Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And his brethren, men of valour, were two thousand and seven hundred chief fathers, whom king David made rulers over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, for every matter pertaining to God, and affairs of the king.
Men of valour
Chief fathers
Reubenites
Bible References
Men of valour
1 Chronicles 26:6 Also, to his son Shemaiah were born sons who ruled over their ancestral houses because they were strong, capable men.
Chief fathers
1 Chronicles 15:12
He said to them, “You are the heads of the Levite families. You and your relatives must consecrate yourselves so that you may bring the ark of the Lord God of Israel to the place I have prepared for it.
1 Chronicles 23:24
These were the sons of Levi by their ancestral houses—the heads of families, according to their registration by name in the headcount—20 years old or more, who worked in the service of the Lord’s temple.
1 Chronicles 24:31
They also cast lots the same way as their relatives the sons of Aaron did in the presence of King David, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the families of the priests and Levites—the family heads and their younger brothers alike.
Reubenites
1 Chronicles 12:37 From across the Jordan—from the Reubenites, Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh: 120,000 men equipped with all the military weapons of war.