📖WEB · 1 Chronicles 27:17
What does 1 Chronicles 27:17 mean?
"of Levi, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel; of Aaron, Zadok;"
— 1 Chronicles 27:17 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
The eleventh captain for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
The twelfth captain for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel: and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: of the Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri the ruler; of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maacah;
of Levi, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel; of Aaron, Zadok;
of Judah, Elihu, one of the brothers of David; of Issachar, Omri the son of Michael;
of Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah; of Naphtali, Jeremoth the son of Azriel;
of the children of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Azaziah; of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah;
Explanation
First Chronicles 27:17 comes from a long list of officials King David appointed to oversee the twelve tribes of Israel. The verse itself is simple: it names two men who held leadership positions—Hashabiah, son of Kemuel, was the chief officer over the tribe of Levi, and Zadok held the same kind of position
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