Chronicles I 24:5

5 And he divided them according to their lots, one with the other; for there were those who had charge of the holy things, and those who had charge of the of the Lord among the sons of Eleazar, and among the sons of Ithamar.

Chronicles I 24:5 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 24:5

Thus were they divided by lot, one sort with another
Which course should serve first, and which next, and so on; and who should be the chief to each course; which course was to serve a week, and then go out; and this method was taken to prevent envy, strife, and contention about precedence:

for the governors of the sanctuary;
or of the holy things, or who presided in things ecclesiastical:

and governors of the house of God:
or rather "governors of God", appointed by him judges in civil things:

were of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar:
there were, of both families, some employed both in sacred and civil things, and who presided in each.

Chronicles I 24:5 In-Context

3 And David distributed them, even Sadoc of the sons of Eleazar, and Achimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their numbering, according to their service, according to the houses of their fathers.

4 And there were found the sons of Eleazar more chiefs of the mighty ones, than of the sons of Ithamar: and he divided them, sixteen heads of families to the sons of Eleazar, eight according to families to the sons of Ithamar.

5 And he divided them according to their lots, one with the other; for there were those who had charge of the holy things, and those who had charge of the of the Lord among the sons of Eleazar, and among the sons of Ithamar.

6 And Samaias the son of Nathanael, the scribe, of Levi, wrote them down before the king, and the princes, and Sadoc the priest, and Achimelech the son of Abiathar ; and the heads of the families of the priests and the Levites, each of a household one to Eleazar, and one to Ithamar.

7 And the first lot came out to Joarim, the second to Jedia,