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Joash was in charge of the supplies of olive oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/27.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Baal-hanan from Geder was in charge of the king’s olive groves and sycamore-fig trees in the foothills of Judah. Joash was responsible for the supplies of olive oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/27.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Over the olive and sycamore trees in the Shephelah was Baal-hanan the Gederite; and over the stores of oil was Joash.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/27.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Baal-hanan the Gederite was in charge of the olive and sycamore trees in the foothills. Joash was in charge of the stores of olive oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/27.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And over the olive trees and the sycomore trees that <i>were</i> in the low plains <i>was</i> Baalhanan the Gederite: and over the cellars of oil <i>was</i> Joash:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_chronicles/27.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Baal-Hanan the Gederite was over the olive trees and the sycamore trees that <i>were</i> in the lowlands, and Joash <i>was</i> over the store of oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_chronicles/27.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Baal-hanan the Gederite was responsible for the olive and sycamore trees in the Shephelah; and Joash was responsible for the stores of oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/27.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Baal-hanan the Gederite had charge of the olive and sycamore trees in the Shephelah; and Joash had charge of the stores of oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_chronicles/27.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And Baal-hanan the Gederite had charge of the olive and sycamore trees in the Shephelah; and Joash had charge of the stores of oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_chronicles/27.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Baal-hanan the Gederite <i>was</i> over the olive and sycamore trees in the Shephelah; and Joash had charge of the stores of oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_chronicles/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Baal-hanan the Gederite was in charge of the olive and sycamore trees in Shephelah (the lowlands); and Joash was in charge of the stores of [olive] oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_chronicles/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Baal-hanan the Gederite was in charge of the olive and sycamore trees in the Judean foothills. Joash was in charge of the stores of olive oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_chronicles/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Baal-hanan the Gederite was in charge of the olive and sycamore trees in the Judean foothills. Joash was in charge of the stores of olive oil. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_chronicles/27.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and over the olive-trees and the sycomore-trees that were in the lowland was Baal-hanan the Gederite: and over the cellars of oil was Joash:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_chronicles/27.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Baal Hanan from Geder was in charge of the olive and sycamore trees in the western foothills, and Joash was in charge of storing the olive oil. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_chronicles/27.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and over the olive trees and the sycomore trees that were in the lowland was Baal-hanan the Gederite: and over the cellars of oil was Joash:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_chronicles/27.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />for the olive and fig trees in the foothills Baal Hanan from Gedor for storing olive oil Joash<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_chronicles/27.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Baal-hanan the Gederite supervised the olive and sycamore trees in the Shephelah. Joash supervised the oil reserves. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_chronicles/27.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Baal-Hanan the Gederite was in charge of the olive and sycamore trees in the lowlands; Joash was in charge of the storehouses of olive oil. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_chronicles/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and over the olive trees and the sycamore trees that were in the lowland was Baal Hanan the Gederite: and over the cellars of oil was Joash:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_chronicles/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And over the olive trees and the sycamore trees that were in the low plains was Baal-hanan the Gederite: and over the cellars of oil was Joash:<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_chronicles/27.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Baal-hanan the Gederite was in charge of the olive and sycamore trees in the foothills. Joash was in charge of the stores of olive oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_chronicles/27.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Over the olive trees and the sycamore trees that were in the lowland was Baal Hanan the Gederite. Over the cellars of oil was Joash. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_chronicles/27.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and Ba‘al-Hanan the Gederite [is] over the olives and the sycamores that [are] in the low country; and Joash [is] over the treasures of oil;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_chronicles/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and over the olives, and the sycamores, that are in the low country, is Baal-Hanan the Gederite; and over the treasures of oil is Joash;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_chronicles/27.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And over the olive trees and the sycamores which are in the low country, Baal-Hanan the Gederite: and over the treasures of oil, Joash:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_chronicles/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And over the oliveyards and the fig groves, which were in the plains, was Balanam a Gederite: and over the oil cellars, Joas. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_chronicles/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Now over the olive groves and the fig groves, which were in the plains, was Baal-hanan, a Gederite; and over the oil cellars was Joash.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_chronicles/27.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Over the olive trees and sycamores of the Shephelah was Baalhanan the Gederite, and over the stores of oil was Joash.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_chronicles/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Over the olive and sycamore trees in the Shephelah was Baal-hanan the Gederite. Over the stores of oil was Joash.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_chronicles/27.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And over the olive trees and the sycamore trees that were in the low plains was Baalhanan the Gederite; and over the stores of oil was Joash;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_chronicles/27.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And over the olive trees and the fig trees that were in the valleys, Belkhanan the Gedarene , and over the storehouses of oil, Yaosh.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_chronicles/27.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />and over the olive-trees and the sycomore-trees that were in the Lowland was Baal-hanan the Gederite; and over the cellars of oil was Joash;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_chronicles/27.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And over the oliveyards, and over the sycamores in the plain country <i>was</i> Ballanan the Gedorite; and over the stores of oil <i>was</i> Joas.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_chronicles/27-28.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wtNNY-qpWWI?start=7745" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/27.htm">David's Various Overseers</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">27</span>Shimei the Ramathite was in charge of the vineyards. Zabdi the Shiphmite was in charge of the produce of the vineyards for the wine vats. <span class="reftext">28</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1177.htm" title="1177: ḥā·nān (N-proper-ms) -- From ba'al and chanan; possessor of grace; Baal-Chanan, the name of an Edomite, also of an Israelite.">Baal-hanan</a> <a href="/hebrew/1451.htm" title="1451: hag·gə·ḏē·rīs (Art:: N-proper-ms) -- Inhab. of Geder. Patrial from Geder; a Gederite, or inhabitant of Geder.">the Gederite</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘al- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">was in charge of</a> <a href="/hebrew/2132.htm" title="2132: haz·zê·ṯîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Olive tree, olive. Probably from an unused root; an olive, the tree, the branch or the berry.">the olive</a> <a href="/hebrew/8256.htm" title="8256: wə·haš·šiq·mîm (Conj-w, Art:: N-fp) -- Sycamore tree. Or shiqmah; of uncertain derivation; a sycamore.">and sycamore trees</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8219.htm" title="8219: baš·šə·p̄ê·lāh (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- Lowland. From shaphel; Lowland, i.e. the maritime slope of Palestine.">in the foothills.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1177.htm" title="1177: ba·‘al (Prep) -- From ba'al and chanan; possessor of grace; Baal-Chanan, the name of an Edomite, also of an Israelite."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3135.htm" title="3135: yō·w·‘āš (N-proper-ms) -- The LORD has aided, two Isr. From Yhovah and uwsh; Jehovah-hastened; Joash, the name of two Israelites.">Joash</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘al- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">was in charge of</a> <a href="/hebrew/214.htm" title="214: ’ō·ṣə·rō·wṯ (N-mpc) -- Treasure, store, a treasury, storehouse. From 'atsar; a depository.">the stores</a> <a href="/hebrew/8081.htm" title="8081: haš·še·men (Art:: N-ms) -- Fat, oil. From shaman; grease, especially liquid; figuratively, richness.">of olive oil.</a> </span><span class="reftext">29</span>Shitrai the Sharonite was in charge of the herds grazing in Sharon. Shaphat son of Adlai was in charge of the herds in the valleys.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/8-8.htm">Deuteronomy 8:8</a></span><br />a land of wheat, barley, vines, fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of olive oil and honey;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/4-7.htm">1 Kings 4:7</a></span><br />Solomon had twelve governors over all Israel to provide food for the king and his household. Each one would arrange provisions for one month of the year,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/4-23.htm">1 Kings 4:23</a></span><br />ten fat oxen, twenty range oxen, and a hundred sheep, as well as deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened poultry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/10-27.htm">1 Kings 10:27</a></span><br />The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as abundant as sycamore in the foothills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/9-27.htm">2 Chronicles 9:27</a></span><br />The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as abundant as sycamore in the foothills.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/5-11.htm">Nehemiah 5:11</a></span><br />Please restore to them immediately their fields, vineyards, olive groves, and houses, along with the percentage of the money, grain, new wine, and oil that you have been assessing them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-1.htm">Isaiah 5:1-2</a></span><br />I will sing for my beloved a song of his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill. / He dug it up and cleared the stones and planted the finest vines. He built a watchtower in the middle and dug out a winepress as well. He waited for the vineyard to yield good grapes, but the fruit it produced was sour!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/7-23.htm">Isaiah 7:23</a></span><br />And on that day, in every place that had a thousand vines worth a thousand shekels of silver, only briers and thorns will be found.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-5.htm">Jeremiah 31:5</a></span><br />Again you will plant vineyards on the hills of Samaria; the farmers will plant and enjoy the fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/27-17.htm">Ezekiel 27:17</a></span><br />Judah and the land of Israel traded with you; they exchanged wheat from Minnith, cakes and honey, oil and balm for your merchandise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-33.htm">Matthew 21:33-41</a></span><br />Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey. / When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit. / But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/12-1.htm">Mark 12:1-9</a></span><br />Then Jesus began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a wine vat, and built a watchtower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey. / At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. / But they seized the servant, beat him, and sent him away empty-handed. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/20-9.htm">Luke 20:9-16</a></span><br />Then He proceeded to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, rented it out to some tenants, and went away for a long time. / At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat the servant and sent him away empty-handed. / So he sent another servant, but they beat him and treated him shamefully, sending him away empty-handed. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-1.htm">John 15:1-5</a></span><br />“I am the true vine, and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard. / He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful. / You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-17.htm">Romans 11:17-24</a></span><br />Now if some branches have been broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others to share in the nourishment of the olive root, / do not boast over those branches. If you do, remember this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you. / You will say then, “Branches were broken off so that I could be grafted in.” ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And over the olive trees and the sycomore trees that were in the low plains was Baalhanan the Gederite: and over the cellars of oil was Joash:</p><p class="hdg">And over</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/4-7.htm">1 Kings 4:7</a></b></br> And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, which provided victuals for the king and his household: each man his month in a year made provision.</p><p class="hdg">the sycamore trees.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/20-27.htm">1 Kings 20:27</a></b></br> And the children of Israel were numbered, and were all present, and went against them: and the children of Israel pitched before them like two little flocks of kids; but the Syrians filled the country.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_chronicles/14-11.htm">Baal</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-50.htm">Baalhanan</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-50.htm">Baal-Hanan</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/27-27.htm">Cellars</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/27-27.htm">Charge</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/27-25.htm">Country</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-27.htm">Foothills</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/11-43.htm">Hanan</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/12-3.htm">Joash</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/12-3.htm">Jo'ash</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-27.htm">Lowland</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/23-29.htm">Oil</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-32.htm">Olive</a> <a href="/2_samuel/15-30.htm">Olives</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-32.htm">Olive-Trees</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-5.htm">Plains</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/27-27.htm">Responsible</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-19.htm">Shephelah</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-27.htm">Shephe'lah</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/27-27.htm">Stores</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-24.htm">Supplies</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-27.htm">Sycamore</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-27.htm">Sycamore-Fig</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-27.htm">Sycamores</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-27.htm">Sycamore-Trees</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-27.htm">Sycomore-Trees</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/27-27.htm">Treasures</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-4.htm">Trees</a> <a href="/judges/1-9.htm">Western</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/23-17.htm">Baal</a> <a href="/genesis/36-38.htm">Baalhanan</a> <a href="/genesis/36-38.htm">Baal-Hanan</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-6.htm">Cellars</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/27-29.htm">Charge</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-15.htm">Country</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/1-15.htm">Foothills</a> <a href="/ezra/2-46.htm">Hanan</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-25.htm">Joash</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-25.htm">Jo'ash</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/1-15.htm">Lowland</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-10.htm">Oil</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-15.htm">Olive</a> <a href="/job/24-11.htm">Olives</a> <a href="/job/24-11.htm">Olive-Trees</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-27.htm">Plains</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/27-29.htm">Responsible</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-19.htm">Shephelah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/1-15.htm">Shephe'lah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-15.htm">Stores</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-11.htm">Supplies</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/1-15.htm">Sycamore</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/1-15.htm">Sycamore-Fig</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/1-15.htm">Sycamores</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/1-15.htm">Sycamore-Trees</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/1-15.htm">Sycomore-Trees</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/28-12.htm">Treasures</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/1-15.htm">Trees</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-13.htm">Western</a><div class="vheading2">1 Chronicles 27</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/27-1.htm">The twelve captains for each month</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/27-16.htm">The princes of the twelve tribes</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/27-23.htm">The numbering of the people is hindered</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/27-25.htm">David's several officers</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The designation "the Gederite" indicates he was from Geder, a town in the territory of Judah. This highlights the regional diversity within Israel's administration and the importance of local leaders in managing resources.<p><b>was in charge of the olive and sycamore trees</b><br>Olive trees were a vital agricultural product in ancient Israel, providing oil for cooking, lighting, and religious rituals. Sycamore trees, known for their durable wood and fruit, were also economically significant. The management of these resources required expertise and was crucial for the kingdom's economy. This role underscores the organized structure of David's administration, ensuring the prosperity and sustainability of the nation's resources.<p><b>in the foothills.</b><br>The "foothills" refer to the Shephelah, a region of low hills between the coastal plain and the central highlands of Judah. This area was fertile and well-suited for agriculture, making it an ideal location for cultivating olives and sycamores. The geographical mention emphasizes the strategic use of land in Israel's economy and the importance of regional specialization.<p><b>Joash was in charge of the stores of olive oil.</b><br>Joash, whose name means "Yahweh has given," was responsible for overseeing the storage and distribution of olive oil, a critical commodity in ancient Israel. Olive oil was not only a staple in daily life but also used in religious ceremonies, anointing, and as a trade item. This position required trustworthiness and skill, reflecting the organized and efficient governance under King David. The mention of Joash highlights the importance of stewardship and the careful management of resources, themes echoed throughout Scripture.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/b/baal-hanan_the_gederite.htm">Baal-hanan the Gederite</a></b><br>A man from Geder, responsible for overseeing the olive and sycamore trees in the lowlands. His name means "Baal is gracious," indicating a possible Canaanite influence or heritage.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/joash.htm">Joash</a></b><br>Tasked with managing the stores of olive oil, a crucial commodity in ancient Israel for cooking, lighting, and religious rituals.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/o/olive_and_sycamore_trees.htm">Olive and Sycamore Trees</a></b><br>These trees were significant agricultural resources. Olives were vital for oil production, while sycamore trees provided wood and fruit.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/f/foothills.htm">Foothills (Shephelah)</a></b><br>A region of lowlands in ancient Israel, known for its fertile soil and agricultural productivity.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/o/olive_oil_stores.htm">Olive Oil Stores</a></b><br>Essential for daily life and religious practices, olive oil was a valuable resource that required careful management.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/stewardship_of_resources.htm">Stewardship of Resources</a></b><br>God entrusts us with resources, whether material or spiritual, and we are called to manage them wisely and faithfully.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/significance_of_agriculture_in_biblical_times.htm">Significance of Agriculture in Biblical Times</a></b><br>Understanding the agricultural context of the Bible helps us appreciate the daily life and economy of ancient Israel.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_olive_oil.htm">Symbolism of Olive Oil</a></b><br>Olive oil symbolizes anointing, healing, and the Holy Spirit. Reflect on how these aspects are present in your spiritual life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_small_tasks.htm">Faithfulness in Small Tasks</a></b><br>Like Baal-hanan and Joash, we are called to be faithful in the tasks God assigns us, no matter how small they may seem.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_collaboration.htm">Community and Collaboration</a></b><br>The division of responsibilities among different individuals highlights the importance of working together in community for a common purpose.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_chronicles_27.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Chronicles 27</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_1_chron._27_commanders_verifiable.htm">Are the named commanders in 1 Chronicles 27 historically verifiable through archaeology or extrabiblical records?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_1_chr_28_5_align_with_david's_succession.htm">Does 1 Chronicles 28:5, where David says God chose Solomon as king, align with or contradict other biblical passages about political intrigue in David's succession?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_record_a_partial_count_in_1_chron_27.htm">Why does 1 Chronicles 27:23-24 mention divine wrath for numbering, yet still record a partial count of fighting men?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_jesus'_ancestor__abiud_or_rhesa.htm">Which son of Zerubbabel is an ancestor of Jesus: Abiud (Matthew 1:13) or Rhesa (Luke 3:27)? Neither name matches Zerubbabel's sons listed in 1 Chronicles 3:19-20.</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_chronicles/27.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(28) <span class= "bld">Olive</span> <span class= "bld">trees.</span>--The same word (<span class= "ital">zethim</span>) is rendered "olive yards" in <a href="/joshua/24-13.htm" title="And I have given you a land for which you did not labor, and cities which you built not, and you dwell in them; of the vineyards and olive groves which you planted not do you eat.">Joshua 24:13</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/8-14.htm" title="And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your olive groves, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.">1Samuel 8:14</a>, and elsewhere in the Authorised version.<p><span class= "bld">The sycamore trees that were in the low plains.</span>--The sycomores that were in the Shephelah or lowland of Judah, between the hills and the sea (<a href="/joshua/15-33.htm" title="And in the valley, Eshtaol, and Zoreah, and Ashnah,">Joshua 15:33</a>). The <span class= "ital">Ficus sycomorus,</span> or fig-mulberry, a beautiful evergreen tree, indigenous to Egypt, was once abundant in Palestine, as appears from <a href="/1_kings/10-27.htm" title="And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycomore trees that are in the vale, for abundance.">1Kings 10:27</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/1-15.htm" title="And the king made silver and gold at Jerusalem as plenteous as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycomore trees that are in the vale for abundance.">2Chronicles 1:15</a>. Its small sweet figs were much eaten by the poor. (Comp. <a href="/amos/7-14.htm" title="Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet's son; but I was an herdsman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit:">Amos 7:14</a>.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_chronicles/27.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 28.</span> - A similar couple of officers to those of the last verse are described here. <span class="cmt_word">By the low plains</span> here in the Authorized Version is translated what had been better left untranslated, <span class="accented">i.e.</span> the <span class="accented">Shephelah</span>, one of the five divisions of Judaea (Conder's' Bible Handbook,' 2nd edit., 1880, p. 257). It comprised the low-lying tract of land on the coast and, roughly speaking, stretching from Joppa to Gaza. The sycamore tree (<span class="hebrew">הַשִּׁקְמִום</span>, a plural masculine, and once <span class="hebrew">שִׁקְמות</span>, a plural feminine, Psalm 78:87) is to be distinguished from the sycamine, being that kind of <span class="accented">mulberry</span> tree called <span class="accented">fig mulberry.</span> The Septuagint, however, does not observe the distinction, and always translates <span class="greek">συκάμινος</span>. It was a common tree, and useful to the poor. It is the same with the <span class="accented">black</span> mulberry of Egypt, and abounded in Palestine (<a href="/1_kings/10-27.htm">1 Kings 10:27</a>). Its fruit was eatable, and its wood, though soft, yet valuable for enduringness (see Smith's 'Bible Dictionary,' 3. p. 1394; Conder's 'Bible Handbook,' 2nd edit., pp. 223, 399; Stanley's 'Sinai and Palestine,' edit. 1866, pp. 146, 393). The name <span class="cmt_word">Baal-hanan</span> comes first before us as that of a King of Edom (<a href="/genesis/36-38.htm">Genesis 36:38, 39</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/1-49.htm">1 Chronicles 1:49</a>). The place <span class="accented">Gederah</span> (<a href="/joshua/15-36.htm">Joshua 15:36</a>), or Beth-gader (<a href="/1_chronicles/2-51.htm">1 Chronicles 2:51</a>), attached to the name of the present <span class="accented">Baal-hanan</span>, renders it not less probable that he was of similar extraction. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_chronicles/27-28.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Baal-hanan</span><br /><span class="heb">חָנָ֖ן</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·nān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1177.htm">Strong's 1177: </a> </span><span class="str2">Baal-hanan -- 'Baal is gracious', a king of Edom, also an Israelite</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Gederite</span><br /><span class="heb">הַגְּדֵרִ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(hag·gə·ḏê·rî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1451.htm">Strong's 1451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gederite -- inhabitant of Geder</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was in charge of</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעַל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the olive</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזֵּיתִ֤ים</span> <span class="translit">(haz·zê·ṯîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2132.htm">Strong's 2132: </a> </span><span class="str2">An olive, the tree, the branch, the berry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and sycamore trees</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַשִּׁקְמִים֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·haš·šiq·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8256.htm">Strong's 8256: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sycamore tree</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the foothills.</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּשְּׁפֵלָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(baš·šə·p̄ê·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8219.htm">Strong's 8219: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lowland</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Joash</span><br /><span class="heb">יוֹעָֽשׁ׃</span> <span class="translit">(yō·w·‘āš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3135.htm">Strong's 3135: </a> </span><span class="str2">Joash -- 'the LORD has aided', two Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was in charge of</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעַל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the stores</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹצְר֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·ṣə·rō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_214.htm">Strong's 214: </a> </span><span class="str2">Treasure, store, a treasury, storehouse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of olive oil.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשֶּׁ֖מֶן</span> <span class="translit">(haš·še·men)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8081.htm">Strong's 8081: </a> </span><span class="str2">Grease, liquid, richness</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_chronicles/27-28.htm">1 Chronicles 27:28 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/27-28.htm">1 Chronicles 27:28 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/27-28.htm">1 Chronicles 27:28 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/27-28.htm">1 Chronicles 27:28 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/27-28.htm">1 Chronicles 27:28 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_chronicles/27-28.htm">1 Chronicles 27:28 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_chronicles/27-28.htm">1 Chronicles 27:28 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_chronicles/27-28.htm">1 Chronicles 27:28 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_chronicles/27-28.htm">1 Chronicles 27:28 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_chronicles/27-28.htm">1 Chronicles 27:28 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_chronicles/27-28.htm">OT History: 1 Chronicles 27:28 And over the olive trees and (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_chronicles/27-27.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Chronicles 27:27"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 27:27" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_chronicles/27-29.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Chronicles 27:29"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 27:29" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>