Chronicles 26:23 is a simple transitional heading within a larger genealogical and organizational list. It identifies four family divisions descended from Kohath, son of Levi: the Amramites, Izharites, Hebronites, and Uzzielites. On its own, the verse contains no narrative or command — it functions like a subheading, introducing the specific men from these clans who are named in the following verses as being appointed over the treasuries of the house of God and the dedicated gifts brought to the temple.
To understand why this verse exists, it helps to know the setting. First Chronicles was likely compiled after the Babylonian exile, drawing on older records, to remind the returning Jewish community of their identity, worship structures, and the legitimacy of their institutions. Chapters 23–26 describe how King David, near the end of his reign, organized the Levites for service in
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