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[And] of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brethren, men of valour, a thousand and seven hundred, [were] officers among them of Israel on this side Jordan westward in all the business of the LORD, and in the service of the king.
1 Chronicles 26:30 — KJV
A thousand and seven hundred. Compare this figure with the 2,700 overseers east of the Jordan (v. 32). Why there should be more overseers for the two and one-half tribes in eastern Palestine than for the remaining tribes in western Palestine is not disclosed.
Business of the Lord. Evidently including such work as the collection of the tithes, the redemption money, and freewill offerings of the people. It might also have included such work as religious teaching (see 2 Chron. 17:7–9).
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