2 Chronicles 31:17

17 The priests were assigned their duties by clans, and the Levites twenty years of age or older were assigned theirs by work groups.

2 Chronicles 31:17 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 31:17

Both to the genealogy of the priests by the house of their
fathers
As to the priests registered according to their families from the age before observed, a portion was given: so to the Levites,

from twenty years old and upward, in their charges, by their courses;
for though originally they were not admitted into the tabernacle till twenty five years of age, nor to officiate till thirty, but in David's time they were allowed at twenty years of age and upwards, ( 1 Chronicles 23:24 ) .

2 Chronicles 31:17 In-Context

15 In the other cities where priests lived, he was faithfully assisted in this by other Levites: Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah. They distributed the food equally to their fellow Levites according to what their duties were,

16 and not by clans. They gave a share to all males thirty years of age or older who had daily responsibilities in the Temple in accordance with their positions.

17 The priests were assigned their duties by clans, and the Levites twenty years of age or older were assigned theirs by work groups.

18 They were all registered together with their wives, children, and other dependents, because they were required to be ready to perform their sacred duties at any time.

19 Among the priests who lived in the cities assigned to Aaron's descendants or in the pasture lands belonging to these cities, there were responsible men who distributed the food to all the males in the priestly families and to everyone who was on the rolls of the Levite clans.