1 Chronicles 24:20-31

The Rest of the Levites

20 Here are the other members of the family line of Levi. From the sons of Amram came Shubael. From the sons of Shubael came Jehdeiah.
21 From the sons of Rehabiah came Isshiah. Isshiah was the oldest.
22 From the people of Izhar came Shelomoth. From the sons of Shelomoth came Jahath.
23 Jeriah was the first son of Hebron. Amariah was his second son. Jahaziel was the third. Jekameam was the fourth.
24 The son of Uzziel was Micah. From the sons of Micah came Shamir.
25 The brother of Micah was Isshiah. From the sons of Isshiah came Zechariah.
26 The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. The son of Jaaziah was Beno.
27 The sons of Merari from Jaaziah were Beno, Shoham, Zaccur and Ibri.
28 From Mahli came Eleazar. Eleazar didn't have any sons.
29 From Kish came Jerahmeel. Jerahmeel was the son of Kish.
30 The sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder and Jerimoth. Those were the Levites, family by family.
31 They cast lots, just as their relatives, the sons of Aaron, had done. They did it in front of King David, Zadok and Ahimelech. They did it in front of the family leaders of the priests. They also did it in front of the family leaders of the Levites. The families of the oldest brother were treated in the same way as the families of the youngest.

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.

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