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Administrators of Outside Work

29 As for the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons (A)were assigned to the outside work for Israel, as (B)officers and judges. 30 As for the Hebronites, (C)Hashabiah and his relatives, 1,700 men of valor, were over the administration of Israel across the Jordan to the west, for all the work of Yahweh and the service of the king. 31 As for the Hebronites, (D)Jerijah the chief [a](these Hebronites were investigated according to their generations and fathers’ households, in the fortieth year of David’s reign, and mighty men of valor were found among them at (E)Jazer of Gilead) 32 and his relatives, men of valor, were 2,700 in number, heads of fathers’ households. And King David made them overseers of the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of the Manassites (F)concerning [b]all the affairs of God and of the king.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 26:31 Heb according to the Hebronites...father’s households
  2. 1 Chronicles 26:32 Lit every matter of God and matter of the king

29 Of the Iz′harites, Chenani′ah and his sons were appointed to outside duties for Israel, as officers and judges. 30 Of the He′bronites, Hashabi′ah and his brethren, one thousand seven hundred men of ability, had the oversight of Israel westward of the Jordan for all the work of the Lord and for the service of the king. 31 Of the He′bronites, Jeri′jah was chief of the He′bronites of whatever genealogy or fathers’ houses. (In the fortieth year of David’s reign search was made and men of great ability among them were found at Jazer in Gilead.) 32 King David appointed him and his brethren, two thousand seven hundred men of ability, heads of fathers’ houses, to have the oversight of the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of the Manas′sites for everything pertaining to God and for the affairs of the king.

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