1 Chronicles 27:26
24 Joab the son of Zeruiah began to number, but he finished not, because there fell wrath for it against Israel; neither was the number put in the account of the chronicles of king David.
25 And over the king’s treasures was Azmaveth the son of Adiel: and over the storehouses in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the castles, was Jehonathan the son of Uzziah:
And over them that did the work of the field for tillage of the ground was Ezri the son of Chelub:
27 And over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite: over the increase of the vineyards for the wine cellars was Zabdi the Shiphmite:
28 And over the olive trees and the sycomore trees that were in the low plains was Baal-hanan the Gederite: and over the cellars of oil was Joash:
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Ezri son of Chelub was in charge of the workers in the fields who tilled the soil.
- KJV
- And over them that did the work of the field for tillage of the ground was Ezri the son of Chelub:
- WEB
- Over those who did the work of the field for tillage of the ground was Ezri the son of Chelub.
- ASV
- And over them that did the work of the field for tillage of the ground was Ezri the son of Chelub:
- DARBY
- And over them that worked in the field for tillage of the ground was Ezri the son of Chelub.
- BLB
- and over those who did the work of the field for the service of the ground [was] Ezri son of Chelub;
- ÅB
- over dem som arbeidet på marken og dyrket jorden, Esri, Kelubs sønn,
- OTB
- og Esri, sønn av Kelub, hadde ansvar for dem som arbeidet på markene for å dyrke jorden;
- B1930
- over dem som arbeidet på marken og dyrket jorden, Esri, Kelubs sønn,