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1 Chronicles 9:20

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What does 1 Chronicles 9:20 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was ruler over them in time past, [and] Jehovah was with him.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was ruler over them in time past, [and] Jehovah was with him.
1 Chronicles 9:20 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Chronicles 9

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
17And the porters: Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren (Shallum was the chief),
18who hitherto [waited] in the king`s gate eastward: they were the porters for the camp of the children of Levi.
19And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren, of his father`s house, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the thresholds of the tent: and their fathers had been over the camp of Jehovah, keepers of the entry.
20And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was ruler over them in time past, [and] Jehovah was with him.
21Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was porter of the door of the tent of meeting.
22All these that were chosen to be porters in the thresholds were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their office of trust.
23So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of Jehovah, even the house of the tent, by wards.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the ruler over them in time past, etc.] Over the host, over the Levites, and the chief of them; which is to be understood of Phinehas the son of Eleazar, in the time of Moses, who succeeded his father in that post, (see <040332>Numbers 3:32) though some think, as Kimchi observes, that this was not Phinehas the priest, but a certain Levite of this name in this post; but since he is said to be in time past, it may very well be understood of him: and it also is observed, and the Lord was with him; inspiring him with zeal for his honour and glory, assisting and strengthening him to do his will and work, as particularly in the affair of Zimri, (<042507>Numbers…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Phinehas: Num 3:32, Num 4:16, Num 4:28, Num 4:33, Num 31:6 the Lord: Num 25:11-13; Sa1 16:18; Act 7:9, Act 7:10 1 Chronicles 9:21”
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