1 Chronicles 24:10-20

10 The seventh lot fell to Hakkoz. The eighth lot fell to Abijah.

11 The ninth lot fell to Jeshua. The tenth lot fell to Shecaniah.

12 The eleventh lot fell to Eliashib. The twelfth lot fell to Jakim.

13 The thirteenth lot fell to Huppah. The fourteenth lot fell to Jeshebeab.

14 The fifteenth lot fell to Bilgah. The sixteenth lot fell to Immer.

15 The seventeenth lot fell to Hezir. The eighteenth lot fell to Happizzez.

16 The nineteenth lot fell to Pethahiah. The twentieth lot fell to Jehezkel.

17 The twenty-first lot fell to Jakin. The twenty-second lot fell to Gamul.

18 The twenty-third lot fell to Delaiah. The twenty-fourth lot fell to Maaziah.

19 Each group carried out its appointed duties in the house of the LORD according to the procedures established by their ancestor Aaron in obedience to the commands of the LORD, the God of Israel.

20 These were the other family leaders descended from Levi: From the descendants of Amram, the leader was Shebuel. From the descendants of Shebuel, the leader was Jehdeiah.

1 Chronicles 24:10-20 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]. Hebrew Shubael (also in 24:20b ), a variant spelling of Shebuel; compare 23:16 and 26:24 .