1 Chronicles 24:16-26

16 the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezekel,
17 the one and twentieth to Jachin, the two and twentieth to Gamul,
18 the three and twentieth to Delaiah, and the four and twentieth to Maaziah.
19 These were the whiles, or times, of them by their services, that they enter into the house of God, and by their custom under the hand of Aaron, their father, as the Lord God of Israel commanded.
20 Forsooth Shubael was prince of the sons of Levi that were residue/that were left, of the sons of Amram; and the son of Shubael was Jehdeiah; (And of the Levites who were left; of the sons of Amram, Shubael was the leader; and the son of Shubael was Jehdeiah;)
21 also Isshiah was prince of the sons of Rehabiah. (and Isshiah was the leader of the sons of Rehabiah.)
22 And Shelomoth was prince of Izharites; and the son of Shelomoth was Jahath; (And Shelomoth was the leader of the Izharites; and Shelomoth's son was Jahath;)
23 and (the sons of Hebron); his first son was Jeriah, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.
24 The son of Uzziel was Michah; the son of Michah was Shamir;
25 the brother of Michah was Isshiah; and the son of Isshiah was Zechariah.
26 The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi; the son of Jaaziah was Beno; (The sons of Merari were Mahli, and Mushi, and Jaaziah his son;)

1 Chronicles 24:16-26 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.

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