KJV King James Version
Out of the spoils won in battles did they dedicate to maintain the house of the LORD.
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1 Chronicles 26:27
Out of the spoils won in battles did they dedicate to maintain the house of the LORD.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
They had dedicated some of the plunder from their battles to the repair of the house of the LORD.
WEB World English Bible
They dedicated some of the spoil won in battles to repair the house of Yahweh.
ASV American Standard Version
Out of the spoil won in battles did they dedicate to repair the house of Jehovah.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
from the battles, even from the spoil they sanctified to strengthen the house of Jehovah;
Surrounding context — 1 Chronicles 26
24 And Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, [was] ruler of the treasures.
25 And his brethren by Eliezer; Rehabiah his son, and Jeshaiah his son, and Joram his son, and Zichri his son, and Shelomith his son.
26 Which Shelomith and his brethren [were] over all the treasures of the dedicated things, which David the king, and the chief fathers, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the host, had dedicated.
27 Out of the spoils won in battles did they dedicate to maintain the house of the LORD.
28 And all that Samuel the seer, and Saul the son of Kish, and Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son of Zeruiah, had dedicated; [and] whosoever had dedicated [any thing, it was] under the hand of Shelomith, and of his brethren.
29 Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons [were] for the outward business over Israel, for officers and judges.
30 [And] of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brethren, men of valour, a thousand and seven hundred, [were] officers among them of Israel on this side Jordan westward in all the business of the LORD, and in the service of the king.
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2 Kings 12:14But they gave that to the workmen, and repaired therewith the house of the LORD.Joshua 6:19But all the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and iron, [are] consecrated unto the LORD: they shall come into the treasury of the LORD.Nehemiah 10:32-34Also we made ordinances for us, to charge ourselves yearly with the third part of a shekel for the service of the house of our God;
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