1 Chronicles 9:28

Some of them were in charge of the articles used in worship, to count them whenever they were brought in or taken out.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — The Chronicler documents the post-exilic assignment of Levitical duties to maintain sanctuary order. This roster follows the temple's restoration and precedes the daily sacrificial routine.

The words — עַל־ (ʿal-) literally means "over" or "in charge of," while כְּלֵי הָעֲבוֹדָה (kəlē hāʿăḇōḏā) translates to "articles of the service." These terms define the precise administrative scope of the assigned personnel.

The thread — This oversight of sanctuary supplies aligns with the appointment of men over storerooms and contributions in Nehemiah 12:44 and Nehemiah 13:4. The text links temple administration with the accountable management of sacred resources.

Why it lands — The text states that designated personnel must count worship articles during every entry and exit. It asks whether any stewardship of entrusted resources operates with the same explicit requirement for verification and record-keeping.

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The Hebrew words

וּמֵהֶ֖םu./me./Hemand/ some of/ themעַל־'al-[were] over כְּלֵ֣יke.Lei[the] articles of הָעֲבוֹדָ֑הha./'a.vo.Dahthe/ service כִּֽי־ki-for בְמִסְפָּ֣רve./mis.Parby/ number יְבִיא֔וּםye.vi.'U/mthey brought/ them וּבְמִסְפָּ֖רu./ve./mis.Parand/ by/ number יוֹצִיאֽוּם׃yo.tzi.'U/mthey took out/ them

King James Version

And certain of them had the charge of the ministering vessels, that they should bring them in and out by tale.

Cross-references

Nehemiah 12:44 And on that same day men were appointed over the rooms that housed the supplies, contributions, firstfruits, and tithes. The portions specified by the Law for the priests and Levites were gathered into these storerooms from the fields of the villages, because Judah rejoiced over the priests and Levites who were serving.
Nehemiah 13:4 Now before this, Eliashib the priest, a relative of Tobiah, had been put in charge of the storerooms of the house of our God
Numbers 23:25 Now Balak said to Balaam, “Then neither curse them at all nor bless them at all!”
1 Chronicles 26:22 the sons of Jehieli, Zetham, and his brother Joel. They were in charge of the treasuries of the house of the LORD.
Ezra 8:25 and I weighed out to them the contribution of silver and gold and the articles that the king, his counselors, his leaders, and all the Israelites there had offered for the house of our God.