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:
1 Chronicles 27:26 in other translations
| BSB | Ezri son of Chelub was in charge of the workers in the fields who tilled the soil. |
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| WEB | Over those who did the work of the field for tillage of the ground was Ezri the son of Chelub. |
| ASV | and over them that did the work of the field for tillage of the ground was Ezri the son of Chelub: |
| YLT | and over workmen of the field for the service of the ground is Ezri son of Chelub; |
| DARBY | And over them that worked in the field for tillage of the ground was Ezri the son of Chelub. |
| BBE | Ezri, the son of Chelub, had authority over the field-workers and farmers; |
| Webster | And over them that did the work of the field for tillage of the ground was Ezri the son of Chelub: |
What does 1 Chronicles 27:26 mean?
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…
1 Chronicles 27:26 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- 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:
- 1 Chronicles 27:27
And over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite: over the increase of the vineyards for the wine cellars was Zabdi the Shiphmite:
1 Chronicles 27:26 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y de los que trabajaban en la labranza de las tierras, Ezri hijo de Chêlud; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Ezri, fils de Kelub, était préposé sur ceux qui étaient occupés au travail des champs pour le labourage de la terre; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und über die Feldarbeiter beim Landbau: Esri, der Sohn Kelubs. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Operi autem rustico, et agricolis qui exercebant terram, præerat Ezri filius Chelub: |