1 Chronicles 27

1 Chronicles 27:1

moneth by moneth] David had twelve Captains for the twelve moneths, 271 each with their Companies in their several moneths and courses attending the King: And Solomon had the like, after him, 1 King. IV. Each Captain in Davids time had twenty four thousand under him; which in all arise to 288000. Davids〈…〉 and Husbandry.

1 Chronicles 27:5

a chief Priest] The word so most usually signifieth 〈…〉 times it signifieth also a Prince, or Temporal Ruler And 〈◊〉 VIII. 18. and XX. 26. and 1 King. IV. 5. and 2 King. X 11. And 〈◊〉 And the fathers-in-Law, of Joseph, Gen. XLI. 45 and of Moses, Exod. III. 1. were Princes; for they would not marry the daughters of idolatrous Priests. The word came thus to be used in both sense, because the same persons at first were both Priests and Rulers; as the firtst-borne; before the Law; Moses, Psal. XCIX 6. and Eli. and Samuel, under the Law: And among the Heathen, famous is that of Anius, Rex idem Hominum, Phoebique Sacerdos.

1 Chronicles 27:16-22

over the Tribes] These are Commanders in Peace; Princes, or Rulers of the tribes: where thirteen are named. Or whom one is named of the Levites, And another of the Aaronites; One, of the halfe tribe of Manasseh, And another of the other halfe. And Gad, and Asher, are left out.