1 Chronicles 27 · Verse 32

1 Chronicles 27:32

Also Jonathan David’s uncle was a counsellor, a wise man, and a scribe: and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king’s sons:
1 Chronicles 27:32, King James Version

1 Chronicles 27:32 in other translations

BSBDavid’s uncle Jonathan was a counselor; he was a man of insight and a scribe. Jehiel son of Hachmoni attended to the sons of the king.
WEBAlso Jonathan, David’s uncle, was a counselor, a man of understanding, and a scribe. Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king’s sons.
ASVAlso Jonathan, David’s uncle, was a counsellor, a man of understanding, and a scribe: and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king’s sons:
YLTAnd Jonathan, uncle of David, is counsellor, a man of understanding, he is also a scribe; and Jehiel son of Hachmoni is with the sons of the king;
DARBYAnd Jonathan, David's uncle, was counsellor, a wise man, and a scribe; and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king's sons;
BBENow Jonathan, David's father's brother, expert in discussion, and a man of good sense, was a scribe; and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni, had the care of the king's sons;
WebsterAlso Jonathan, David's uncle, was a counselor, a wise man, and a scribe: and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king's sons:

What does 1 Chronicles 27:32 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…

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1 Chronicles 27:32 in the original Hebrew

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וִֽיהוֹנָתָ֤ןvi.ho.na.Tanand JonathanH3083
דּוֹד\־dod-[the] uncle ofH1730
דָּוִיד֙da.VidDavidH1732
יוֹעֵ֔ץyo.'Etz[was] a counselorH3289
אִישׁ\־'ish-[was] a manH376
מֵבִ֥יןme.VinunderstandingH995
וְסוֹפֵ֖רve.so.Ferand a scribeH5608
ה֑וּאHu'heH1931
וִֽיחִיאֵ֥לvi.chi.'Eland JehielH3171
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
חַכְמוֹנִ֖יchakh.mo.NiHacmoniH2453
עִם\־'im-[was] withH5973
בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei[the] sons ofH1121
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ\׃ha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428

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

Cross references for 1 Chronicles 27:32

  • 2 Samuel 13:3

    But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David’s brother: and Jonadab was a very subtil man.

  • 1 Chronicles 11:11

    And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had; Jashobeam, an Hachmonite, the chief of the captains: he lifted up his spear against three hundred slain by him at one time.

  • 2 Samuel 21:21

    And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea the brother of David slew him.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
uncle.
2Sa 13:3; 21:21
nephew. scribe.or, secretary.
son of Hachmoni. .
or, Hachmonite.
11:11

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Context

  • 1 Chronicles 27:31

    And over the flocks was Jaziz the Hagerite. All these were the rulers of the substance which was king David’s.

  • 1 Chronicles 27:32

    Also Jonathan David’s uncle was a counsellor, a wise man, and a scribe: and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king’s sons:

  • 1 Chronicles 27:33

    And Ahithophel was the king’s counsellor: and Hushai the Archite was the king’s companion:

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1 Chronicles 27:32 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y Jonathán, tío de David, era consejero, varón prudente y escriba; y Jehiel hijo de Hacmoni estaba con los hijos del rey.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Jonathan, oncle de David, était conseiller, homme intelligent et un scribe; et Jekhiel, fils de Hacmoni, était avec les fils du roi.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Jonathan, der Oheim Davids, war Rat; er war ein einsichtiger Mann und ein Schriftgelehrter. Und Jechiel, der Sohn Hakmonis, war bei den Söhnen des Königs.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Jonathan autem patruus David, consiliarius, vir prudens et litteratus: ipse et Jahiel filius Hachamoni erant cum filiis regis.