1Ch 24:21-31 - Commentary

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Text -- 1 Chronicles 24:21-31 (NET)

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24:21 the firstborn Isshiah from Rehabiah and the sons of Rehabiah, 24:22 Shelomoth from the Izharites, Jahath from the sons of Shelomoth. 24:23 The sons of Hebron: Jeriah, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth. 24:24 The son of Uzziel: Micah; Shamir from the sons of Micah. 24:25 The brother of Micah: Isshiah. Zechariah from the sons of Isshiah. 24:26 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The son of Jaaziah: Beno. 24:27 The sons of Merari, from Jaaziah: Beno, Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri. 24:28 From Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons. 24:29 From Kish: Jerahmeel. 24:30 The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the Levites, listed by their families. 24:31 Just like their relatives, the descendants of Aaron, they also cast lots before King David, Zadok, Ahimelech, the leaders of families, the priests, and the Levites. The families of the oldest son cast lots along with the those of the youngest.

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Names, People and Places:

· Aaron a son of Amram; brother of Moses,son of Amram (Kohath Levi); patriarch of Israel's priests,the clan or priestly line founded by Aaron

· Ahimelech priest (Eli Ithamar) of Nob, whom Saul killed; Ahimelech I,a priest, Ahimelech II; son of Abiathar son of Ahimelech I,a man who was part of David's fugitive band; a Hittite

· Amariah a Levite (Hebron Kohath); founder of a sub-clan of Hebron,the chief priest, Amariah I; son of Marioth I; 1100 BC,son of Azariah II; chief priest under Jehoshaphat; Amariah II,a Levite temple assistant to Kore under King Hezekiah; 725 BC,son of King Hezekiah; 700 BC,an Israelite (Binnui) who put away his heathen wife; 458 BC,a priestly leader who returned with Zerubbabel 537 BC (NIVsn),son of Shephatiah of Judah

· Beno a Levite of the clan of Merari

· David a son of Jesse of Judah; king of Israel,son of Jesse of Judah; king of Israel

· Eder a place with a watch tower,a town of south-eastern Judah,son of Beriah of Benjamin,son of Mushi son of Merari son of Levi

· Eleazar a son of Eliud; the father of Matthan; an ancestor of Jesus.,a chief priest; son of Aaron,son of Abinadab; caretaker of the Ark at Kiriath-Jearim,son of Dodo the Ahohite; one of David's military elite,son of Mahli the Levite,a priest who participated in the dedication of the wall,a priest under Ezra; son of Phinehas,a layman of the Parosh clan who put away his heathen wife

· Hebron a valley and town of Judah 25 km west of the dead sea,son of Kohath son of Levi,son of Mareshah of Judah

· Ibri a Levite of the clan of Merari

· Isshiah son of Izrahiah of Issachar; a clan chief under David,a Korahite man who defected to David at Ziklag,second born son of Uzziel (Kohath Levi),chief of the Rehabiah sub-clan (Amram Kohath Levi) under David

· Izharites members of the clan of Izhar

· Jaaziah a Levite listed with the descendants of Merari

· Jahath son of Reaiah of Judah,son of Libni of Gershom son of Levi,firstborn son of Shimei son of Gershon son of Levi,chief of Shelomoth and Izhar clans (Kohath Levi) under David,a Merari Levite overseer of temple repairs under Josiah

· Jahaziel one of the Benjamites who defected to David at Ziklag,a priest trumpeter who escorted the ark into Jerusalem,third son of Hebron,son of Zechariah (Asaph Levi); a prophet under Jehoshaphat,father of Shecaniah who led the Zattu Clan back from exile

· Jekameam a Levitical chief of the descendants of Hebron son of Kohath, under King David.

· Jerahmeel son of Hezron of Judah,son of Kish (Mahli Merari Levi); founder of the Jerahmeel sub-clan which was chief of the clan of Kish as recognized by King David,son of Hammelech

· Jeriah chief of the Hebronites and overseer of religious affairs for King David east of the Jordan

· Jerimoth son of Bela son of Benjamin,one of the Benjamites who defected to David at Ziklag,son of Mushi son of Merari son of Levi,son of Heman the Levite and worship leader under Heman and King David,son of King David and father-in-law of King Rehoboam,an officer in charge of the temple store house under King Hezekiah

· Kish the father of King Saul,son of Abiel of Benjamin; father of Saul,son of Jeiel of Benjamin; uncle of Kish the father of Saul,second son of Mahli (Merari Levi); recognized by King David as the only son through whom Mahli's clan was built,son of Abdi; one of the Levites of Merari that King Hezekiah assigned to supervise the cleansing of the temple,a man who was an ancestor of Mordecai; the father of Shimei

· Levites relating to Levi and the priesthood given to him,a tribal name describing people and ceremonies as sacred

· Mahli son of Merari son of Levi; Mahli I,son of Mushi son of Merari son of Levi; Mahli II

· Merari the clan of Merari of the tribe of Levi

· Micah a man of Ephraim who made an ephod,son of Shime-i of Reuben,son of Merib-Baal of Benjamin,first born son of Uzziel son of Kohath,father of Abdon/Achbor whom King Josiah used as a messenger,the prophet of Moresheth under Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah

· Mushi son of Merari son of Levi

· Rehabiah son of Eliezer (Moses Amram Kohath Levi).

· Shamir a town in the hill country of Judah,a town in the hill country of Ephraim,chief son of Micah (Uzziel Kohath Levi)

· Shelomoth a Levitical chief of the clan of Ladan under King David; son of Shimei a Gershonite,a clan; the leading sub-clan of the Izhar clan of Kohath Levi,son of Zichri (Rehabiah Eliezer Moses Amram Kohath Levi)

· Shoham a Levite of the clan of Merari

· Uzziel son of Kohath son of Levi,son of Ishi of Simeon who helped destroy the Amalekites,son of Bela son of Benjamin,son of Heman the Levite; worship leader under Heman and David,a Levite leader of Jeduthun Clan in the time of Hezekiah,son of Harhaiah; a goldsmith who helped rebuild the wall

· Zaccur father of Shammua, the Reubenite who spied in Canaan,son of Hammuel of the tribe of Simeon,a Levite of the clan of Merari,son of Asaph (Shimei Gershom Levi),a leader among the Bigvai Clan who returned from exile,son of Imri; one who helped rebuild the wall of Jerusalem,son of Henadad, a Levite who contracted to obey the law,son of Mattaniah; father of Hanan, assistant treasurer

· Zadok a son of Azor; the father of Akim; an ancestor of Jesus,son of Ahitub II; high priest Zadok I in David's time,father of Jerusha, who was the mother of King Jotham,the chief priest Zadok II; son of Meraioth II,a man who was one of David's military elite from Aaron's clan,son of Baana; one of those who helped rebuild the wall,son of Immer; one of those who helped rebuild the wall,an Israelite chief who signed the covenant to keep God's law,a Levite who served as Nehemiah's scribe

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Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: 1Ch 24:23 Most Hebrew mss omit “Hebron” here, but see 1 Chr 23:19. The name is included in two Hebrew mss and some LXX mss.

NET Notes: 1Ch 24:24 The Hebrew text has the plural “sons,” but only one name appears after this.

NET Notes: 1Ch 24:26 Heb “the sons of Jaaziah, Beno.” Apparently בְנוֹ (vÿno), which could be translated “his son,R...

NET Notes: 1Ch 24:27 Or “from Jaaziah his son.” See the note on “Beno” in v. 26.

NET Notes: 1Ch 24:29 The Hebrew text has, “Belonging to [i.e., from] Kish, the sons of Kish, Jerahmeel.” There appears to be a conflation of headings.

NET Notes: 1Ch 24:31 Heb “the fathers [i.e., families] of the head [i.e., oldest] just like his youngest brother.”

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