SEV Biblia, Chapter 27:16
¶ Asimismo presidían sobre las tribus de Israel: sobre los rubenitas el príncipe Eliezer hijo de Zicri; sobre los simeonitas, Sefatías, hijo de Maaca.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 27:16
Verse 16. Over the tribes of Israel] In this enumeration there is no mention of the tribes of Asher and Gad. Probably the account of these has been lost from this register. These rulers appear to have been all honourary men, without pay, like the lords lieutenants of our counties.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 16-22 . Furthermore, over the cities of Israel , etc.] Were the following rulers or princes; the captains over the militia before named were of David’s appointment; but these ruled over their respective tribes in their own right, or by the choice of their tribes: the ruler of the tribe of Reuben was Eliezer, the son of Zichri: of the tribe of Simeon, Shephatiah the son of Maachah; whether this was his father’s or mother’s name is not certain, it being the name both of a man and woman: of the tribe of Levi, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel: of the Aaronites, who were of the same tribe, but, being priests, are thus distinguished from the Levites, Zadok, who was made high priest in the times of Solomon: of the tribe of Judah, Elihu, a brother of David’s, the same with Eliab, ( 1 Samuel 16:6), of the tribe of Issachar, Omri the son of Michael: of the tribe of Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah: of the tribe of Naphtali, Jerimoth the son of Azriel: of the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Azaziah: of the half tribe of Manasseh, on this side Jordan westward, Joel the son of Pedaiah: of the half tribe of Manasseh, in Gilead, on the other side Jordan eastward, Iddo the son of Zechariah: of the tribe of Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner, the famous general on the side of Ishbosheth; of the tribe of Dan, Azareel the son of Jeroham: these were the princes of the tribes of Israel ; of all excepting Gad and Asher, who are omitted; perhaps he that was prince of the tribe of Reuben, or else of the half tribe of Manasseh beyond Jordan, was ruler of Gad and Asher; these lying between Zebulun and Naphtali, might be under the prince of one of them. Ver. 23 . But David took not the number of them from twenty years old and under , etc.] Only those that were twenty years and upwards; but, according to Cornelius Bertram f125 , he numbered them that were under twenty, though but sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, or nineteen years of age, provided they were of robust bodies, and of a tall stature, and able to bear arms; which he takes to be the sin of David, in numbering the people, being contrary to the law of God; yet though he had ordered them to be numbered, and they were, yet he would not take them and put them into the account of his chronicles, as in the next verse, that his sin might not be known, (see 2 Samuel 24:9) because the Lord had said, he would increase Israel like to the stars in the heavens ; which are not to be numbered, and therefore David sinned in attempting to number the people.
Ver. 16-22 . Furthermore, over the cities of Israel , etc.] Were the following rulers or princes; the captains over the militia before named were of David’s appointment; but these ruled over their respective tribes in their own right, or by the choice of their tribes: the ruler of the tribe of Reuben was Eliezer, the son of Zichri: of the tribe of Simeon, Shephatiah the son of Maachah; whether this was his father’s or mother’s name is not certain, it being the name both of a man and woman: of the tribe of Levi, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel: of the Aaronites, who were of the same tribe, but, being priests, are thus distinguished from the Levites, Zadok, who was made high priest in the times of Solomon: of the tribe of Judah, Elihu, a brother of David’s, the same with Eliab, ( 1 Samuel 16:6), of the tribe of Issachar, Omri the son of Michael: of the tribe of Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah: of the tribe of Naphtali, Jerimoth the son of Azriel: of the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Azaziah: of the half tribe of Manasseh, on this side Jordan westward, Joel the son of Pedaiah: of the half tribe of Manasseh, in Gilead, on the other side Jordan eastward, Iddo the son of Zechariah: of the tribe of Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner, the famous general on the side of Ishbosheth; of the tribe of Dan, Azareel the son of Jeroham: these were the princes of the tribes of Israel ; of all excepting Gad and Asher, who are omitted; perhaps he that was prince of the tribe of Reuben, or else of the half tribe of Manasseh beyond Jordan, was ruler of Gad and Asher; these lying between Zebulun and Naphtali, might be under the prince of one of them. Ver. 23 . But David took not the number of them from twenty years old and under , etc.] Only those that were twenty years and upwards; but, according to Cornelius Bertram f125 , he numbered them that were under twenty, though but sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, or nineteen years of age, provided they were of robust bodies, and of a tall stature, and able to bear arms; which he takes to be the sin of David, in numbering the people, being contrary to the law of God; yet though he had ordered them to be numbered, and they were, yet he would not take them and put them into the account of his chronicles, as in the next verse, that his sin might not be known, (see 2 Samuel 24:9) because the Lord had said, he would increase Israel like to the stars in the heavens ; which are not to be numbered, and therefore David sinned in attempting to number the people.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 16-34 - The officers of the court, or the rulers of the king's substance, ha the oversight and charge of the king's tillage, his vineyards, his herds, his flocks, which formed the wealth of eastern kings. Much of the wisdom of princes is seen in the choice of their ministry, an common persons show it in the choice of their advisers. David, thoug he had all these about him, preferred the word of God before them all Thy testimonies are my delight and my counsellors __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
ועל 5921 שׁבטי 7626 ישׂראל 3478 לראובני 7206 נגיד 5057 אליעזר 461 בן 1121 זכרי 2147 לשׁמעוני 8099 שׁפטיהו 8203 בן 1121 מעכה׃ 4601
