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1 Chronicles 27:28

Baal-Hanan, from Geder, was in charge of the olive trees and sycamore trees in the western hills. Joash was in charge of storing the olive oil.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Agriculture;   Baal-Hanan;   Cellar;   Joash;   King;   Sycamore;   Vineyard;   Thompson Chain Reference - Sycamore-Trees;   Trees;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Kings;   Oil;   Olive-Tree, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Oil;   Sycamore or Sycamine;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Jehoash;   Olive;   Palestine;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Baal-Hanan;   Cellar;   Joash;   King;   Plain;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Jaziz;   Joash;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Baal-Hanan;   Economic Life;   Geder;   Joash;   King, Kingship;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Baal-Hanan;   Chronicles, I;   David;   Geder;   House;   Joash;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Cellar;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Baalhanan ;   Gederite ;   Joash ;   Sycamore,;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Army;   Baal;   Olive olive-tree;   War;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ba'al,;   Ged'erite, the,;   Jo'ash;   Law of Moses;   Olive;   Palesti'na;   Sycamore;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Baal (2);   Baal-Hanan;   Geder;   Gederite;   Joash (2);   Judah, Territory of;   King;   Lowland;   Oil;   Shephelah;   Sycomore Tree;   Tax;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Baal-Hanan;   King;   Sycamore;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Baal-hanan the Gederite was in charge of the olive and sycamore trees in the Judean foothills.
Hebrew Names Version
and over the olive trees and the sycamore trees that were in the lowland was Ba`al-Hanan the Gederite: and over the cellars of oil was Yo'ash:
King James Version
And over the olive trees and the sycomore trees that were in the low plains was Baalhanan the Gederite: and over the cellars of oil was Joash:
English Standard Version
Over the olive and sycamore trees in the Shephelah was Baal-hanan the Gederite; and over the stores of oil was Joash.
New English Translation
Baal-Hanan the Gederite was in charge of the olive and sycamore trees in the lowlands; Joash was in charge of the storehouses of olive oil.
Amplified Bible
Baal-hanan the Gederite was in charge of the olive and sycamore trees in Shephelah (the lowlands); and Joash was in charge of the stores of [olive] oil.
New American Standard Bible
Baal-hanan the Gederite was responsible for the olive and sycamore trees in the Shephelah; and Joash was responsible for the stores of oil.
World English Bible
and over the olive trees and the sycamore trees that were in the lowland was Baal-hanan the Gederite: and over the cellars of oil was Joash:
Geneva Bible (1587)
And ouer the oliue trees & mulberie trees that were in the valleys, was Baal Hanan the Gederite: and ouer the store of the oyle was Ioash:
Legacy Standard Bible
Baal-hanan the Gederite was over the olive and sycamore trees in the Shephelah; and Joash had charge of the stores of oil.
Berean Standard Bible
Baal-hanan the Gederite was in charge of the olive and sycamore trees in the foothills. Joash was in charge of the stores of olive oil.
Contemporary English Version
Baal Hanan from Geder was in charge of the olive and sycamore trees in the western foothills, and Joash was in charge of storing the olive oil.
Complete Jewish Bible
In charge of the olive and sycamore-fig trees in the Sh'felah was Ba‘al-Hanan from G'derah, while Yo'ash was put over the storehouses for olive oil.
Darby Translation
and over the olive-trees and the sycamore-trees that were in the lowland was Baal-hanan the Gederite; and over the cellars of oil was Joash.
Easy-to-Read Version
Baal Hanan from Geder was in charge of the olive trees and sycamore trees in the western hill country. Joash was in charge of storing the olive oil.
George Lamsa Translation
And over the olive trees and the sycamore trees that were in the low plains was Baalhanan the Gederite; and over the stores of oil was Joash;
Good News Translation
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Lexham English Bible
And over the olive trees and the sycamore trees that were in the Shephelah was Baal-Hanan the Gederite. And over the treasury houses of olive oil was Joash.
Literal Translation
And Baal-hanan of Geder was over the olive trees and sycamore trees in the lowlands. And Joash was over the oil cellars.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Ouer the oyle gardens and Molberytrees in the lowe feldes, was Baal Hanan the Gaderite. Ouer the treasure of the oyle was Ioas.
American Standard Version
and over the olive-trees and the sycomore-trees that were in the lowland was Baal-hanan the Gederite: and over the cellars of oil was Joash:
Bible in Basic English
Baal-hanan the Gederite was responsible for the olive-trees and the sycamore-trees in the lowlands; and Joash for the stores of oil;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And ouer the oliue trees and mulberie trees that were in the valleyes, was Baal Hanan the Gederite: And ouer the treasure of oyle, was Ioas.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
and over the olive-trees and the sycomore-trees that were in the Lowland was Baal-hanan the Gederite; and over the cellars of oil was Joash;
King James Version (1611)
And ouer the Oliue trees, and the Sycomore trees that were in the lowe plaines, was Baal-hanan the Gederite: and ouer the cellars of oyle was Ioash.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And over the oliveyards, and over the sycamores in the plain country was Ballanan the Gedorite; and over the stores of oil was Joas.
English Revised Version
and over the olive trees and the sycomore trees that were in the lowland was Baal–hanan the Gederite: and over the cellars of oil was Joash:
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
for Balanam Gadaritis was on the olyue placis, and fige places, that weren in the feeldi places; sotheli Joas was on the schoppis, `ether celeris, of oile;
Update Bible Version
and over the olive-trees and the sycamore-trees that were in the lowland was Baal-hanan the Gederite: and over the cellars of oil was Joash:
Webster's Bible Translation
And over the olive trees and the sycamore trees that [were] in the low plains [was] Baal-hanan the Gederite: and over the cellars of oil [was] Joash:
New King James Version
Baal-Hanan the Gederite was over the olive trees and the sycamore trees that were in the lowlands, and Joash was over the store of oil.
New Living Translation
Baal-hanan from Geder was in charge of the king's olive groves and sycamore-fig trees in the foothills of Judah. Joash was responsible for the supplies of olive oil.
New Life Bible
Baalhanan the Gederite was over the olive and sycamore trees in the plains. Joash was captain of the stores of oil.
New Revised Standard
Over the olive and sycamore trees in the Shephelah was Baal-hanan the Gederite. Over the stores of oil was Joash.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, over the olive-trees and the sycamore-trees that were in the lowland, was Baal-hanan the Gederite. And, over the treasuries of oil, was Joash.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And over the oliveyards and the fig groves, which were in the plains, was Balanam a Gederite: and over the oil cellars, Joas.
Revised Standard Version
Over the olive and sycamore trees in the Shephe'lah was Ba'al-ha'nan the Gede'rite; and over the stores of oil was Jo'ash.
Young's Literal Translation
and over the olives, and the sycamores, that [are] in the low country, [is] Baal-Hanan the Gederite; and over the treasures of oil [is] Joash;
THE MESSAGE
Baal-Hanan the Gederite was in charge of the olive and sycamore-fig trees in the western hills, and Joash was in charge of the olive oil.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Baal-hanan the Gederite had charge of the olive and sycamore trees in the Shephelah; and Joash had charge of the stores of oil.

Contextual Overview

16 These were the leaders of the tribes of Israel. Eliezer son of Zicri was over the tribe of Reuben. Shephatiah son of Maacah was over the tribe of Simeon. 17 Hashabiah son of Kemuel was over the tribe of Levi. Zadok was over the people of Aaron. 18 Elihu, one of David's brothers, was over the tribe of Judah. Omri son of Michael was over the tribe of Issachar. 19 Ishmaiah son of Obadiah was over the tribe of Zebulun. Jerimoth son of Azriel was over the tribe of Naphtali. 20 Hoshea son of Azaziah was over the tribe of Ephraim. Joel son of Pedaiah was over West Manasseh. 21 Iddo son of Zechariah was over East Manasseh. Jaasiel son of Abner was over the tribe of Benjamin. 22 Azarel son of Jeroham was over the tribe of Dan. These were the leaders of the tribes of Israel. 23 The Lord had promised to make the Israelites as many as the stars in the sky. So David only counted the men who were twenty years old and older. 24 Joab son of Zeruiah began to count the people, but he did not finish. God became angry with Israel for counting the people, so the number of the people was not put in the history book about King David's rule. 25 Azmaveth son of Adiel was in charge of the royal storehouses. Jonathan son of Uzziah was in charge of the storehouses in the country, towns, villages, and towers.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

And over: 1 Kings 4:7

the sycamore trees: The Hebrew shikmin, Syriac shekmo, and Arabic jummeez, is the ףץךןלןסןע, or sycomore, of the Greeks, so called from ףץךןע, a fig-tree, and לןסןע a mulberry- tree, because it resembles the latter in its leaves, and the former in its fruits. "The sycamore," says Mr. Norden, "is of the height of a beech, and bears its fruit in a manner quite different from other trees: it has them on the trunk itself, which shoots out little sprigs, in form of grape stalks, at the end of which grow the fruit close to one another, almost like a cluster of grapes. The tree is always green, and bears fruit several times in the year, without observing any certain seasons; for I have seen some sycamores that have given fruit two months after others. The fruit has the figure and smell of real figs, but is inferior to them in the taste, having a disgusting sweetness. Its colour is a yellow, inclining to an ochre, shadowed by a flesh colour. In the inside it resembles the common figs, excepting that it has a blackish colouring with yellow spots. This sort of tree is pretty common in Egypt; the people, for the greater part, live on its fruit, and think themselves well regaled when they have a piece of bread, a couple of sycamore figs, and a pitcher of water." 1 Kings 20:27

Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 9:27 - the sycamore Psalms 78:47 - sycamore Luke 19:4 - a sycamore

Cross-References

Genesis 27:5
So Esau went out in the field to hunt. Rebekah was listening as Isaac said this to his son Esau.
Genesis 27:7
‘Kill an animal and prepare some tasty food for me to eat. Then I will bless you in the presence of the Lord before I die.'
Genesis 27:9
Go out to our goats and bring me two of the best young ones. I will prepare them just the way your father likes them.
Genesis 27:11
But Jacob said to his mother Rebekah, "My brother Esau is a hairy man, and I am smooth!
Genesis 27:12
If my father touches me, he will know I am not Esau. Then he will not bless me but will place a curse on me because I tried to trick him."
Genesis 27:13
So Rebekah said to him, "If your father puts a curse on you, I will accept the blame. Just do what I said. Go get the goats for me."
Genesis 27:39
Isaac said to him, "You will live far away from the best land, far from the rain.
Genesis 45:18
and bring their father and their families back here to me. I will give them the best land in Egypt, and they will eat the best food we have here.
Genesis 49:20
"Asher's land will grow much good food; he will grow food fit for a king.
Numbers 13:20
What about the soil? Is it fertile or poor? Are there trees there? Try to bring back some of the fruit from that land." (It was the season for the first grapes.)

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

This section is important as showing that David, the younger son of a not very opulent family 1Sa 16:11, 1 Samuel 16:20, had now become a large landed proprietor, as well as a capitalist, possessed of much moveable wealth. We may perhaps see the sources of both these kinds of property, in the successful wars which he had waged 1 Samuel 27:8-9; 1 Samuel 30:20; 2 Samuel 8:4, 2Sa 8:7-8, 2 Samuel 8:12; in the revenue derived from subject kings 1 Samuel 8:2, 1 Samuel 8:14; 1 Samuel 10:19; and in the purchase and occupation of lands in different places. Further, he enjoyed, of course, the usual rights of a Jewish king over the landed property of his subjects, and was thus entitled to receive a tithe of the produce in tithes (1 Samuel 8:15, 1 Samuel 8:17) and in “benevolences.” Compare 1 Samuel 10:27; 1 Samuel 16:20, etc.

1 Chronicles 27:25

The castles - Probably the watchtowers in the border districts, exposed to raids from the plundering tribes of the desert 2 Chronicles 26:10; 2 Chronicles 27:4.

1 Chronicles 27:28

In the low plains - Rather, “in the Shephelah,” the proper name of the low tract between the hill country of Judaea and the Mediterranean.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Chronicles 27:28. 1 Chronicles 27:25.


 
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