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Over those who did the work of the field for tillage of the ground was Ezri the son of Chelub:

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The Royal Farm Manager

Commentators clarify that this verse identifies Ezri, son of Chelub, as the chief steward responsible for overseeing the agricultural labor on the king's lands. This was a crucial role in managing the kingdom's primary source of wealth and sustenance.

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1 Chronicles

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On 1 Chronicles 27:25–31

18th Century

Theologian

This section is important because it shows that David, the younger son of a not very wealthy family (1 Samuel 16:11, 20), had become a …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On 1 Chronicles 27:26

19th Century

Bishop

And over them that did the work of the field. — Ezri was steward of the arable lands.

John Gill

John Gill

On 1 Chronicles 27:26

17th Century

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(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 27:25).

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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On 1 Chronicles 27:16–34

17th Century

Minister

The officers of the court, or the rulers of the king's possessions, had the oversight and charge of the king's cultivated land, his vineyards, his …