1 Chronicles 24:20-31

Rest of the Levites

20 The rest of the Levites included: from Amram's family: Shubael; from Shubael's family: Jehdeiah;
21 from Rehabiah and his family: Isshiah the first;
22 from the Izharites: Shelomoth; from Shelomoth's family: Jahath;
23 Hebron's family: Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth;
24 Uzziel's family: Micah; from Micah's family: Shamir;
25 Micah's brother Isshiah; from Isshiah's family: Zechariah;
26 Merari's family: Mahli, Mushi and his son Jaaziah's family;
27 Merari's family by his son Jaaziah: Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri;
28 from Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons;
29 from Kish and his family: Jerahmeel;
30 and Mushi's family: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the Levites according to their households.
31 Both the household head and his youngest brother cast lots, just as their relatives, Aaron's descendants, had done in the presence of King David, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the priestly and levitical households.

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 2

  • [a]. LXX; MT my sons
  • [b]. Cf 1 Chron 23:19; MT lacks Jeriah.
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