30And of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brethren, men of valour, a thousand and seven hundred, were officers among them of Israel on this side Jordan westward in all the business of the LORD, and in the service of the king.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Of the Levites, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel: of the Aaronites, Zadok:
The sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
Of the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 29-32)All the offices of the house of God being well provided with Levites, we have here an account of those that were employed as officers and judges in the outward business, which must not be neglected, no, not for the temple itself. The magistracy is an ordinance of God for the good of the church as truly as the ministry is. And here we are told, 1. That the Levites were employed in the administratio…
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