1 Chronicles 24:27-31 NIV,NKJV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Chronicles 24:20-31

Most of the Levites here named were mentioned before, 1 Chron. 23:16-23 They were of those who were to attend the priests in the service of the house of God. But they are here mentioned again as heads of the twenty-four courses of Levites (and about so many are here named), who were to attend the twenty-four courses of the priests: they are therefore said to cast lots over against their brethren (so they are called, not their lords), the sons of Aaron, who were not to lord it over God's... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 24:20-30

And the rest of the sons of Levi were these ,.... Who were not priests, only Levites; and from hence, to 1 Chronicles 24:30 their names are given; of the sons of Amram, Shubael, and his son Jehdeiah; Rehabiah the son of Eleazar, and Isshiah the son of Rehabiah; of the Izharites, so called from Izhar, the brother of Amram, Shelomoth, and his son Jahath; and of the sons of Hebron, another brother of Amram, Jeriah, Amariah, Jahaziel, and Jekameam; of the sons of Uzziel, another brother of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 24:31

These likewise cast lots over against their brethren, the sons of Aaron ,.... These, being divided into twenty four classes also, cast lots, which class should answer to, attend upon, and serve the first course of the priests, and which the second, and so on. And this they did in the same solemn and public manner as the priests had done: in the presence of David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites ; as in 1 Chronicles 24:6 . ... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 24:31

These likewise cast lots - The Levites were divided into twenty-four orders; and these were appointed by lot to serve under the twenty-four orders of the priests: the first order of Levities under the first order of priests, and so on. The meaning is not very clear: "both elder and younger," says Bishop Patrick, "had their places by lot, not by seniority of houses. They who were of greater dignity drew lots against those who were of less; and were to take their courses according to the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 24:20-31

The distribution of the other Levites. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 24:26-29

We now pass from the Kohath family to that of Merari . For the oft-repeated Mahli and Mushi , they belonged to the time of Moses ( Exodus 6:19 ; Numbers 3:33 ). The elder of these, Mahli, as already seen in 1 Chronicles 23:21 , 1 Chronicles 23:22 , had two sons, Eleazar and Kish, the sons of the latter of whom took the daughters of Eleazar, who had no sons, and thus kept only one house surviving, the head of which was ( 1 Chronicles 23:29 ) Jerahmeel . This would seem to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 24:30

The three sons of Mushi here given agree with 1 Chronicles 23:23 . It is to be observed that, in the foregoing verses, we have no expressed sum of the families or heads to which they add up. Hence Bertheau finds twenty-five in all, which he would reduce to the twenty-four he wants by omitting, without any adequate justificacation, the Mahli of 1 Chronicles 23:30 . Others, omitting the three names of Shoham, Zaccur, Ibri, bring the twenty-five to twenty-two. Keil finds only fifteen... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 24:31

Over against… over against . This translation of the Hebrew ( לְעמַּת ) is obscure and awkward. The meaning is "equally with," or "correspondingly with" ( 1 Chronicles 26:12 , 1 Chronicles 26:16 , etc.). The root means "communion," and the word is found only in the constructive state. The Vulgate shows the translation, Omnes sors aequaliter dividebat; tam majores quam minores. HOMILIES BY W. CLARKSON 1 Chronicles 24:2 . - Principles in a parenthesis. This verse is... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Chronicles 24:26-27

The sons of Jaaziah, Beno - Beno is not really a name. It is the Hebrew for “his son,” and is to be attached to Jaaziah. Translate 1 Chronicles 24:27, “and the sons of Merari by Jaaziah his son (were) Shoham and Zaccur, and Ibri.” The meaning of the whole passage 1 Chronicles 24:26-30 seems to be that there were three branches of the Merarites the Beni-Mahli, the Beni-Mushi, and the Beni-Jaaziah. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Chronicles 24:31

The principal fathers over against their younger brethren - i. e., “all the Levitical houses enumerated drew lots in their courses on equal terms, the older families having no advantage over the younger ones.” As there were 24 courses of the priests, so we must suppose that there were 24 of the Levites, though the number of the families as given in the text 1 Chronicles 23:7-23; 1 Chronicles 24:20-30 is 25. read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Chronicles 24:20-31

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 24:20-30

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 24:31

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 24:31

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 24:20-31

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 24:26-29

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 24:30

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 24:31

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Chronicles 24:26-27

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Chronicles 24:31

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