1 Chronicles 27:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Chronicles 27:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Chronicles 27:1 is a verse from the book of 1 Chronicles in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Now the children of Israel after their number, to wit, the chief fathers and captains of thousands and hundreds, and the..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Chronicles 27:1 — KJV
“Now the children of Israel after their number, to wit, the chief fathers and captains of thousands and hundreds, and their officers that served the king in any matter of the courses, which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year, of every course were twenty and four thousand.”
— 1 Chronicles 27:1 (KJV)
1 Chronicles 27:1 in Context — About the Book of 1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles retells David's story for a generation returning from exile, anchoring their identity in genealogy, worship, and covenant. Its highlights are musical and devotional: David appoints singers, organizes temple worship, and prays one of Scripture's greatest thanksgiving prayers — including the famous prayer of Jabez.
Cross-References for 1 Chronicles 27:1
“Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and made them captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, according to the houses of their fathers, throughout all Judah and Benjamin: and he numbered them from twenty years old and above, and found them three hundred thousand choice men, able to go forth to war, that could handle spear and shield.”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 27:1: number, fathers, captains
“And the children of Reuben, Israel's eldest son, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 27:1: children, israel, after
“And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies that ministered to the king by course, and the captains over the thousands, and captains over the hundreds, and the stewards over all the substance and possession of the king, and of his sons, with the officers, and with the mighty men, and with all the valiant men, unto Jerusalem. possession: or, cattle and of...: or, and his sons officers: or, eunuchs”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 27:1: israel, wit, captains
“Then the chief of the fathers and princes of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the rulers of the king's work, offered willingly,”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 27:1: israel, wit, chief
“Of the children of Simeon, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, those that were numbered of them, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 27:1: children, after, number
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