seekeroftruth
Well-Known Member
1 Chronicles 26:20 Their fellow Levites were[d] in charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries for the dedicated things.
21 The descendants of Ladan, who were Gershonites through Ladan and who were heads of families belonging to Ladan the Gershonite, were Jehieli, 22 the sons of Jehieli, Zetham and his brother Joel. They were in charge of the treasuries of the temple of the Lord.
23 From the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites and the Uzzielites:
24 Shubael, a descendant of Gershom son of Moses, was the official in charge of the treasuries. 25 His relatives through Eliezer: Rehabiah his son, Jeshaiah his son, Joram his son, Zikri his son and Shelomith his son. 26 Shelomith and his relatives were in charge of all the treasuries for the things dedicated by King David, by the heads of families who were the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, and by the other army commanders. 27 Some of the plunder taken in battle they dedicated for the repair of the temple of the Lord. 28 And everything dedicated by Samuel the seer and by Saul son of Kish, Abner son of Ner and Joab son of Zeruiah, and all the other dedicated things were in the care of Shelomith and his relatives.
29 From the Izharites: Kenaniah and his sons were assigned duties away from the temple, as officials and judges over Israel.
30 From the Hebronites: Hashabiah and his relatives—seventeen hundred able men—were responsible in Israel west of the Jordan for all the work of the Lord and for the king’s service. 31 As for the Hebronites, Jeriah was their chief according to the genealogical records of their families. In the fortieth year of David’s reign a search was made in the records, and capable men among the Hebronites were found at Jazer in Gilead. 32 Jeriah had twenty-seven hundred relatives, who were able men and heads of families, and King David put them in charge of the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh for every matter pertaining to God and for the affairs of the king.
21 The descendants of Ladan, who were Gershonites through Ladan and who were heads of families belonging to Ladan the Gershonite, were Jehieli, 22 the sons of Jehieli, Zetham and his brother Joel. They were in charge of the treasuries of the temple of the Lord.
23 From the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites and the Uzzielites:
24 Shubael, a descendant of Gershom son of Moses, was the official in charge of the treasuries. 25 His relatives through Eliezer: Rehabiah his son, Jeshaiah his son, Joram his son, Zikri his son and Shelomith his son. 26 Shelomith and his relatives were in charge of all the treasuries for the things dedicated by King David, by the heads of families who were the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, and by the other army commanders. 27 Some of the plunder taken in battle they dedicated for the repair of the temple of the Lord. 28 And everything dedicated by Samuel the seer and by Saul son of Kish, Abner son of Ner and Joab son of Zeruiah, and all the other dedicated things were in the care of Shelomith and his relatives.
29 From the Izharites: Kenaniah and his sons were assigned duties away from the temple, as officials and judges over Israel.
30 From the Hebronites: Hashabiah and his relatives—seventeen hundred able men—were responsible in Israel west of the Jordan for all the work of the Lord and for the king’s service. 31 As for the Hebronites, Jeriah was their chief according to the genealogical records of their families. In the fortieth year of David’s reign a search was made in the records, and capable men among the Hebronites were found at Jazer in Gilead. 32 Jeriah had twenty-seven hundred relatives, who were able men and heads of families, and King David put them in charge of the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh for every matter pertaining to God and for the affairs of the king.
d. 1 Chronicles 26:20 Septuagint; Hebrew As for the Levites, Ahijah was
This is from the easy English site.
Some of the temple guards took care of the gifts, money and valuable things that belonged to the temple. Other temple guards took care of the stores of wealth that belonged to the temple. Ahijah was the official who was over all of these guards.
The sons of Jehieli, Zetham and Joel had control of the gifts and valuable things. These things were the gifts to the LORD; and the precious objects that the priests used. These stores were for use in the daily service of the temple.
Shubael was over the team who took care of all the wealth in the temple stores. His team included Shelomith. Shelomith was responsible for all the gifts from David and the army officers. Many of these gifts were objects that the king and family leaders had given. Some of this wealth came from the goods that the army had taken from their enemies. Samuel, King Saul and former army officers had given wealth that was now in these stores. This wealth was for major repairs and for future use.
There were 6000 Levites who worked as officials and judges. They did not work in the temple. They went out to all parts of the nation called Israel. Their job was to teach God’s law to the people. And they would be the judges in the law courts. Also, they would collect the taxes and other money that was due to the king and to the temple.
Most of these Levites came from the clans of Kohath and Hebron. Kenaniah and his sons came from the clan of Izhar, which was one of the clans from Kohath. Hashabiah and the men at Jazer were from the Hebron clan.
Hashabiah and his relatives worked to the west of the river Jordan. At Jazer in Gilead, there were men from Hebron’s clan. Gilead was to the east of the river Jordan. So, Jeriah and his men worked to the east of the river Jordan. That was where the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh lived.
Hashabiah had 1700 men and Jeriah had 2700 men. Therefore, as there were 6000 men, 1600 men worked with Kenaniah.
David organised all of this during the 40th year of his rule. That was his last year before he died.
The sons of Jehieli, Zetham and Joel had control of the gifts and valuable things. These things were the gifts to the LORD; and the precious objects that the priests used. These stores were for use in the daily service of the temple.
Shubael was over the team who took care of all the wealth in the temple stores. His team included Shelomith. Shelomith was responsible for all the gifts from David and the army officers. Many of these gifts were objects that the king and family leaders had given. Some of this wealth came from the goods that the army had taken from their enemies. Samuel, King Saul and former army officers had given wealth that was now in these stores. This wealth was for major repairs and for future use.
There were 6000 Levites who worked as officials and judges. They did not work in the temple. They went out to all parts of the nation called Israel. Their job was to teach God’s law to the people. And they would be the judges in the law courts. Also, they would collect the taxes and other money that was due to the king and to the temple.
Most of these Levites came from the clans of Kohath and Hebron. Kenaniah and his sons came from the clan of Izhar, which was one of the clans from Kohath. Hashabiah and the men at Jazer were from the Hebron clan.
Hashabiah and his relatives worked to the west of the river Jordan. At Jazer in Gilead, there were men from Hebron’s clan. Gilead was to the east of the river Jordan. So, Jeriah and his men worked to the east of the river Jordan. That was where the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh lived.
Hashabiah had 1700 men and Jeriah had 2700 men. Therefore, as there were 6000 men, 1600 men worked with Kenaniah.
David organised all of this during the 40th year of his rule. That was his last year before he died.
So I finally made it to the IRS. No wonder I wanted so badly to sleep in.
This is from the blueletterbible.org site.
Over the treasuries of the house of God and over the treasuries of the dedicated things: David set in order the financial organization necessary to administrate the building of the temple, including oversight of the all the riches brought in by David's conquest of neighboring peoples (the dedicated things).
For every matter pertaining to God and the affairs of the king: "Expounding also of the law, and therehence answering cases, solving doubts; superintendents, some say they were, throughout the whole kingdom." (Trapp)
For every matter pertaining to God and the affairs of the king: "Expounding also of the law, and therehence answering cases, solving doubts; superintendents, some say they were, throughout the whole kingdom." (Trapp)
"The statistic that 2,700 Levites maintained the laws of 'God and … the king' among the tribes west of the Jordan (v. 30) seems strange … but contains a hint of the importance of the district of Gilead." (Payne)
So I wondered.... what is this "importance of the district of Gilead". So I googled it... and I found that the Yegar-Sahadutha, is located there.... so then I had to find out what a Yegar-Sahadutha is.... guess what.... it's a pile of rocks.
According to Google....
Gilead was a mountainous region east of the Jordan River divided among the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh, and situated in Jordan. It is also referred to by the Aramaic name Yegar-Sahadutha, which carries the same meaning as the Hebrew Gileed, namely: "heap [of stones] of testimony" (Genesis 31:47-48).
And according to Biblestudytools.com.....
Jegar-sahadutha-pile of testimony, the Aramaic or Syriac name which Laban gave to the pile of stones erected as a memorial of the covenant between him and Jacob ( Genesis 31:47 ), who, however, called it in Hebrew by an equivalent name, Galeed.
So.... I went back and read Genesis 31 again. This is where Jacob built a wall...no kidding... Jacob wanted to marry Rachel but Laban [Rachel's dad] kept putting stuff in his way... so Jacob packed up all this stuff including Rachel [and her sister Leah whom Laban tricked Jacob into marrying instead of Rachel to get him to stay longer and work for Rachel] and took off in the night.... and of course Laban went after them.... This is where Jacob and Laban came to understand the facts of life concerning Rachel and Leah. Jacob piled up a bunch or stones. Then... the Bible quotes Laban....
47 Laban called it Jegar Sahadutha, and Jacob called it Galeed.
48 Laban said, “This heap is a witness between you and me today.” That is why it was called Galeed. 49 It was also called Mizpah,[c] because he said, “May the Lord keep watch between you and me when we are away from each other. 50 If you mistreat my daughters or if you take any wives besides my daughters, even though no one is with us, remember that God is a witness between you and me.”
51 Laban also said to Jacob, “Here is this heap, and here is this pillar I have set up between you and me. 52 This heap is a witness, and this pillar is a witness, that I will not go past this heap to your side to harm you and that you will not go past this heap and pillar to my side to harm me. 53 May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.”
48 Laban said, “This heap is a witness between you and me today.” That is why it was called Galeed. 49 It was also called Mizpah,[c] because he said, “May the Lord keep watch between you and me when we are away from each other. 50 If you mistreat my daughters or if you take any wives besides my daughters, even though no one is with us, remember that God is a witness between you and me.”
51 Laban also said to Jacob, “Here is this heap, and here is this pillar I have set up between you and me. 52 This heap is a witness, and this pillar is a witness, that I will not go past this heap to your side to harm you and that you will not go past this heap and pillar to my side to harm me. 53 May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.”
So... the pile of rocks is a witness to the fact Jacob's people [Israel] and Laban's people were to stay away from each other ..... and that was a family issue because as I recall.... Laban was Rebekah's brother... which made him Jacob's uncle. IRS and a pile of rocks....
So they have built up guards and tax collectors on the eastern boarder where Jacob and Laban had a stand off in the past. I'm sure they needed a lot of tax collectors and judges along that border.
