1 Chronicles 9:13

and 1,760 of their relatives, the heads of their families, able men for the work of the service of the house of God.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — The chronicler records a post-exilic inventory of temple personnel following the return from Babylon. The narrator identifies specific priestly lineages and their assigned numbers for sacred duty.

The words — The text specifies רָאשִׁים (ra'shim, "chiefs" or "heads") and אֲחֵיהֶם ('achehem, "their relatives") to mark familial leadership. The Hebrew numeral phrase אֶלֶף וּשְׁבַע מֵאוֹת וְשִׁשִּׁים ('elef u'sheva me'ot ve'shisshim) precisely quantifies 1,760 men.

The thread — Parallel administrative tallies appear in 1 Chronicles 26:6, 26:30, and 26:32, which similarly count capable relatives and family heads assigned to gatekeeping and temple affairs.

Why it lands — The verse states that 1,760 qualified relatives served as family heads for the house of God. Readers must acknowledge the genealogical qualifications and fixed numbers required for sacred service, recognizing that ministry rests on appointed lineage and counted readiness.

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The Hebrew words

וַאֲחֵיהֶ֗םva./'a.chei./Hemand/ relatives/ their רָאשִׁים֙ra.Shimchiefs לְבֵ֣יתle./Veitof/ [the] house of אֲבוֹתָ֔ם'a.vo.Ta/mancestors/ their אֶ֕לֶף'E.lefone thousand וּשְׁבַ֥עu./she.Va'and/ seven מֵא֖וֹתme.'othundred<s>וְשִׁשִּׁ֑יםve./shi.Shimand/ sixty גִּבּ֣וֹרֵיgi.Bo.rei<the> mighty [men] of חֵ֔ילCheil<the> ability of מְלֶ֖אכֶתme.Le.khet[the] work of עֲבוֹדַ֥תa.vo.Dat[the] service of בֵּית־beit-[the] house of הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha./'E.lo.Him<the>/ God

King James Version

And their brethren, heads of the house of their fathers, a thousand and seven hundred and threescore; very able men for the work of the service of the house of God.

Cross-references

1 Chronicles 26:6 Also to his son Shemaiah were born sons who ruled over their families because they were strong, capable men.
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 26:32 Among Jerijah’s relatives there were 2,700 capable men who were heads of families. King David appointed them over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh for every matter pertaining to God and for the affairs of the king.
Nehemiah 11:14 and his associates—128 mighty men of valor. Zabdiel son of Haggedolim was their overseer.