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24:1 The divisions <04256> of Aaron’s <0175> descendants <01121> were as follows: The sons <01121> of Aaron <0175>: Nadab <05070>, Abihu <030>, Eleazar <0499>, and Ithamar <0385>. 24:2 Nadab <05070> and Abihu <030> died <04191> before <06440> their father <01> did; they <01992> had no <03808> sons <01121>. Eleazar <0499> and Ithamar <0385> served <03547> as priests. 24:3 David <01732>, Zadok <06659> (a descendant of Eleazar <0499> <01121>), and Ahimelech <0288> <01121> (a descendant <01121> of Ithamar <0385>) divided <02505> them into groups to carry out their assigned <06486> responsibilities <05656>. 24:4 The descendants <01121> of Eleazar <0499> had more <07227> leaders <01397> <07218> than <04480> the descendants <01121> of Ithamar <0385>, so they divided <02505> them up <02505> accordingly; the descendants <01121> <01121> of Eleazar <0499> had sixteen <08337> leaders <07218>, while the descendants <01004> of Ithamar <0385> had eight <08083>. 24:5 They divided <02505> them by <05973> lots <01486>, for <03588> there were <01961> officials <08269> of the holy place <06944> and officials <08269> designated by God <0430> among the descendants <01121> of both Eleazar <0499> and Ithamar <0385>. 24:6 The scribe <05608> Shemaiah <08098> son <01121> of Nethanel <05417>, a Levite <03881>, wrote down <03789> their names before <06440> the king <04428>, the officials <08269>, Zadok <06659> the priest <03548>, Ahimelech <0288> son <01121> of Abiathar <054>, and the leaders <01> <07218> of the priestly <03548> and Levite <03881> families. One <0259> family <01> <01004> was drawn <0270> by lot from Eleazar <0499>, and then the next from Ithamar <0385>. 24:7 The first <07223> lot <01486> went to Jehoiarib <03080>, the second <08145> to Jedaiah <03048>, 24:8 the third <07992> to Harim <02766>, the fourth <07243> to Seorim <08188>, 24:9 the fifth <02549> to Malkijah <04441>, the sixth <08345> to Mijamin <04326>, 24:10 the seventh <07637> to Hakkoz <06976>, the eighth <08066> to Abijah <029>, 24:11 the ninth <08671> to Jeshua <03442>, the tenth <06224> to Shecaniah <07935>, 24:12 the eleventh <06240> <06249> to Eliashib <0475>, the twelfth <06240> <08147> to Jakim <03356>, 24:13 the thirteenth <06240> <07969> to Huppah <02647>, the fourteenth <06240> <0702> to Jeshebeab <03428>, 24:14 the fifteenth <06240> <02568> to Bilgah <01083>, the sixteenth <06240> <08337> to Immer <0564>, 24:15 the seventeenth <07651> to Hezir <02387>, the eighteenth <06240> <08083> <06240> to Happizzez <06483>, 24:16 the nineteenth <06240> <08672> to Pethahiah <06611>, the twentieth <06242> to Jehezkel <03168>, 24:17 the twenty-first <06242> <0259> to Jakin <03199>, the twenty-second <06242> <08147> to Gamul <01577>, 24:18 the twenty-third <07969> to Delaiah <01806>, the twenty-fourth <06242> <0702> <06242> to Maaziah <04590>. 24:19 This <0428> was the order in which they carried out their assigned <06486> responsibilities <05656> when they entered <0935> the Lord’s <03068> temple <01004>, according to the regulations <04941> given <03027> them by their ancestor <01> Aaron <0175>, just <0834> as the Lord <03068> God <0430> of Israel <03478> had instructed <06680> him.

• 1Ch 24:1-19 -- David Organizes the Priests

• Priest

  [ebd] The Heb. kohen, Gr. hierus, Lat. sacerdos, always denote one who offers sacrifices. At first every man was his own priest, and presented his own sacrifices before God. Afterwards that office devolved on the head of the famil...
  [smith] The English word is derived from the Greek presbyter , signifying an "elder" (Heb. cohen). Origin. --The idea of a priesthood connects itself in all its forms, pure or corrupted, with the consciousness, more or less distinct ...
  [nave] PRIEST. Before Moses Melchizedek, Gen. 14:18; Heb. 5:6, 10, 11; 6:20; 7:1-21. Jethro, Ex. 2:16. Priests in Israel before the giving of the law, Ex. 19:22, 24. Called angel, Eccl. 5:6. Mosaic Ex. 28:1-4; 29:9, 44; Num....
  

• AHIMELECH

  [ebd] brother of the king, the son of Ahitub and father of Abiathar (1 Sam. 22:20-23). He descended from Eli in the line of Ithamar. In 1 Chr. 18:16 he is called Abimelech, and is probably the same as Ahiah (1 Sam. 14:3, 18). He w...
  [isbe] AHIMELECH - a-him'-e-lek ('achimelekh, "brother of a king," or, "my brother is king," or, "king is brother"): (1) The father of David's high priest Abiathar: son of Ahitub, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli (1 Sam 21:1,2,8...
  

• Abiathar

  [isbe] ABIATHAR - a-bi'-a-thar, ab-i-a'-thar ('ebhyathar, "father of super-excellence," or, "the super-excellent one is father." With changed phraseology these are the explanations commonly given, though "a father remains" would be...
  [nave] ABIATHAR 1. High priest. Called Ahimelech in 2 Sam. 8:17; 1 Chr. 24:3, 6, 31, and Abimelech, 1 Chr. 18:16. Son of Ahimelech, 1 Sam. 22:20. Escapes to David from the vengeance of Saul, who killed the priests in the city of ...
  

• Ithamar

  [smith] (land of palms), the youngest son of Aaron. (Exodus 6:23) (B.C. 1491.) After the death of Nadab and Abihu, (Leviticus 10:1) Eleazar and Ithamar were appointed to succeed to their places in the priestly office. (Exodus 28:1,40...
  [nave] ITHAMAR Son of Aaron, Ex. 6:23; 28:1; 1 Chr. 6:3. Intrusted with moneys of the tabernacle, Ex. 38:21. Charged with duties of the tabernacle, Num. 4:28; 7:8. Forbidden to lament the death of his brothers, Nadab and Abihu, ...
  

• Eleazar

  [isbe] ELEAZAR - el-e-a'-zar, e-le-a'-zar ('el-`azar; Eleazar, "God is helper"): (1) The 3rd son of Aaron by Elisheba (Ex 6:23; Nu 3:2). He married one of the daughters of Putiel, who bore him Phinehas (Ex 6:25). With his father an...
  [nave] ELEAZAR 1. Son of Aaron, Ex. 6:23; 28:1. Married a daughter of Putiel, who bore him Phinehas, Ex. 6:25. After the death of Nadab and Abihu is made chief of the tribe of Levi, Num. 3:32. Duties of, Num. 4:16. Succeeds Aar...
  

• CHRONICLES, BOOKS OF

  [ebd] The two books were originally one. They bore the title in the Massoretic Hebrew Dibre hayyamim, i.e., "Acts of the Days." This title was rendered by Jerome in his Latin version "Chronicon," and hence "Chronicles." In the Sep...
  [isbe] CHRONICLES, BOOKS OF - kron'-i-k'-ls (dibhere ha-yamim, "The Words of the Days"; Septuagint paraleipomenon: 1. The Name 2. The Position of Chronicles in the Old Testament 3. Two Books, or One? 4. The Contents 5. Sources Bibl...
  

• Worship

  [nave] WORSHIP, to be rendered to God only, Ex. 20:3; Deut. 5:7; 6:13; Matt. 4:10; Luke 4:8; Acts 10:26; 14:15; Col. 2:18; Rev. 19:10; 22:8. See: Homage. Of Jesus, See: Jesus, Worship of. Acceptable to God, Gen. 4:4; 8:21. Of th...
  

• Sanhedrim

  [ebd] more correctly Sanhedrin (Gr. synedrion), meaning "a sitting together," or a "council." This word (rendered "council," A.V.) is frequently used in the New Testament (Matt. 5:22; 26:59; Mark 15:1, etc.) to denote the supreme ...
  

• ABIMELECH

  [isbe] ABIMELECH - a-bim'-e-lek ('abhimelekh, "father of a king"): A name borne by five Old Testament persons. (1) The name of two kings of Philistia; the first was a contemporary of Abraham, the second, probably son of the former,...
  

• David

  [nave] DAVID 1. King of Israel. Genealogy of, Ruth 4:18-22; 1 Sam. 16:11; 17:12; 1 Chr. 2:3-15; Matt. 1:1-6; Luke 3:31-38. A shepherd, 1 Sam. 16:11. Kills a lion and a bear, 1 Sam. 17:34-36. Anointed king, while a youth, by the ...
  

• Church and State

  [nave] CHURCH AND STATE (Identical in the theocratic period. No particular Scripture can be cited, but the student is directed to the legislative, judicial, and administrative functions of Moses, Joshua, the Judges, and Samuel as s...
  

• Aaron

  [nave] AARON Lineage of, Ex. 6:16-20; Josh. 21:4, 10; 1 Chr. 6:2, 3; 23:13. Marriage of, Ex. 6:23. Children of, Ex. 6:23, 25; 1 Chr. 6:3; 24:1, 2. Descendants of, Ex. 6:23, 25; 1 Chr. 6:3-15, 50-53; 24. Meets Moses in the wilde...
  

• AHITUB

  [isbe] AHITUB - a-hi'-tub ('achiTubh, "brother of goodness," i.e. "good brother," or, "my brother is goodness"): (1) The brother of Ichabod and son of Phinehas the son of Eli (1 Sam 14:3; 22:9,11,12,20), According to 1 Ch 24 he and...
  

• Courses

  [ebd] When David was not permitted to build the temple, he proceeded, among the last acts of his life, with the assistance of Zadok and Ahimelech, to organize the priestly and musical services to be conducted in the house of God. ...
  

• Lot

  [ebd] (Heb. goral, a "pebble"), a small stone used in casting lots (Num. 33:54; Jonah 1:7). The lot was always resorted to by the Hebrews with strictest reference to the interposition of God, and as a method of ascertaining the di...
  [nave] LOT, The Prov. 16:33; 18:18; Isa. 34:17; Joel 3:3. The scapegoat chosen by, Lev. 16:8-10. The land of Canaan divided among the tribes by, Num. 26:55; Josh. 15; 18:10; 19:51; 21; 1 Chr. 6:61, 65; Ezek. 45:1; 47:22; 48:29;...
  

• PRIESTHOOD IN THE NEW TESTAMENT

  [isbe] PRIESTHOOD IN THE NEW TESTAMENT - 1. The Jewish Priesthood 2. The Priesthood and High-Priesthood of Jesus Christ 3. The Priesthood of Believers 1. The Jewish Priesthood: In the New Testament hierateuma (1 Pet 2:5,9), "priest...
  

• Gamul

  [ebd] weaned the leader of one of the priestly courses (1 Chr. 24:17).
  [isbe] GAMUL - ga'-mul (gamul, "weaned"): The head of the 22nd of the 24 courses of priests inaugurated by David (1 Ch 24:17).
  [smith] (weaned), a priest, the leader of the twenty-second course in the service at the sanctuary. (1 Chronicles 24:17) (B.C. 535.)
  [nave] GAMUL, a priest in the time of David, 1 Chr. 24:17.
  

• Hakkoz

  [ebd] the thorn, the head of one of the courses of the priests (1 Chr. 24:10).
  [isbe] HAKKOZ - hak'-oz (haqqots, or ha-qots, "the nimble"): (1) A priest and chief of the 7th course of Aaron's sons selected by David (1 Ch 24:10). According to Ezr 2:61; Neh 3:4,21; 7:63, his descendants returned with Zerubbabel...
  [smith] (thorn), a priest, the chief of the seventh course in the service of the sanctuary, as appointed by David. (1 Chronicles 24:10) In (Ezra 2:61) and Nehe 3:4,21 The name occurs again as Koz in the Authorized Version.
  [nave] HAKKOZ, a priest, 1 Chr. 24:10. Called Koz in Ezra 2:61; Neh. 3:4, 21.
  

• Pethahiah

  [ebd] loosed of the Lord. (1.) The chief of one of the priestly courses (the nineteenth) in the time of David (1 Chr. 24:16). (2.) A Levite (Ezra 10:23). (3.) Neh. 9:5. (4.) A descendant of Judah who had some office at the court o...
  [isbe] PETHAHIAH - peth-a-hi'-a (Pethachyah, "Yah opens up"): (1) Chief of the 19th course of priests (1 Ch 24:16). (2) One of the Levites having "foreign wives" (Ezr 10:23; Neh 9:5; "Patheus" in 1 Esdras 9:23). (3) Son of Meshezab...
  [smith] (freed by Jehovah). A priest, over the nineteenth course in the reign of David. (1 Chronicles 24:16) (B.C. 1020.) A Levite in the time of Ezra, who had married a foreign wife. (Ezra 10:23) He is probably the same who is m...
  [nave] PETHAHIAH 1. A priest in the reign of David, 1 Chr. 24:16. 2. A Levite who divorced his Gentile wife, Ezra 10:23. Probably identical with the one mentioned, Neh. 9:5. 3. A counselor of Artaxerxes, Neh. 11:24.
  

• Seorim

  [ebd] barley, the chief of the forth priestly course (1 Chr. 24:8).
  [isbe] SEORIM - se-o'-rim, se-or'-im (se`orim): The name borne by one of the (post-exilic) priestly courses (1 Ch 24:8).
  [smith] (barley), the chief of the fourth of the twenty-four courses of priests. (1 Chronicles 24:8)
  [nave] SEORIM, a governor of the temple, 1 Chr. 24:8.
  

• The Divisions of Priests

  

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