1 Chronicles 24:20-31

The Rest of the Levites

20 Now these were the rest of the descendants of Levi: From the sons of Amram: Shubael; ^[a] from the sons of Shubael: Jehdeiah.

21 As for Rehabiah, from his sons: The first was Isshiah. ^[b]

22 From the Izharites: Shelomoth; ^[c] from the sons of Shelomoth: Jahath.

23 From the sons of Hebron: Jeriah was the first, ^[d] Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.

24 From the sons of Uzziel: Micah; from the sons of Micah: Shamir.

25 The brother of Micah: Isshiah; from the sons of Isshiah: Zechariah.

26 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The son of Jaaziah: Beno.

27 The descendants of Merari from Jaaziah: Beno, Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri.

28 From Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.

29 From Kish: Jerahmeel the son of Kish.

30 And the sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. ^[e] These were the sons of the Levites, according to their families.

31 As their brothers the descendants of Aaron did, they also cast lots in the presence of King David and of Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the families of the priests and Levites—the family heads and their younger brothers alike.

1 Chronicles 24:20-31 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.

Footnotes

• [a] Shubael (twice in this verse) is a variant of Shebuel; see 1 Chronicles 23:16 and 1 Chronicles 26:24.
• [b] Isshiah is a variant of Jeshaiah; see 1 Chronicles 26:25.
• [c] Shelomoth (twice in this verse) is a variant of Shelomith; see 1 Chronicles 23:18.
• [d] Hebrew From the sons: Jeriah; see 1 Chronicles 23:19.
• [e] Jerimoth is a variant of Jeremoth; see 1 Chronicles 23:23.