The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 26:26 Explained

1 Chronicles 26:26

KJV: 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.

YLT: This Shelomith and his brethren are over all the treasures of the holy things, that David the king, and heads of the fathers, even heads of thousands, and of hundreds, and heads of the host, sanctified;

Darby: This Shelomith and his brethren were over all the treasures of the dedicated things, which king David, and the chief fathers, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the host, had dedicated

ASV: This Shelomoth and his brethren were over all the treasures of the dedicated things, which David the king, and the heads of the fathers houses , the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the host, had dedicated.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does 1 Chronicles 26:26 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 26

1  The divisions of the porters
13  The gates assigned by lot
20  The Levites that had charge of the treasures
29  Officers and judges

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 26:26 mean?

That [is] Shelomoth and his brothers [were] over all the treasuries of the dedicated things which had dedicated David King and the heads of fathers' [houses] the captains over thousands and hundreds and the captains of the army
ה֧וּא שְׁלֹמ֣וֹת וְאֶחָ֗יו עַ֣ל כָּל־ אֹצְר֤וֹת הַקֳּדָשִׁים֙ אֲשֶׁ֨ר הִקְדִּ֜ישׁ דָּוִ֣יד הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ וְרָאשֵׁ֧י הָאָב֛וֹת לְשָׂרֵֽי־ הָאֲלָפִ֥ים וְהַמֵּא֖וֹת וְשָׂרֵ֥י הַצָּבָֽא

ה֧וּא  That  [is] 
Parse: Pronoun, third person masculine singular
Root: הוּא 
Sense: he, she, it.
שְׁלֹמ֣וֹת  Shelomoth 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שְׁלֹמֹות  
Sense: a Gershonite Levite, son of Shimei in the time of David.
וְאֶחָ֗יו  and  his  brothers  [were] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: אָח  
Sense: brother.
עַ֣ל  over 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
אֹצְר֤וֹת  the  treasuries 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: אֹוצָר  
Sense: treasure, storehouse.
הַקֳּדָשִׁים֙  of  the  dedicated  things 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: קֹדֶשׁ  
Sense: apartness, holiness, sacredness, separateness.
הִקְדִּ֜ישׁ  had  dedicated 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: קָדַשׁ  
Sense: to consecrate, sanctify, prepare, dedicate, be hallowed, be holy, be sanctified, be separate.
דָּוִ֣יד  David 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּוִד  
Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ  King 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.
וְרָאשֵׁ֧י  and  the  heads 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: רֹאשׁ 
Sense: head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning.
הָאָב֛וֹת  of  fathers'  [houses] 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: אָב  
Sense: father of an individual.
לְשָׂרֵֽי־  the  captains  over 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: סָרַר 
Sense: prince, ruler, leader, chief, chieftain, official, captain.
הָאֲלָפִ֥ים  thousands 
Parse: Article, Number, masculine plural
Root: אֶלֶף 
Sense: a thousand.
וְהַמֵּא֖וֹת  and  hundreds 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Number, feminine plural
Root: מֵאָה 
Sense: hundred.
וְשָׂרֵ֥י  and  the  captains 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: סָרַר 
Sense: prince, ruler, leader, chief, chieftain, official, captain.
הַצָּבָֽא  of  the  army 
Parse: Article, Noun, common singular
Root: צָבָא 
Sense: that which goes forth, army, war, warfare, host.