1 Chronicles 27:16
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: the ruler of the Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri: of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maachah:”
שֵׁבֶט
The shepherd's rod was not for the sheep — it was for predators. The staff was for guiding and steadying the sheep on narrow paths. David walks through the valley of the shadow of death and takes comfort not in the absence of danger, but in the presence of the shepherd's tools. God is equipped for what lies ahead of you.
מַעֲכָה
Maacah
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מַעֲכָה
Maakah (or Maakath), the name of a place in Syria, also of a Mesopotamian, of three Israelites, and of four Israelitesses and one Syrian woman
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בֵּן
the son of
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בֵּן
Son. Ben. A son with full rights. You are sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Full rights. Full access. Full inheritance.
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יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel
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יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel. To struggle with God and prevail. The name given to Jacob. God's chosen people. Those who wrestle honestly with God.
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נָגִיד
was chief
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נָגִיד
a commander (as occupying the front), civil, military or religious; generally (abstractly, plural), honorable themes
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שְׁפַטְיָה
Shephatiah
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שְׁפַטְיָה
Shephatjah, the name of ten Israelites
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זִכְרִי
Zikri
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זִכְרִי
Zicri, the name of twelve Israelites
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