1 Chronicles 27:25-31·~1 min
David’s Various Overseers
A chain of overseers is named for the royal storehouses, cultivated land, vineyards, trees, grazing herds, camels, and flocks. The list sketches the material life of the kingdom as something managed through entrusted care.
A25zmaveth son of Adiel was in charge of the royal storehouses. 26Ezri son of Chelub was in charge of the workers in the fields who tilled the soil. 27Shimei the Ramathite was in charge of the vineyards. 28Baal-hanan the Gederite was in charge of the olive and sycamore trees in the foothills. 29Shitrai the Sharonite was in charge of the herds grazing in Sharon. 30Obil the Ishmaelite was in charge of the camels. 31Jaziz the Hagrite was in charge of the flocks.
Section summaryThe chapter next names men set over David’s storehouses, fields, vineyards, trees, herds, camels, and flocks. The kingdom appears here as a working household, with its wealth and labor entrusted to particular overseers.
Role in the chapterThis section carries the theme of order into the king’s economic life. It shows that royal administration reaches beyond army and tribe into the land, its produce, and its animals.