And David distributed them,.... The posterities of Eleazar and Ithamar into certain classes or courses:both Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar; these were the two principal men of the respective families, the one was high priest, and the other "sagan" or deputy; or they both officiated as high priests alternately, until the one was removed in Solomon's time, and the other established alone.
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1 Chronicles 24:3
1 Chronicles 24:3
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain
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1 Chronicles 24 — Overview1 Chronicles 24 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThis chapter gives us a more particular account of the distribution of
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regular discharge of the duties of their offices, according to their…1 Chronicles 24 — Overview1 Chronicles 24 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledge1 Chronicles 24:1, The division of the sons of Aaron by lot into four and twenty orders; 1 Chronicles 24:20, The Kohathites, 1 Chronicles 24:26, and the Merarites, divided by lot.1 Chronicles 24 — Overview1 Chronicles 24 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThis 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 and of a like…1 Chronicles 24:1-191 Chronicles 24:1-19 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThe particular account of these establishments is of little use to us
now; but, when Ezra published it, it was of great use to direct their
church affairs after their return from captivity into the old channel…1 Chronicles 24:1-311 Chronicles 24:1-31 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION
1 Chronicles 24:1-19
The twenty-four classes of priests.
1 Chronicles 24:1
The Hebrew of this verse reads, And to the sons of Aaron, their divisions מַחְלְקוֹתָם); the sons of Aaron: Nadeb and Abihu,…1 Chronicles 24:31 Chronicles 24:3 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeZadok: 1 Chronicles 24:6, 1 Chronicles 24:31, 1 Chronicles 6:4-8, 1 Chronicles 6:50-53, 1 Chronicles 12:27-28, 1 Chronicles 15:11, 1 Chronicles 16:39; 2 Samuel 20:25; 1 Kings 2:35
Ahimelech: This was Abiathar, who…