1 Chronicles 24

1 porro filiis Aaron hae partitiones erunt filii Aaron Nadab et Abiu et Eleazar et Ithamar

2 mortui sunt autem Nadab et Abiu ante patrem suum absque liberis sacerdotioque functus est Eleazar et Ithamar

3 et divisit eos David id est Sadoc de filiis Eleazar et Ahimelech de filiis Ithamar secundum vices suas et ministerium

4 inventique sunt multo plures filii Eleazar in principibus viris quam filii Ithamar divisit autem eis hoc est filiis Eleazar principes per familias sedecim et filiis Ithamar per familias et domos suas octo

5 porro divisit utrasque inter se familias sortibus erant enim principes sanctuarii et principes Dei tam de filiis Eleazar quam de filiis Ithamar

6 descripsitque eos Semeias filius Nathanahel scriba Levites coram rege et principibus et Sadoc sacerdote et Ahimelech filio Abiathar principibus quoque familiarum sacerdotalium et leviticarum unam domum quae ceteris praeerat Eleazar et alteram domum quae sub se habebat ceteros Ithamar

7 exivit autem sors prima Ioiarib secunda Iedeiae

8 tertia Arim quarta Seorim

9 quinta Melchia sexta Maiman

10 septima Accos octava Abia

11 nona Hiesu decima Sechenia

12 undecima Eliasib duodecima Iacim

13 tertiadecima Oppa quartadecima Isbaal

14 quintadecima Belga sextadecima Emmer

15 septimadecima Ezir octavadecima Hapses

16 nonadecima Phetheia vicesima Iezecel

17 vicesima prima Iachin vicesima secunda Gamul

18 vicesima tertia Dalaiau vicesima quarta Mazziau

19 hae vices eorum secundum ministeria sua ut ingrediantur domum Domini et iuxta ritum suum sub manu Aaron patris eorum sicut praecepit Dominus Deus Israhel

20 porro filiorum Levi qui reliqui fuerant de filiis Amram erat Subahel et filiis Subahel Iedeia

21 de filiis quoque Roobiae princeps Iesias

22 Isaaris vero Salemoth filiusque Salemoth Iaath

23 filiusque eius Ieriahu Amarias secundus Iazihel tertius Iecmaam quartus

24 filius Ozihel Micha filius Micha Samir

25 frater Micha Iesia filiusque Iesiae Zaccharias

26 filii Merari Mooli et Musi filius Ioziau Benno

27 filius quoque Merari Oziau et Soem et Zacchur et Hebri

28 porro Mooli filius Eleazar qui non habebat liberos

29 filius vero Cis Ierahemel

30 filii Musi Mooli Eder et Ierimoth isti filii Levi secundum domos familiarum suarum

31 miseruntque et ipsi sortes contra fratres suos filios Aaron coram David rege et Sadoc et Ahimelech et principibus familiarum sacerdotalium et leviticarum tam maiores quam minores omnes sors aequaliter dividebat

1 Chronicles 24 Commentary

Chapter 24

The divisions of the priests and Levites.

- When every one has, knows, and keeps his place and work, the more there are the better. In the mystical body of Christ, every member has its use, for the good of the whole. Christ is High Priest over the house of God, to whom all believers, being made priests, are to be in subjection. In Christ, no difference is made between bond and free, elder and younger. The younger brethren, if faithful and sincere, shall be no less acceptable to Christ than the fathers. May we all be children of the Lord, fitted to sing his praises for ever in his temple above.

Chapter Summary

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.