KJV King James Version
And over the olive trees and the sycomore trees that [were] in the low plains [was] Baalhanan the Gederite: and over the cellars of oil [was] Joash:
VERSE STUDY • KJV
1 Chronicles 27:28
And over the olive trees and the sycomore trees that [were] in the low plains [was] Baalhanan the Gederite: and over the cellars of oil [was] Joash:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Baal-hanan the Gederite was in charge of the olive and sycamore trees in the foothills. Joash was in charge of the stores of olive oil.
WEB World English Bible
and over the olive trees and the sycamore trees that were in the lowland was Baal Hanan the Gederite: and over the cellars of oil was Joash:
ASV American Standard Version
and over the olive-trees and the sycomore-trees that were in the lowland was Baal-hanan the Gederite: and over the cellars of oil was Joash:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and over the olives, and the sycamores, that are in the low country, is Baal-Hanan the Gederite; and over the treasures of oil is Joash;
Surrounding context — 1 Chronicles 27
25 And over the king’s treasures [was] Azmaveth the son of Adiel: and over the storehouses in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the castles, [was] Jehonathan the son of Uzziah:
26 And over them that did the work of the field for tillage of the ground [was] Ezri the son of Chelub:
27 And over the vineyards [was] Shimei the Ramathite: over the increase of the vineyards for the wine cellars [was] Zabdi the Shiphmite:
28 And over the olive trees and the sycomore trees that [were] in the low plains [was] Baalhanan the Gederite: and over the cellars of oil [was] Joash:
29 And over the herds that fed in Sharon [was] Shitrai the Sharonite: and over the herds [that were] in the valleys [was] Shaphat the son of Adlai:
30 Over the camels also [was] Obil the Ishmaelite: and over the asses [was] Jehdeiah the Meronothite:
31 And over the flocks [was] Jaziz the Hagerite. All these [were] the rulers of the substance which [was] king David’s.
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וְעַל־H5921 · aluponהַזֵּיתִ֤יםH2132 · za.yit(Mount of) Olivesוְהַשִּׁקְמִים֙H8256 · shiq.mahsycamoreאֲשֶׁ֣רH834 · a.sherwhichבַּשְּׁפֵלָ֔הH8219 · she.phe.lahShephelahבַּ֥עַלH1177 · ba.al cha.nanBaal-hananחָנָ֖ןH1177 · ba.al cha.nanBaal-hananהַגְּדֵרִ֑י סH1451 · ge.de.riGederiteוְעַל־H5921 · aluponאֹצְר֥וֹתH214 · o.tsartreasureהַשֶּׁ֖מֶןH8081 · she.menoilיוֹעָֽשׁ׃ סH3135 · yo.ashJoash
Cross-references
1 Kings 10:27And the king made silver [to be] in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he [to be] as the sycomore trees that [are] in the vale, for abundance.2 Chronicles 1:15And the king made silver and gold at Jerusalem [as plenteous] as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycomore trees that [are] in the vale for abundance.1 Kings 20:27And the children of Israel were numbered, and were all present, and went against them: and the children of Israel pitched before them like two little flocks of kids; but the Syrians filled the country.1 Kings 4:7And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, which provided victuals for the king and his household: each man his month in a year made provision.
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