Officials Responsible for Treasuries and Records
1 Chronicles 26:20-32
1 C.26.20 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- והלוים: NOUN,m,pl,def
- אחיה: NOUN,m,pl,abs
- על: PREP
- אוצרות: NOUN,m,pl,construct
- בית: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- האלהים: NOUN,m,sg,def
- ולאצרות: NOUN,m,pl,const
- הקדשים: NOUN,m,pl,def
Parallels
- 1 Chronicles 26:26 (verbal): Same chapter/listing of Levites assigned over the treasuries (another named pair appointed to the storehouses); closely parallels function and wording.
- 1 Chronicles 9:28–32 (thematic): Passage listing gatekeepers/porters and their duties, including oversight of the vessels and storerooms of the house of the LORD—parallels Levites’ responsibility for temple treasuries.
- 2 Chronicles 31:12 (thematic): Describes priests and Levites gathering offerings and placing them in the treasuries of the house of the LORD—matches the role of Levites overseeing the temple’s treasures.
- Nehemiah 12:44 (structural): Records officials appointed 'over the chambers for the treasures' to collect contributions, firstfruits and tithes—a post equivalent to the Levites’ stewardship of temple storerooms.
- Numbers 18:21 (thematic): God’s allocation of the tithe to the Levites as their inheritance and charge to serve at the tent/house of meeting—background law for Levites’ practical custodianship of sacred goods and resources.
Alternative generated candidates
- And the Levites, Ahijah, were over the treasuries of the house of God and over the treasuries of the holy things.
- And to the Levites, Ahiah—over the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries of the holy things.
1 C.26.21 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
- לעדן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
- הגרשני: NOUN,m,sg,def
- ללעדן: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ראשי: NOUN,m,sg,abs+PRON,1,sg
- האבות: NOUN,m,pl,def
- ללעדן: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- הגרשני: NOUN,m,sg,def
- יחיאלי: NOUN,m,sg,abs
Parallels
- 1 Chronicles 23:6 (verbal): Chronicles elsewhere lists Laadan/Leadan as one of the Gershonite families—near‑verbal repetition of the name and its role as a Gershonite chief.
- Numbers 3:21-26 (allusion): Pentateuchal genealogy of the sons of Gershon (Libni/Leodam and Shimei) that provides the earlier roster of Gershonite families and leaders echoed here.
- 1 Chronicles 6:21-25 (thematic): Levitical genealogy in Chronicles that includes the Gershonite line and its heads (showing continuity of names such as Laadan/Leodam and descendants like Jehiel).
Alternative generated candidates
- The sons of Laadan, the Gershonites; the heads of the ancestral houses of Laadan: Jehieli the Gershonite.
- To the sons of Laadan, of the Gershonites: Laadan; the chiefs of the fathers of Laadan the Gershonite—Jehieli.
1 C.26.22 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
- יחיאלי: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- זתם: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ויואל: VERB,qal,part,3,m,sg
- אחיו: NOUN,3,m,sg,abs
- על: PREP
- אצרות: NOUN,m,pl,construct
- בית: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
Parallels
- 1 Chronicles 26:20 (structural): Immediate context in the same chapter: another entry in the genealogical/administrative list of gatekeepers from whom officers over the temple treasuries are drawn.
- 1 Chronicles 26:26-28 (verbal): Same section describes the doorkeepers' charge (the keys of the house, lodging around the house of God) and explicitly ties families to custody of the temple and its treasures.
- 1 Chronicles 9:22-27 (thematic): A parallel list in Chronicles of gatekeepers and temple servants (including oversight of storerooms/treasures), reflecting the same administrative tradition and offices.
- Numbers 18:21-24 (thematic): Priestly/Levite law assigning the service of the sanctuary and portions/offerings to Levites — the institutional background for families being appointed to guard the temple and its treasuries.
Alternative generated candidates
- The sons of Jehieli: Zetham and Joel his brother; they were over the treasuries of the house of the LORD.
- The sons of Jehieli: Zetham and Joel his brother—over the treasuries of the house of the LORD.
1 C.26.23 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- לעמרמי: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ליצהרי: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- לחברוני: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- לעזיאלי: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
Parallels
- 1 Chronicles 26:20 (structural): Immediate internal parallel in the same chapter — the verse is part of a contiguous list of gatekeepers/Levite names and duties; verse 20 continues the same roster and organizational sequence.
- 1 Chronicles 26:28 (structural): Another nearby verse in the chapter that repeats and completes the roster of gatekeepers/Levites, showing the same administrative grouping and names continued or summarized.
- 1 Chronicles 9:21-27 (verbal): A parallel list of gatekeepers and Levites elsewhere in Chronicles; many of the same names and roles are repeated, indicating Chronicles' reworking of earlier lists of temple porters.
- 1 Chronicles 23:1-6 (thematic): Thematic parallel on Levitical organization: this passage outlines David's arrangement of the Levites into divisions and duties, providing the broader administrative context for the gatekeeper lists in ch. 26.
- Nehemiah 12:25 (thematic): Postexilic parallel mentioning gatekeepers/porters at the temple; demonstrates continuity in the institutional role of gatekeepers across periods and echoes the occupational lists found in Chronicles.
Alternative generated candidates
- The Amramites—Izhar; the Hebronites—Uzziel.
- To the Merarites: Litzari, Heberoni, and Aziel.
1 C.26.24 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ושבאל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- גרשום: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- משה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- נגיד: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- על: PREP
- האצרות: NOUN,f,pl,def
Parallels
- Exodus 2:22 (verbal): Names Gershom as the son of Moses—same genealogy invoked in 1 Chr 26:24 identifying Shubael as grandson of Moses.
- 1 Chronicles 26:26 (structural): Lists Obed‑Edom as another treasurer—parallel within the same chapter showing multiple Levites assigned to the treasuries.
- 1 Chronicles 26:28 (structural): Continues the register of treasurers and their duties—part of the same organizational list of Levites responsible for temple possessions.
- Numbers 18:5–7 (thematic): God’s instruction about the Levites’ service in the tent of meeting and their roles—background for Levites’ oversight of sanctuary treasuries in Chronicles.
- 1 Chronicles 9:23–27 (thematic): A related post‑exilic roster of gatekeepers and temple servants in Jerusalem—parallels the assignment of Levitical posts such as treasurers and gatekeepers.
Alternative generated candidates
- Shubael son of Gershom son of Moses was the overseer of the treasuries.
- Shubaal son of Gershom son of Moses—he was the officer in charge of the treasuries.
1 C.26.25 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ואחיו: CONJ+NOUN,m,pl,abs,poss:3,m,sg
- לאליעזר: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- רחביהו: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בנו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
- וישעיהו: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בנו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
- וירם: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
- בנו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
- וזכרי: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בנו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
- ושלמית: CONJ+NOUN,f,sg,abs
- בנו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
Parallels
- 1 Chronicles 26:24 (verbal): Immediate neighboring verse in the same chapter that continues the list of brothers and sons of the gatekeeping families — same genealogical roster and language.
- 1 Chronicles 26:31 (structural): Summarizes the role of the named families as 'heads of the fathers' houses of the Levites' charged with oversight of the LORD's gates, linking these personal names to their official function.
- 1 Chronicles 9:17-27 (thematic): Contains a parallel listing of gatekeepers and their familial assignments in Jerusalem, reflecting the same theme of Levitical/gatekeeping families and continuity of temple service.
- 1 Chronicles 24:6-19 (structural): Lists priestly divisions and heads of fathers' houses — a comparable organizational genealogy that, like 1 Chr 26:25, assigns family groups to specific cultic duties.
- Ezra 2:40-42 (thematic): Catalogues returning priests and temple servants by family groups; thematically parallels the Chronicler's concern for preserving the names and roles of temple-serving families across generations.
Alternative generated candidates
- And his brothers to Eliezer: Rechabiah his son, Jeshaiah his son, Joram his son, Zechariah his son, and Shelomith his son.
- And his brethren to Eleazar: Rehabiah his son, Jeshaiah his son, Joram his son, Zechariah his son, and Shelemiah his son.
1 C.26.26 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- הוא: PRON,3,m,sg
- שלמות: ADJ,f,pl,abs
- ואחיו: CONJ+NOUN,m,pl,abs,poss:3,m,sg
- על: PREP
- כל: DET
- אצרות: NOUN,m,pl,construct
- הקדשים: NOUN,m,pl,def
- אשר: PRON,rel
- הקדיש: VERB,hiph,perf,3,m,sg
- דויד: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- המלך: NOUN,m,sg,def
- וראשי: CONJ+NOUN,m,pl,const
- האבות: NOUN,m,pl,def
- לשרי: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,cons
- האלפים: NOUN,m,pl,def
- והמאות: NOUN,f,pl,def
- ושרי: NOUN,m,pl,cons
- הצבא: NOUN,m,sg,abs
Parallels
- 1 Chronicles 26:25 (verbal): Uses the same phrase about ‘the treasures of the dedicated things’ and links those treasuries to what David and the princes dedicated—immediate verbal parallel.
- 1 Chronicles 26:27 (structural): Continues the same list and function of the officials in charge of the treasuries and the service of the house, showing the administrative context.
- 1 Chronicles 29:3-5 (thematic): David’s personal provision and dedication of gold, silver and vessels for the house of the LORD—theme of royal gifts/treasures devoted for God’s service.
- 1 Chronicles 22:14-16 (thematic): David’s preparation and storing up of materials and resources for the sanctuary—another passage about royal accumulation/dedication of supplies for God’s house.
- 2 Samuel 8:11-12 (thematic): Accounts of treasures/spoils being dedicated and handled under David’s authority—parallel theme of royal dedication of valuables and their administration.
Alternative generated candidates
- It was Shelomoth and his brothers over all the treasuries of the holy things which King David had dedicated, and the heads of the ancestral houses, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and the captains of the army.
- Shelemiah and his brothers were over all the treasuries of the holy things that King David had dedicated—together with the chiefs of the fathers, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and the captains of the host.
1 C.26.27 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- מן: PREP
- המלחמות: NOUN,f,pl,def
- ומן: CONJ+PREP
- השלל: NOUN,m,sg,def
- הקדישו: VERB,hiph,perf,3,m,pl
- לחזק: VERB,qal,inf
- לבית: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,cns
- יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
Parallels
- Joshua 6:19 (verbal): After the capture of Jericho all the silver, gold and vessels of bronze and iron were consecrated to the LORD and placed in the LORD's treasury—language and practice closely parallel dedicating war spoils to God's house.
- Numbers 31:28-30 (verbal): Legal precedent for consecrating the spoil of war to the LORD: commanders and plunder (gold, silver, etc.) are to be set apart for the LORD, directly analogous to dedicating spoils for the house of Yahweh.
- 1 Chronicles 29:3 (thematic): David speaks of providing for the house of the LORD from his resources and devoted wealth (including plunder of his wars), reflecting the same theme of using war gains to strengthen God's house.
- 2 Samuel 8:11-12 (structural): Narrative parallel to Chronicles in which spoils and gifts from military victories are brought and devoted in relation to the LORD—mirrors the practice described in 1 Chronicles of consecrating spoils for temple service.
Alternative generated candidates
- From the wars and from the spoil they dedicated to strengthen the house of the LORD.
- From the wars and from the spoil they consecrated to strengthen the house of the LORD.
1 C.26.28 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- וכל: CONJ+PRON,indef
- ההקדיש: NOUN,m,sg,def
- שמואל: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- הראה: VERB,hiph,perf,3,m,sg
- ושאול: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- קיש: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ואבנר: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- נר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ויואב: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- צרויה: NOUN,prop,f,sg
- כל: DET
- המקדיש: NOUN,m,sg,def
- על: PREP
- יד: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- שלמית: NOUN,f,sg,abs
- ואחיו: CONJ+NOUN,m,pl,abs,poss:3,m,sg
Parallels
- 1 Chronicles 9:17-27 (verbal): Repeats the roster of gatekeepers and explicitly attributes their appointment to Samuel, Saul, Abner and Joab — a close parallel list to 1 Chr 26:28.
- 1 Samuel 10:1 (allusion): Samuel anoints (consecrates) Saul as king — connects the verb/concept of 'his consecrations' (הקדיש) and Samuel's role referenced in 1 Chr 26:28.
- 2 Samuel 2:8 (thematic): Identifies Abner as commander of Saul's house and Joab as commander of David's house — situates the same figures who are said to have made appointments in the Chronicles verse.
- 2 Samuel 3:22-30 (verbal): Narrates the conflict between Joab and Abner (including Abner's murder by Joab) — illustrates the historical relationship among the leaders named in 1 Chr 26:28.
- 1 Chronicles 26:20-32 (structural): Within the same chapter the text expands the list and duties of gatekeepers and restates appointments — an immediate internal parallel to v.28.
Alternative generated candidates
- All that was dedicated by Samuel the seer, by Saul son of Kish, by Abner son of Ner, and by Joab son of Zeruiah—all who dedicated—was administered by Shelomoth and his brothers.
- And all that was dedicated—by Samuel the seer, by Saul son of Kish, by Abner son of Ner, and by Joab son of Zeruiah—everything devoted came under the charge of Shelemiah and his brothers.
1 C.26.29 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ליצהרי: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- כנניהו: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- ובניו: CONJ+NOUN,m,pl,abs+PRON,3,m,sg
- למלאכה: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
- החיצונה: ADJ,f,sg,def
- על: PREP
- ישראל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- לשטרים: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs
- ולשפטים: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs
Parallels
- 1 Chronicles 9:22-27 (verbal): Another enumerative list of gatekeepers/porters in Jerusalem; shares vocabulary and the assignment of families to gate service and related duties.
- 1 Chronicles 26:31-32 (structural): Immediate parallel within the same chapter assigning Obed-edom and his sons to threshold/gatekeeping duties—part of the same administrative scheme.
- Ezra 2:42 (thematic): Lists gatekeepers among the returnees from exile, reflecting the continued family-based institutional role of gatekeepers in Jerusalem.
- Numbers 18:6-7 (thematic): Describes the Levites’ special service to Aaron and the sanctuary; provides the wider sacrificial/administrative background for Levite gatekeepers and temple attendants.
- Nehemiah 11:19 (thematic): Mentions gatekeepers residing in Jerusalem and their responsibilities for the city’s gates, paralleling the administrative/guard duties assigned in 1 Chronicles 26:29.
Alternative generated candidates
- To Izhar: Kenaniah and his sons for the outward work in Israel—for officers and judges.
- To Litzari: Kenaniah and his sons—for the outward work of Israel, as officers and judges.
1 C.26.30 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- לחברוני: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs
- חשביהו: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ואחיו: CONJ+NOUN,m,pl,abs,poss:3,m,sg
- בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
- חיל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- אלף: NUM,m,sg
- ושבע: NUM,m,sg,abs
- מאות: NOUN,f,pl,abs
- על: PREP
- פקדת: VERB,qal,perf,2,m,sg
- ישראל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- מעבר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- לירדן: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- מערבה: ADV,dir
- לכל: PREP
- מלאכת: NOUN,f,sg,cons
- יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- ולעבדת: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,f,sg,const
- המלך: NOUN,m,sg,def
Parallels
- 1 Chronicles 26:22 (verbal): Same chapter’s list of gatekeepers and their registration—both verses treat the assignment, numbering and genealogical enrollment of men set over temple service.
- 1 Chronicles 9:17-27 (structural): A parallel roster of gatekeepers and their families/duties; both passages structure Levite/gatekeeper assignments for guarding and serving the house of the LORD.
- 1 Chronicles 23:4-5 (thematic): David’s organization of Levites for the work of the LORD and for service to the king—same administrative/theological purpose as the appointment described in 1 Chr 26:30.
- Ezra 8:24-25 (thematic): When returning exiles appoint priests and Levites as guards and attendants for the temple and for safe transport—comparable administrative arrangement of personnel for temple service and royal/security needs.
Alternative generated candidates
- To the Hebronites: Hashabiah and his brothers, valiant men, one thousand seven hundred, at the muster of Israel beyond the Jordan westward, for all the work of the LORD and for the service of the king.
- To Heberoni: Hashabiah and his brothers—valiant men, a thousand seven hundred—over the census of Israel beyond the Jordan, westward, for all the work of the LORD and for the service of the king.
1 C.26.31 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- לחברוני: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs
- יריה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- הראש: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- לחברוני: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs
- לתלדתיו: PREP+NOUN,f,pl,poss3ms,abs
- לאבות: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs
- בשנת: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,cons
- הארבעים: NUM,card,pl,m,def
- למלכות: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
- דויד: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- נדרשו: VERB,qal,perf,3,pl
- וימצא: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,sg
- בהם: PREP+PRON,3,m,pl
- גבורי: NOUN,m,pl,construct
- חיל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ביעזיר: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- גלעד: NOUN,m,sg,abs
Parallels
- 2 Samuel 23:8-39 (thematic): Lists David’s 'mighty men' (גבורי חיל) — parallels the Chronicles reference to finding warriors of valor (searching and mustering men of valor for David’s service).
- 1 Chronicles 11:10-47 (thematic): Parallel list of David’s mighty men in Chronicles; echoes the identification and naming of warriors found for David (similar language and function).
- 1 Chronicles 24:1-19 (structural): Catalogue of priestly divisions and their assignments — parallels 1 Chronicles 26’s concern with organizing Levites/gatekeepers and assigning families/locations (administrative ordering of cultic personnel).
- 1 Chronicles 27:1-34 (structural): Overview of David’s administrative and military organization (tribal leaders, units, officials) — parallels the chronological census/organization motif (e.g., year forty of David’s reign and mustering of men).
- Nehemiah 12:25 (thematic): Lists gatekeepers and their villages after the return from exile — parallels 1 Chronicles 26’s focus on gatekeeper families, their villages/assignments and the organization of service.
Alternative generated candidates
- To the Hebronites: Jeriah was the chief of the Hebronites according to their genealogies to their ancestral houses; in the fortieth year of King David’s reign they were sought out, and valiant men were found among them at Bezer in Gilead.
- To the Heberonites, Jeriah the chief of the Heberonites according to their generations and their fathers; in the fortieth year of King David's reign they were sought out and found to be mighty warriors at Bezer in Gilead.
1 C.26.32 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ואחיו: CONJ+NOUN,m,pl,abs,poss:3,m,sg
- בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
- חיל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- אלפים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
- ושבע: NUM,m,sg,abs
- מאות: NOUN,f,pl,abs
- ראשי: NOUN,m,sg,abs+PRON,1,sg
- האבות: NOUN,m,pl,def
- ויפקידם: VERB,hiphil,perf,3,m,sg+3mp
- דויד: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- המלך: NOUN,m,sg,def
- על: PREP
- הראובני: NOUN,m,sg,def
- והגדי: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,def
- וחצי: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- שבט: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- המנשי: NOUN,m,sg,def
- לכל: PREP
- דבר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- האלהים: NOUN,m,sg,def
- ודבר: VERB,qal,fut,3,m,sg
- המלך: NOUN,m,sg,def
Parallels
- 1 Chronicles 9:22-24 (structural): Describes the appointment and organization of gatekeepers/servants for the house of the LORD—parallels 1 Chr 26:32’s focus on designated leaders entrusted with temple/household duties.
- 1 Chronicles 12:37-38 (thematic): Lists the men of Reuben, Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh who joined David—connects to 1 Chr 26:32’s identification of those same tribal groups under David’s oversight.
- 1 Chronicles 27:25-31 (structural): Gives David’s administrative organization and officials assigned over the tribes and resources of Israel—parallels the assignment of leaders over tribal groups and royal/divine affairs in 1 Chr 26:32.
- 2 Samuel 8:14-18 (thematic): Reports David’s appointment of officers and the establishment of royal administration (judgment, officers over household and troops)—echoes the theme of David entrusting persons with both 'the things of God' and 'the king’s business' in 1 Chr 26:32.
Alternative generated candidates
- And his brothers, valiant men, one thousand seven hundred, heads of the ancestral houses—King David set them over the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh for all the service of God and of the king.
- And their brothers, men of valor, a thousand seven hundred, heads of the fathers—King David set them over the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half–tribe of Manasseh for every matter of God and for the business of the king.
Of the Levites: Ahijah was over the treasuries of the house of God and over the treasuries of the sacred things.
The sons of Laadan, the Gershonite—to Laadan belonged the heads of the fathers' households; Jehieli the Gershonite.
The sons of Jehieli: Zetham and Joel his brother were over the treasuries of the house of the LORD.
To Amram, to Izhar, to Hebron, and to Uzziel.
Shebuel son of Gershom son of Moses was ruler over the treasuries. And his brethren—Eliezer; Rehabiah his son, Jeshaiah his son, Joram his son, Zichri his son, and Shelomoth his son.
He, Shelomoth, and his brothers were over all the treasuries of the holy things that King David had dedicated, together with the heads of the fathers for the commanders of thousands and of hundreds and for the leaders of the army.
From the wars and from the spoil they set aside for the upkeep of the house of the LORD.
All that had been dedicated by Samuel the seer, by Saul son of Kish, by Abner son of Ner, and by Joab son of Zeruiah—everything that was dedicated—was under the care of Shelomoth and his brothers.
To Jizrah: Kenaniah and his sons—for the external service throughout Israel, for officials and judges.
To the Hebronites: Hashabiah and his brothers, men of valor, a thousand seven hundred, were assigned over the register of Israel beyond the Jordan westward, for all the work of the LORD and for the service of the king.
Of the Hebronites: Jeriah was the head of the Hebronites according to their genealogies. In the year that marked the fortieth of King David's reign they were examined, and men of valor were found among them at Be-azir in Gilead. And his brothers, men of valor, a thousand seven hundred, chiefs of the fathers' households—King David put them in charge of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh for every matter of God and for the business of the king.