1 Chronicles 27:32-34·~1 min
The Counselors
Jonathan, David’s uncle, serves as counselor and scribe; Ahithophel serves as the king’s counselor; and after him come Jehoiada son of Benaiah and Abiathar. The chapter ends by naming the men closest to David’s decisions.
D32avid’s uncle Jonathan was a counselor; he was a man of insight and a scribe. 33Ahithophel was the king’s counselor. 34Ahithophel was succeeded by Jehoiada son of Benaiah, then by Abiathar.
Section summaryThe chapter closes near David himself, naming Jonathan as a discerning counselor and scribe, Ahithophel as counselor to the king, and Jehoiada with Abiathar as those who follow him. After the long lists of officers and overseers, the kingdom finally narrows to the voices beside the throne.
Role in the chapterThis final section brings the chapter from public structures into the king’s inner circle. It completes the portrait of ordered rule by showing that counsel, like armies and estates, is entrusted to named men.