1 Chronicles 24:6-16

6 Shemaiah, the son of Nethanel the scribe, from the Levites, recorded them in the presence of the king, the princes, Zadok the priest, 1Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and the heads of the fathers' households of the priests and of the Levites; one father's household taken for Eleazar and one taken for Ithamar.
7 Now the first lot came out for Jehoiarib, the second for Jedaiah,
8 the third for Harim, the fourth for Seorim,
9 the fifth for Malchijah, the sixth for Mijamin,
10 the seventh for Hakkoz, the eighth for 2Abijah,
11 the ninth for Jeshua, the tenth for Shecaniah,
12 the eleventh * for Eliashib, the twelfth * for Jakim,
13 the thirteenth * for Huppah, the fourteenth * for Jeshebeab,
14 the fifteenth * for Bilgah, the sixteenth * for Immer,
15 the seventeenth * for Hezir, the eighteenth * for Happizzez,
16 the nineteenth * for Pethahiah, the twentieth for Jehezkel,

1 Chronicles 24:6-16 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 CHRONICLES 24

This chapter relates the distribution David made of the priests into twenty four classes or courses, and which were observed by lot, and each course had an head or principal man over it, 1Ch 24:1-19 and of a like distribution of the Levites into the same number of courses, to attend the priests in theirs, 1Ch 24:20-31.

Cross References 2

  • 1. 1 Chronicles 18:16
  • 2. Nehemiah 12:4; Luke 1:5
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