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1 Chronicles 26

1 Chron. 26:20 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And of the Levites
Leviyiy (Hebrew #3881)
patronymically from 3878; a Levite or descendant of Levi
KJV usage: Leviite.
Pronounce: lay-vee-ee'
Origin: or Leviy {lay-vee'}
, Ahijah
'Achiyah (Hebrew #281)
from 251 and 3050; brother (i.e. worshipper) of Jah; Achijah, the name of nine Israelites
KJV usage: Ahiah, Ahijah.
Pronounce: akh-ee-yaw
Origin: or (prolonged) pAchiyahuw {akh-ee-yaw'-hoo}
was over the treasures
'owtsar (Hebrew #214)
a depository
KJV usage: armory, cellar, garner, store(-house), treasure(-house) (-y).
Pronounce: o-tsaw'
Origin: from 686
of the house
bayith (Hebrew #1004)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
KJV usage: court, daughter, door, + dungeon, family, + forth of, X great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter)house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, + prison, + steward, + tablet, temple, web, + within(-out).
Pronounce: bah'-yith
Origin: probably from 1129 abbreviated
of God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
, and over the treasures
'owtsar (Hebrew #214)
a depository
KJV usage: armory, cellar, garner, store(-house), treasure(-house) (-y).
Pronounce: o-tsaw'
Origin: from 686
d of the ζdedicated things
qodesh (Hebrew #6944)
a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
KJV usage: consecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, (X most) holy (X day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.
Pronounce: ko'-desh
Origin: from 6942
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1 Chron. 28:12• 12and the pattern of all that he had by the Spirit, of the courts of the house of Jehovah, and of all the chambers round about, for the treasuries of the house of God, and for the treasuries of the dedicated things; (1 Chron. 28:12)
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Mal. 3:10• 10Bring the whole tithe into the treasure-house, that there may be food in my house, and prove me now herewith, saith Jehovah of hosts, if I open not to you the windows of the heavens, and pour you out a blessing, till there be no place for it. (Mal. 3:10)
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holy.

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Ahijah,
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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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treasures.
1 Chron. 26:22• 22the sons of Jehieli: Zetham, and Joel his brother, over the treasures of the house of Jehovah. (1 Chron. 26:22)
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1 Chron. 9:26‑30• 26For in their trust these four were the chief doorkeepers: they were Levites; and they were over the chambers and over the treasuries of the house of God;
 27for they stayed round about the house of God during the night, because the charge was upon them, and the opening thereof every morning pertained to them.
 28And part of them had the charge of the instruments of service, for by number they brought them in and by number they brought them out.
 29Part of them also were appointed over the vessels, and over all the holy instruments, and over the fine flour, and the wine, and the oil, and the frankincense, and the spices.
 30And it was some one of the sons of the priests who compounded the ointment of the spices. (1 Chron. 9:26‑30)
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1 Chron. 22:3‑4,14‑16• 3And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the joists, and brass in abundance without weight;
 4and cedar-trees innumerable; for the Zidonians and they of Tyre brought cedar-wood in abundance to David.
 14And behold, in my affliction I have prepared for the house of Jehovah a hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver; and of brass and iron without weight, for it is in abundance; and timber and stone have I prepared; and thou shalt add to it.
 15And there are workmen with thee in abundance, hewers and workers of stone and timber, and all manner of skilful men for every kind of work.
 16Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no number. Arise and be doing and Jehovah be with thee. (1 Chron. 22:3‑4,14‑16)
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1 Chron. 28:12‑19• 12and the pattern of all that he had by the Spirit, of the courts of the house of Jehovah, and of all the chambers round about, for the treasuries of the house of God, and for the treasuries of the dedicated things;
 13and for the courses of the priests and the Levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of Jehovah, and for all the instruments of service in the house of Jehovah:
 14gold by weight for things of gold, for all utensils of each kind of service; for all utensils of silver, by weight, for all utensils of each kind of service;
 15and the weight of the golden candlesticks, and of their golden lamps, by weight for every candlestick, and for its lamps; and for the silver candlesticks, by weight, for the candlestick and for its lamps, according to the use of every candlestick;
 16and gold by weight for the tables of the loaves to be set in rows, for every table; and silver for the tables of silver;
 17and pure gold for the forks, and the bowls, and the goblets; and for the golden basons by weight for every bason; and for the silver basons by weight for every bason;
 18and for the altar of incense, refined gold by weight; and the pattern of the chariot of the cherubim of gold, which spread out their wings and cover the ark of the covenant of Jehovah.
 19All this said David, in writing, by Jehovah's hand upon me, instructing as to all the works of the pattern. (1 Chron. 28:12‑19)
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1 Chron. 29:2‑8• 2And I have prepared according to all my power for the house of my God gold for things of gold, and silver for things of silver, and brass for things of brass, iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, glistering stones, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and white marble in abundance.
 3And moreover, in my affection for the house of my God I have given of my own property of gold and silver, for the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the house of the sanctuary:
 4three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses;
 5gold for things of gold, and silver for things of silver, and for all manner of work by the hands of artificers. And who is willing to offer to Jehovah this day?
 6And the chief fathers and princes of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and the comptrollers of the king's business, offered willingly.
 7And they gave for the service of the house of God five thousand talents and ten thousand darics of gold, and ten thousand talents of silver, and eighteen thousand talents of brass, and one hundred thousand talents of iron.
 8And they with whom stones were found gave them to the treasure of the house of Jehovah, into the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite. (1 Chron. 29:2‑8)
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1 Kings 14:26• 26And he took away the treasures of the house of Jehovah, and the treasures of the king's house; he even took away all; and he took away all the shields of gold that Solomon had made. (1 Kings 14:26)
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1 Kings 15:18• 18And Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the treasures of the house of Jehovah, and in the treasures of the king's house, and gave them into the hand of his servants; and king Asa sent them to Ben-Hadad, the son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, who dwelt at Damascus, saying, (1 Kings 15:18)
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Mal. 3:10• 10Bring the whole tithe into the treasure-house, that there may be food in my house, and prove me now herewith, saith Jehovah of hosts, if I open not to you the windows of the heavens, and pour you out a blessing, till there be no place for it. (Mal. 3:10)
dedicated things.
Heb. holy things.
1 Chron. 26:26‑28• 26This Shelomith and his brethren were over all the treasures of the dedicated things, which king David, and the chief fathers, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the host, had dedicated
 27(from the wars and out of the spoils had they dedicated them, to maintain the house of Jehovah),
 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: all that was dedicated was under the hand of Shelomith and of his brethren. (1 Chron. 26:26‑28)
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1 Chron. 18:11• 11Them also king David dedicated to Jehovah, with the silver and the gold that he had brought from all the nations: from the Edomites, and from the Moabites, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from the Amalekites. (1 Chron. 18:11)
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1 Kings 7:51• 51And all the work was finished that king Solomon made for the house of Jehovah. And Solomon brought in the things that David his father had dedicated; the silver and the gold and the vessels he put among the treasures of the house of Jehovah. (1 Kings 7:51)
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2 Chron. 31:11‑12• 11And Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the house of Jehovah; and they prepared them,
 12and brought in the heave-offerings and the tithes and the dedicated things faithfully; and over these Cononiah the Levite was ruler, and Shimei his brother was second. (2 Chron. 31:11‑12)
• Among the Levites (1 Chron. 26:20-28) we find those appointed over the treasures of the house of God and over the treasures of the holy things. (“Doorkeepers, Overseers of the Treasures, and Judges: 1 Chronicles 26” by H.L. Rossier)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And the Levites: Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things.