the scribe: 1 Kings 4:3; 2 Chronicles 34:13; Ezra 7:6; Nehemiah 8:1; Matthew 8:19, Matthew 13:52, Matthew 23:1-2
principal household: Heb. house of the father, 1 Chronicles 23:24
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1 Chronicles 24:6
1 Chronicles 24:6
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