1 Chronicles 12 · Verse 27

1 Chronicles 12:27

And Jehoiada was the leader of the Aaronites, and with him were three thousand and seven hundred;
1 Chronicles 12:27, King James Version

1 Chronicles 12:27 in other translations

BSBincluding Jehoiada, leader of the house of Aaron, with 3,700 men,
WEBJehoiada was the leader of the household of Aaron; and with him were three thousand seven hundred,
ASVAnd Jehoiada was the leader of the house of Aaron; and with him were three thousand and seven hundred,
YLTand Jehoiada is the leader of the Aaronite, and with him are three thousand and seven hundred,
DARBYAnd Jehoiada the prince of Aaron, and with him were three thousand seven hundred;
BBEAnd Jehoiada, chief of the family of Aaron, and with him three thousand, seven hundred men;
WebsterAnd Jehoiada was the leader of the Aaronites, and with him were three thousand and seven hundred;

What does 1 Chronicles 12:27 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
27. Jehoiada, the leader of the Aaronites--not the high priest, for that was Abiathar (1Sa 23:9), but the leader of the Aaronite warriors, supposed to be the father of Benaiah (1Ch 11:22).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 27 Jehoiada was the leader of the Aaronites - Abiathar was then high priest, and Jehoiada captain over the warriors of the house of Aaron.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Chronicles 12:23-40

When the throne of Christ is set up in a soul, there is, or ought to be, great joy in that soul; and provision is made, not as here, for a few days, but for the whole life, and for eternity. Happy are those who wisely perceive it to be their duty and interest, to submit to the Saviour Jesus Christ, the Son of David; who renounce for his sake all that is not consistent; whose earnest endeavours to do good are…

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1 Chronicles 12:27 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וִיהוֹיָדָ֖עvi.ho.ya.Da'and JehoiadaH3077
הַנָּגִ֣ידha.na.Gid[was] the leaderH5057
לְאַהֲרֹ֑ןle.'a.ha.Ronof AaronH175
וְעִמּ֕וֹve.'i.Moand [were] with himH5973
שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetthreeH7969
אֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.Fimthousand<s>H505
וּשְׁבַ֥עu.she.Va'and sevenH7651
מֵאֽוֹת\׃\ \סme.'othundred<s>H3967

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Chronicles 12:27

  • 1 Chronicles 27:17

    Of the Levites, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel: of the Aaronites, Zadok:

  • 1 Chronicles 6:49-57

    But Aaron and his sons offered upon the altar of the burnt offering, and on the altar of incense, and were appointed for all the work of the place most holy, and to make an atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded. And these are the sons of Aaron; Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son, Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son, Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son, …

  • 2 Kings 11:4

    And the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the rulers over hundreds, with the captains and the guard, and brought them to him into the house of the Lord, and made a covenant with them, and took an oath of them in the house of the Lord, and shewed them the king’s son.

  • 2 Kings 11:9

    And the captains over the hundreds did according to all things that Jehoiada the priest commanded: and they took every man his men that were to come in on the sabbath, with them that should go out on the sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest.

  • 2 Kings 25:18

    And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:

  • 1 Chronicles 9:20

    And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the ruler over them in time past, and the Lord was with him.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the leader.
9:20; 2Ki 11:4,9; 25:18
Aaronites.
6:49-57; 27:17

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 1 Chronicles 12:26

    Of the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred.

  • 1 Chronicles 12:27

    And Jehoiada was the leader of the Aaronites, and with him were three thousand and seven hundred;

  • 1 Chronicles 12:28

    And Zadok, a young man mighty of valour, and of his father’s house twenty and two captains.

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1 Chronicles 12:27 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Asimismo Joiada, príncipe de los del linaje de Aarón, y con él tres mil y setecientos;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Des fils de Lévi, 4 600.
German
Elberfelder 1871		und Jojada, der Fürst von Aaron, und mit ihm 3700;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Jojoda quoque princeps de stirpe Aaron, et cum eo tria millia septingenti.