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1 Chronicles 26:28
Everything that had been dedicated by Samuel the seer, Saul son of Kish, Abner son of Ner, and Joab son of Zeruiah, along with everything else that was dedicated, was under the care of Shelomith and his brothers.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Chronicler records an administrative assignment following a note about dedicating battle plunder for the temple. Shelomith and his brothers are charged with overseeing all consecrated items.
The words — הִקְדִּישׁ (hikdish) means “he had consecrated,” and כֹּל (kol) translates to “all.” These terms frame the verse as a comprehensive inventory of sacred property.
The thread — Samuel is identified as “the seer” in 1 Samuel 9:9, while Saul and Abner appear in 1 Samuel 14:47 and 17:55 as figures associated with military campaigns and army command. The verse connects past dedications to ongoing temple administration.
Why it lands — The text states that consecrated resources from multiple leaders are pooled under one family's oversight. Readers must recognize that sacred inventory management requires designated personnel rather than informal handling.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And 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; and whosoever had dedicated any thing, it was under the hand of Shelomith, and of his brethren.
Cross-references
- 1 Samuel 9:9 (Formerly in Israel, a man on his way to inquire of God would say, “Come, let us go to the seer.” For the prophet of today was formerly called the seer.)
- 1 Samuel 14:47 After Saul had assumed the kingship over Israel, he fought against all his enemies on every side—the Moabites, the Ammonites, the Edomites, the kings of Zobah, and the Philistines. Wherever he turned, he routed them.
- 1 Samuel 17:55 As Saul had watched David going out to confront the Philistine, he said to Abner the commander of the army, “Abner, whose son is this young man?” “As surely as you live, O king,” Abner replied, “I do not know.”
- 2 Samuel 10:9 When Joab saw the battle lines before him and behind him, he selected some of the best men of Israel and arrayed them against the Arameans.