1 Chronicles 27 · Verse 25

1 Chronicles 27:25

And over the king’s treasures was Azmaveth the son of Adiel: and over the storehouses in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the castles, was Jehonathan the son of Uzziah:
1 Chronicles 27:25, King James Version

1 Chronicles 27:25 in other translations

BSBAzmaveth son of Adiel was in charge of the royal storehouses. Jonathan son of Uzziah was in charge of the storehouses in the country, in the cities, in the villages, and in the fortresses.
WEBOver the king’s treasures was Azmaveth the son of Adiel. Over the treasures in the fields, in the cities, in the villages, and in the towers was Jonathan the son of Uzziah;
ASVAnd over the king’s treasures was Azmaveth the son of Adiel: and over the treasures in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the castles, was Jonathan the son of Uzziah:
YLTAnd over the treasures of the king is Azmaveth son of Adiel; and over the treasures in the field, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the towers, is Jehonathan son of Uzziah;
DARBYAnd over the king's treasures was Azmaveth the son of Adiel; and over the storehouses in the country, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the towers was Jonathan the son of Uzziah.
BBEAnd Azmaveth, the son of Adiel, was controller of the king's property; Jonathan, the son of Uzziah, had control of all store-houses in country places and in the towns and little towns and strong places;
WebsterAnd over the king's treasures was Azmaveth the son of Adiel: and over the store-houses in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the castles, was Jehonathan the son of Uzziah:

What does 1 Chronicles 27:25 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
25. over the king's treasures--Those treasures consisted of gold, silver, precious stones, cedar-wood, &c.; those which he had in Jerusalem as distinguished from others without the city. the storehouses in the fields--Grain covered over with layers of straw is frequently preserved in the fields under little earthen mounds, like our potato pits.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 25 Over the king's treasures - We see from these verses in what the personal property of David consisted: - 1. Treasures, gold, silver, etc. 2. Goods and grain in castles, cities villages, and in the fields. 3. Vineyards and their produce. 4. Olive-trees and their produce. 5. Neat cattle, in different districts. 6. Camels and asses: they had no horses. 7. Flocks, sheep, goats, etc.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Chronicles 27:16-34

The officers of the court, or the rulers of the king's substance, had the oversight and charge of the king's tillage, his vineyards, his herds, his flocks, which formed the wealth of eastern kings. Much of the wisdom of princes is seen in the choice of their ministry, and common persons show it in the choice of their advisers. David, though he had all these about him, preferred the word of God before them all. Thy…

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1 Chronicles 27:25 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.

וְעַל֙ve.'Aland [was] overH5921
אֹצְר֣וֹת'o.tze.Rot[the] storehouses ofH214
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
עַזְמָ֖וֶת'az.Ma.vetAzmavethH5820
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
עֲדִיאֵ֑ל\ \ס'a.di.'ElAdielH5717
וְעַ֣לve.'Aland [was] overH5921
הָֽאֹצָר֡וֹתha.'o.tza.Rotthe storehousesH214
בַּשָּׂדֶ֞הba.sa.Dehin the open countryH7704
בֶּעָרִ֤יםbe.'a.Rimin the citiesH5892
וּבַכְּפָרִים֙u.va.ke.fa.Rimand in the villagesH3723
וּבַמִּגְדָּל֔וֹתu.va.mig.da.Lotand in the towersH4026
יְהוֹנָתָ֖ןye.ho.na.TanJonathanH3083
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
עֻזִּיָּֽהוּ\׃\ \ס'u.zi.Ya.huUzziahH5818

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

Cross references for 1 Chronicles 27:25

  • Genesis 41:48

    And he gathered up all the food of the seven years, which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities: the food of the field, which was round about every city, laid he up in the same.

  • Jeremiah 41:8

    But ten men were found among them that said unto Ishmael, Slay us not: for we have treasures in the field, of wheat, and of barley, and of oil, and of honey. So he forbare, and slew them not among their brethren.

  • Exodus 1:11

    Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.

  • 2 Chronicles 26:10

    Also he built towers in the desert, and digged many wells: for he had much cattle, both in the low country, and in the plains: husbandmen also, and vine dressers in the mountains, and in Carmel: for he loved husbandry.

  • 2 Chronicles 16:2

    Then Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of the house of the Lord and of the king’s house, and sent to Ben–hadad king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,

  • 2 Kings 18:15

    And Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the Lord, and in the treasures of the king’s house.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the king's.
2Ki 18:15; 2Ch 16:2
the storehouses.
Ge 41:48; Ex 1:11; 2Ch 26:10; Jer 41:8

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Context

  • 1 Chronicles 27:24

    Joab the son of Zeruiah began to number, but he finished not, because there fell wrath for it against Israel; neither was the number put in the account of the chronicles of king David.

  • 1 Chronicles 27:25

    And over the king’s treasures was Azmaveth the son of Adiel: and over the storehouses in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the castles, was Jehonathan the son of Uzziah:

  • 1 Chronicles 27:26

    And over them that did the work of the field for tillage of the ground was Ezri the son of Chelub:

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1 Chronicles 27:25 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y Azmaveth hijo de Adiel tenía cargo de los tesoros del rey; y de los tesoros de los campos, y de las ciudades, y de las aldeas y castillos, Jonathán hijo de Uzzías;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Azmaveth, fils d’Adiel, était préposé sur les trésors du roi; et Jonathan, fils d’Ozias, était préposé sur les trésors qui étaient à la campagne, dans les villes, et dans les villages, et dans les tours.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und über die Schätze des Königs war Asmaweth, der Sohn Adiels. Und über die Vorräte auf dem Felde, in den Städten und in den Dörfern und in den Türmen, war Jonathan, der Sohn Ussijas.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Super thesauros autem regis fuit Azmoth filius Adiel: his autem thesauris, qui erant in urbibus, et in vicis, et in turribus, præsidebat Jonathan filius Oziæ.