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1 Chronicles 26:20

Of the Levites, Ahijah was in charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries of the dedicated gifts.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Ahijah;   Treasure-Houses;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Dedication;   Levites, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Temple;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Levite;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Ahijah;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ahiah;   Ahijah;   Gatekeeper;   Jehiel;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ahijah;   Ammiel;   Chronicles, I;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Ahijah ;   Gershon, Gershonites ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Ahijah;   Levites;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ahi'ah;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ahijah;   Treasury (of Temple);   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Ahijah (the Prophet);   Ahijah, Ahiah, Ahijahu;   Sacrifice;  

Parallel Translations

Legacy Standard Bible
As for the Levites, Ahijhah was over the treasures of the house of God and of the treasures of the holy gifts.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The Levites, their relatives, had charge of the treasures of the house of God and of the treasures of the dedicated gifts.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And of the Leuites, Ahiah had the ouersight of the treasures of the house of God, & of the treasures of the dedicate thinges.
Darby Translation
And the Levites: Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things.
New King James Version
Of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasuries of the house of God and over the treasuries of the dedicated things.
Literal Translation
And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God, and to the treasures of the dedicated things.
Easy-to-Read Version
Ahijah was from the tribe of Levi. Ahijah was responsible for taking care of the valuable things in God's Temple. Ahijah also was responsible for the places where the holy things were kept.
World English Bible
Of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things.
King James Version (1611)
And of the Leuites, Ahiiah was ouer the treasures of the house of God, and ouer the treasures of the dedicate things.
King James Version
And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Of the Leuites, was Ahia ouer the treasures of the house of God, and ouer the treasures that were sanctifyed.
THE MESSAGE
Other Levites were put in charge of the financial affairs of The Temple of God. From the family of Ladan (all Gershonites) came Jehieli, and the sons of Jehieli, Zetham and his brother Joel. They supervised the finances of the sanctuary of God .
American Standard Version
And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things.
Bible in Basic English
And the Levites their brothers were responsible for the stores of the house of God and the holy things.
Update Bible Version
And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things.
Webster's Bible Translation
And of the Levites, Ahijah [was] over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things.
New English Translation
Their fellow Levites were in charge of the storehouses in God's temple and the storehouses containing consecrated items.
Contemporary English Version
The Levites who were relatives of the Korahites and the Merarites were in charge of guarding the temple treasury and the gifts that had been dedicated to God.
Complete Jewish Bible
Of the L'vi'im, Achiyah was responsible for the stores in the house of God and the stores of holy articles.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And of the Leuites. Ahiiah was ouer the treasures of the house of God, and ouer the treasures of the dedicate things.
George Lamsa Translation
And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the storehouses of the house of God and over the storehouses of the dedicated things.
Hebrew Names Version
Of the Levites, Achiyah was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasuries of the house of God, and over the treasuries of the hallowed things.
New Living Translation
Other Levites, led by Ahijah, were in charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries of the gifts dedicated to the Lord .
New Life Bible
Their brothers the Levites watched over the riches of the house of God and the riches of the holy gifts.
New Revised Standard
And of the Levites, Ahijah had charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries of the dedicated gifts.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the Levites their brethren were over the treasures of the house of the Lord, and over the treasures of the hallowed things.
English Revised Version
And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasuries of the house of God, and over the treasuries of the dedicated things.
Berean Standard Bible
Now their fellow Levites were in charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries of the dedicated things.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, the Levites, their brethren, were over the treasuries of the house of God, even to the treasuries of hallowed things.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Now Achias was over the treasures of the house of God, and the holy vessels.
Lexham English Bible
And of the Levites: Ahijah was over the treasuries of the house of God and over the treasuries of the sanctified objects.
English Standard Version
And of the Levites, Ahijah had charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries of the dedicated gifts.
New American Standard Bible
The Levites, their relatives, were in charge of the treasures of the house of God and of the treasures of the dedicated gifts.
New Century Version
Other Levites were responsible for guarding the treasuries of the Temple of God and for the places where the holy items were kept.
Good News Translation
Others of their fellow Levites were in charge of the Temple treasury and the storerooms for gifts dedicated to God.
Christian Standard Bible®
From the Levites, Ahijah was in charge of the treasuries of God's temple and the treasuries of what had been dedicated.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe Achias was ouer the tresours of the hows of the Lord, and ouer the vessels of hooli thingis.
Young's Literal Translation
And of the Levites, Ahijah [is] over the treasures of the house of God, even for the treasures of the holy things.
Revised Standard Version
And of the Levites, Ahi'jah had charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries of the dedicated gifts.

Contextual Overview

20Of the Levites, Ahijah was in charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries of the dedicated gifts.21The sons of Ladan, the sons of the Gershonites belonging to Ladan, namely, the Jehielites, were the heads of the fathers' households, belonging to Ladan the Gershonite. 22The sons of Jehieli, Zetham and his brother Joel, were in charge of the treasuries of the house of the LORD. 23Of the Amramites, Izharites, Hebronites, and Uzzielites: 24Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was supervisor over the treasuries. 25His relatives by Eliezer were his son Rehabiah, his son Jeshaiah, his son Joram, his son Zichri, and his son Shelomoth. 26This Shelomoth and his relatives were in charge of all the treasuries of the dedicated gifts which King David, the heads of the fathers' households, the commanders of thousands and hundreds, and the commanders of the army, had dedicated. 27From spoil won in battles they dedicated gifts to maintain and repair the house of the LORD. 28Also all that Samuel the seer had dedicated, and Saul the son of Kish, Abner the son of Ner and Joab the son of Zeruiah, everyone who had dedicated anything, this was in the care of Shelomoth and his relatives.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

treasures: 1 Chronicles 26:22, 1 Chronicles 9:26-30, 1 Chronicles 22:3, 1 Chronicles 22:4, 1 Chronicles 22:14-16, 1 Chronicles 28:12-19, 1 Chronicles 29:2-8, 1 Kings 14:26, 1 Kings 15:18, Malachi 3:10

dedicated things: Heb. holy things, 1 Chronicles 26:26-28, 1 Chronicles 18:11, 1 Kings 7:51, 2 Chronicles 31:11, 2 Chronicles 31:12

Reciprocal: Numbers 3:7 - keep Numbers 3:8 - General Numbers 3:32 - General Numbers 8:26 - to keep Numbers 31:30 - keep the Joshua 6:19 - all the silver 1 Chronicles 23:4 - twenty 1 Chronicles 28:11 - the treasuries 2 Chronicles 8:15 - the treasures 2 Chronicles 15:18 - brought Ezra 2:69 - the treasure Ezra 8:29 - Watch ye Nehemiah 11:16 - had the oversight of

Cross-References

Genesis 21:25
Then Abraham complained to Abimelech about a well of water which the servants of Abimelech had [violently] seized [from him],

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And of the Levites,.... The rest of the Levites, as the Gershonites, Amramites, Izharites, and Hebronites, 1 Chronicles 26:21.

Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God; as the tithes, vessels, vestments, wine, and oil, and other things; such an one was Phinehas at the time of the destruction of Jerusalem by Vespasian, who being taken, showed and delivered the priests' garments, and many other precious things and sacred ornaments under his care e: and over the treasures of the dedicated things; voluntarily devoted for sacrifices and repairs of the temple; and this Ahijah had the care of each of those at first, which afterwards were divided, and put under the care of different persons.

e Joseph. de Bell. Jud. l. 6. c. 8. sect. 3.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Chronicles 26:20. The treasures of the house of God — Where the money was kept, which was to be expended in oblations for the temple.-Jarchi.


 
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