1 Chronicles 24:13-23

13 the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,

14 the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,

15 the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez,

16 the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezkel,

17 the twenty-first to Jachin, the twenty-second to Gamul,

18 the twenty-third to Delaiah, the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.

19 These had as their appointed duty in their service ¹to come into the house of the Lord according to the procedure established for them by Aaron their father, as the Lord God of Israel had commanded him.

20 And of the rest of the sons of Levi: ²of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.

21 ³Of Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, Isshiah the chief.

22 Of the Izharites, Shelomoth; of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath.

23 ⁴The sons of Hebron: ^[a] Jeriah the chief, ^[b] Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.

1 Chronicles 24:13-23 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

• 1. 24:19 ch. 9:25
• 2. 24:20 ch. 23:13
• 3. 24:21 ch. 23:17
• 4. 24:23 ch. 23:19

Footnotes

• [a] 24:23 Compare 23:19; Hebrew lacks 'Hebron'
• [b] 24:23 Compare 23:19; Hebrew lacks 'the chief'