Bible Strands
1 Chronicles 27:17
over Levi was Hashabiah son of Kemuel; over Aaron was Zadok;
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Chronicler records David’s administrative appointments, assigning designated leaders to oversee the tribal and priestly lineages during the organized governance of Israel.
The words — לֵוִ֛י (le.Vi) means Levi, identifying the tribal group, and אַהֲרֹ֥ן ('a.ha.Ron) means Aaron, identifying the priestly lineage, establishing two distinct administrative jurisdictions.
The thread — This structural assignment appears in 1 Chronicles 26:30 where Hashabiah oversees affairs west of the Jordan, in 1 Chronicles 12:27 listing a leader from Aaron’s house, and in 1 Chronicles 24:4 detailing the division of priestly families.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition of a fixed chain of command over sacred and tribal duties, requiring readers to accept the designated hierarchy as the operational framework for Israel’s worship and administration.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Of the Levites, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel: of the Aaronites, Zadok:
Cross-references
- 1 Chronicles 26:30 From the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his relatives, 1,700 capable men, had charge of the affairs of Israel west of the Jordan for all the work of the LORD and for the service of the king.
- 1 Chronicles 12:27 including Jehoiada, leader of the house of Aaron, with 3,700 men,
- 1 Chronicles 24:4 Since more leaders were found among Eleazar’s descendants than those of Ithamar, they were divided accordingly. There were sixteen heads of families from the descendants of Eleazar and eight from the descendants of Ithamar.
- 1 Chronicles 24:31 As their brothers the descendants of Aaron did, they also cast lots in the presence of King David and of Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the families of the priests and Levites—the family heads and their younger brothers alike.