1 Chronicles 27 · Verse 29

1 Chronicles 27:29

And over the herds that fed in Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite: and over the herds that were in the valleys was Shaphat the son of Adlai:
1 Chronicles 27:29, King James Version

1 Chronicles 27:29 in other translations

BSBShitrai the Sharonite was in charge of the herds grazing in Sharon. Shaphat son of Adlai was in charge of the herds in the valleys.
WEBOver the herds that fed in Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite. Over the herds that were in the valleys was Shaphat the son of Adlai.
ASVand over the herds that fed in Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite: and over the herds that were in the valleys was Shaphat the son of Adlai:
YLTand over the herds that are feeding in Sharon is Shitrai the Sharonite; and over the herds in the valleys is Shaphat son of Adlai;
DARBYAnd over the herds that fed in Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite; and over the herds in the valleys was Shaphat the son of Adlai.
BBEAnd Shitrai the Sharonite was responsible for the herds in the grass-lands of Sharon, and Shaphat, the son of Adlai, for those in the valleys;
WebsterAnd over the herds that fed in Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite: and over the herds that were in the valleys was Shaphat the son of Adlai:

What does 1 Chronicles 27:29 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
29. herds that fed in Sharon--a fertile plain between Cæsarea and Joppa.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · 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 27:29 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.

וְעַל\־ve.'al-and [was] overH5921
הַבָּקָר֙ha.ba.Karthe cattleH1241
הָרֹעִ֣יםha.ro.'Imwhich grazedH7462
בַּשָּׁר֔וֹןba.sha.Ronin <the> SharonH8289
שִׁרְטַ֖יshit.raiShirtaiH7861
הַשָּׁרוֹנִ֑יha.sha.ro.Nithe SharoniteH8290
וְעַל\־ve.'al-and [was] overH5921
הַבָּקָר֙ha.ba.Karthe cattleH1241
בָּֽעֲמָקִ֔יםba.'a.ma.Kimin the valleysH6010
שָׁפָ֖טsha.FatShaphatH8202
בֶּן\־ben-[the] sonH1121
עַדְלָֽי\׃\ \ס'ad.LaiAdlaiH5724

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

Cross references for 1 Chronicles 27:29

  • 1 Chronicles 5:16

    And they dwelt in Gilead in Bashan, and in her towns, and in all the suburbs of Sharon, upon their borders.

  • Isaiah 65:10

    And Sharon shall be a fold of flocks, and the valley of Achor a place for the herds to lie down in, for my people that have sought me.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Sharon.
5:16; Isa 65:10

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

Context

  • 1 Chronicles 27:28

    And over the olive trees and the sycomore trees that were in the low plains was Baal–hanan the Gederite: and over the cellars of oil was Joash:

  • 1 Chronicles 27:29

    And over the herds that fed in Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite: and over the herds that were in the valleys was Shaphat the son of Adlai:

  • 1 Chronicles 27:30

    Over the camels also was Obil the Ishmaelite: and over the asses was Jehdeiah the Meronothite:

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1 Chronicles 27:29 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
De las vacas que pastaban en Sarón, Sitrai Saronita; y de las vacas que estaban en los valles, Saphat hijo de Adlai;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et Shitraï, le Saronite, sur le gros bétail qui paissait en Saron; et Shaphath, fils d’Adlaï, sur le gros bétail qui était dans les vallées;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und über die Rinder, die in Saron weideten: Schitrai, der Saroniter; und über die Rinder in den Niederungen: Schaphath, der Sohn Adlais;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Porro armentis quæ pascebantur in Saron, præpositus fuit Setrai Saronites: et super boves in vallibus, Saphat filius Adli: