1 Chronicles 27:25

“over the king's treasures--Those treasures consisted of gold, silver, precious stones, cedar-wood, &c.; those which he had in Jerusalem as distinguished from others without the city. the storehouses in the fields--Grain covered over with layers of straw is frequently preserved in the fields under little earthen mounds, like our potato pits.”

“This section is important as showing that David, the younger son of a not very opulent family 1Sa 16:11, 1 Samuel 16:20, had now become a large landed proprietor, as well as a capitalist, possessed of much moveable wealth. We may perhaps see the sources of both these kinds of property, in the successful wars which he had waged 1 Samuel 27:8-9; 1 Samuel 30:20; 2 Samuel 8:4, 2Sa 8:7-8, 2 Samuel 8:12; in the revenue derived from subject kings 1 Samuel 8:2, 1 Samuel 8:14; 1 Samuel 10:19; and in the purchase and occupation of lands in different places. Further, he enjoyed, of course, the usual rights of a Jewish king over the landed property of his subjects, and was thus entitled to receive a…”

“27:25-31 Ancient kings, including David, acquired large amounts of property for themselves. This list records various aspects of David’s estate, including storehouses in Jerusalem and the provinces, property used for agricultural purposes, and various types of livestock.”

“the king's: Kg2 18:15; Ch2 16:2 the storehouses: Gen 41:48; Exo 1:11; Ch2 26:10; Jer 41:8 1 Chronicles 27:27”

“The managers of David's possessions and domains. - The property and the income of the king were ( Ch1 27:25) divided into treasures of the king, and treasures in the country, in the cities, the villages, and the castles. By the "treasures of the king" we must therefore understand those which were in Jerusalem, i.e., the treasures of the royal palace. These were managed by Azmaveth. The remaining treasures are specified in Ch1 27:26. They consisted in fields which were cultivated by labourers ( Ch1 27:26); in vineyards ( Ch1 27:27); plantations of olive trees and sycamores in the Shephelah, the fruitful plain on the Mediterranean Sea ( Ch1 27:28); in cattle, which pastured partly in the plain…”