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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:
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God's Detailed Provision
This verse isn't just a dry list; it reveals the specific and detailed nature of the kingdom's resources. Commentators note that the mention of olive and sycamore trees in the 'Shephelah' (a specific lowland region) shows a highly organized system. The sycamore figs were food for the poor, indicating that the king's wealth supported the entire nation. The overseer's name, Baal-hanan, even means 'The Lord bestowed,' reminding readers that all this abundance was from God.
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1 Chronicles
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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 …
19th Century
Anglican
Olive trees. —The same word (zéthîm) is rendered “olive yards” in Joshua 24:13; [Reference 1 Samuel 8:14…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 27:25).
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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 …