16 Now in charge of the tribes of Israel : chief officer for the Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri ; for the Simeonites , Shephatiah the son of Maacah ; 17 for Levi , Hashabiah the son of Kemuel ; for Aaron , Zadok ; 18 for Judah , Elihu , one of David's brothers ; for Issachar , Omri the son of Michael ; 19 for Zebulun , Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah ; for Naphtali , Jeremoth the son of Azriel ; 20 for the sons of Ephraim , Hoshea the son of Azaziah ; for the half-tribe e of Manasseh , Joel the son of Pedaiah ; 21 for the half-tribe of Manasseh in Gilead , Iddo the son of Zechariah ; for Benjamin , Jaasiel the son of Abner ; 22 for Dan , Azarel the son of Jeroham . These were the princes of the tribes of Israel . 23 But David did not count e those twenty years of age and under , because the Lord had said He would multiply Israel as the stars of heaven . 24 Joab the son of Zeruiah had begun to count them, but did not finish ; and because of this , wrath came upon Israel , and the number was not included in the account of the chronicles e of King David . 25 Now Azmaveth the son of Adiel had charge of the king's storehouses . And Jonathan the son of Uzziah had charge of the storehouses in the country , in the cities , in the villages and in the towers . 26 Ezri the son of Chelub had charge of the agricultural workers who tilled the soil . 27 Shimei the Ramathite had charge of the vineyards ; and Zabdi the Shiphmite had charge of the produce of the vineyards stored in the wine cellars . 28 Baal-hanan the Gederite had charge of the olive and sycamore trees in the Shephelah ; and Joash had charge of the stores of oil . 29 Shitrai the Sharonite had charge of the cattle which were grazing in Sharon ; and Shaphat the son of Adlai had charge of the cattle in the valleys . 30 Obil the Ishmaelite had charge of the camels ; and Jehdeiah the Meronothite had charge of the donkeys . 31 Jaziz the Hagrite had charge of the flocks . All these were overseers of the property which belonged to King David . 32 Also Jonathan , David's uncle , was a counselor , a man of understanding , and a scribe ; and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni tutored the king's sons . 33 Ahithophel was counselor to the king ; and Hushai the Archite was the king's friend . 34 Jehoiada the son of Benaiah , and Abiathar succeeded Ahithophel ; and Joab was the commander of the king's army .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Chronicles 27:16-34
Commentary on 1 Chronicles 27:16-34
(Read 1 Chronicles 27:16-34)
The officers of the court, or the rulers of the king's substance, had 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, and common persons show it in the choice of their advisers. David, though he had all these about him, preferred the word of God before them all. Thy testimonies are my delight and my counsellors.