1 Chronicles 26:29

What does 1 Chronicles 26:29 mean?

A plain-English look at 1 Chronicles 26:29 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were for the outward business over Israel, for officers and judges.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were for the outward business over Israel, for officers and judges.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were for the outward business over Israel, for officers and judges.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons had to do all the public business of Israel, in relation to judges and men in authority.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

Of the Izharite, Chenaniah and his sons <FI>are<Fi> for the outward work over Israel, for officers and for judges.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

But Chonenias and his sons were over the Isaarites, for the business abroad over Israel to teach them and judge them.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Of the Jizharites, Chenaniah and his sons were over Israel, for the outward business for officers and judges.

Context

v.28And all that Samuel the seer, and Saul the son of Kish, and Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son of Zeruiah, had dedicated, whosoever had dedicated anything, it was under the hand of Shelomoth, and of his brethren.

v.29This passage

v.30Of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brethren, men of valor, a thousand and seven hundred, had the oversight of Israel beyond the Jordan westward, for all the business of Jehovah, and for the service of the king.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 1 Chronicles 26:23

    Of the Amramites, of the Izharites, of the Hebronites, of the Uzzielites:

  • Nehemiah 11:16

    and Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chiefs of the Levites, who had the oversight of the outward business of the house of God;

  • 1 Chronicles 23:4

    Of these, twenty and four thousand were to oversee the work of the house of Jehovah; and six thousand were officers and judges;

  • 2 Chronicles 34:13

    Also they were over the bearers of burdens, and set forward all that did the work in every manner of service: and of the Levites there were scribes, and officers, and porters.

  • 2 Chronicles 19:8

    Moreover in Jerusalem did Jehoshaphat set of the Levites and the priests, and of the heads of the fathers’ houses of Israel, for the judgment of Jehovah, and for controversies. And they returned to Jerusalem.

  • 1 Chronicles 23:12

    The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.

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