1 Chronicles 24:1-19. David's Organization of the Priests by courses 1. _Now_these are _the divisions of the sons of Aaron_ R.V. AND THE COURSES OF THE SONS OF AARON WERE THESE. _the sons of Aaron_ Song of Solomon 6:3; Exodus 6:23.... [ Continue Reading ]
_Nadab and Abihu died_ By fire from heaven as a punishment for sacrilege; Leviticus 10:1-2; Numbers 3:4.... [ Continue Reading ]
_David distributed them, both Zadok … and Ahimelech_ R.V. DAVID WITH ZADOK … AND AHIMELECH … DIVIDED THEM. _Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar_ The colleague of Zadok in the priesthood is variously named in different passages: 1 Chronicles 24:3. Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar. 1 Chronicles 24:6.... [ Continue Reading ]
_moe_ Cp. 1 Chronicles 14:3, note. _Among the sons of Eleazar_there were _sixteen chief_men _of the house of their fathers_ R.V. OF THE SONS OF ELEAZAR THERE WERE SIXTEEN, HEADS OF FATHERS" HOUSES. _and eight among the sons of Ithamar according to the house of their fathers_ R.V. AND OF THE SONS O... [ Continue Reading ]
_one_sort _with another_ i.e. sons of Eleazar with sons of Ithamar. _the governors of the sanctuary, and governors_of the house _of God were of the sons_, etc.] R.V. THERE WERE PRINCES OF THE SANCTUARY, AND PRICES OF GOD, BOTH OF THE SONS etc. The _princes of the sanctuary_(Isaiah 43:28) are probab... [ Continue Reading ]
_the scribe, one of the Levites_ Particularly described in order to distinguish him from the _king's scribe_(cp. 2 Chronicles 24:11). _one principal household_ R.V. ONE FATHERS" HOUSE. one _taken_ R.V. ONE TAKEN (without italics) by an easy emendation of the Hebrew. The alternate drawing here desc... [ Continue Reading ]
_Jehoiarib_ Lists of the priestly families occur also Nehemiah 10:2-8; Nehemiah 12:1-7; Nehemiah 12:12-21. Cp. Ryle (on Nehemiah 12:1] for a discussion of the names. For _Jehoiarib_see 1 Chronicles 9:10, note.... [ Continue Reading ]
_Harim_ So Nehemiah 10:5; Nehemiah 12:15, but in Nehemiah 12:3, "Rehum." The confusion of form is easy in Hebrew writing.... [ Continue Reading ]
_Mijamin_ So Nehemiah 10:7; Nehemiah 12:5; but 1 Chronicles 12:17, "Miniamin.... [ Continue Reading ]
_Hakkoz_ Called "Koz" in Ezra 2:61; Nehemiah 3:4; Nehemiah 3:21 (R.V. "Hakkoz" in all three places). _Abijah_ So Nehemiah 10:7; Nehemiah 12:4; Nehemiah 12:17. Zacharias, the father of John the Baptist, was of the course of Abiah (R.V. _Abijah_); Luke 1:5.... [ Continue Reading ]
_Jeshua_ This is the Hebrew name expressed by Ἰησοῦς in Greek, and by "Jesus" in English. The highpriest under whom the Temple was built bore this name according to Ezra 3:2; Ezra 5:2. _Shecaniah_ So Nehemiah 12:3; but _ib._Nehemiah 10:4; Nehemiah 12:14 "Shebaniah." The confusion of _B_and _C_is ve... [ Continue Reading ]
_Eliashib_ A priest of this name is mentioned Nehemiah 13:4-7.... [ Continue Reading ]
_Bilgah_ "Bilgah" (Nehemiah 12:5) appears as a priest or priestly family in the time of the Return, and (under the form "Bilgai," Nehemiah 10:8) in the time of Nehemiah. _Immer_ Cp. 1 Chronicles 9:12; Ezra 2:37; Jeremiah 20:1.... [ Continue Reading ]
_Aphses_ R.V. HAPPIZZEZ.... [ Continue Reading ]
_Jehezekel_ R.V. JEHEZKEL, which is the correct form of "Ezekiel" the name of the priest-prophet of the Captivity. It is possible that the prophet belonged to this twentieth coarse and that the name here given to it is derived from him.... [ Continue Reading ]
_Jachin_ Cp. 1 Chronicles 9:10 (Nehemiah 11:10).... [ Continue Reading ]
_Maaziah_ Nehemiah 10:8 (1 Chronicles 10:9, _Heb._).... [ Continue Reading ]
_These_were _the orderings_ R.V. THIS WAS THE ORDERING. _their manner, under Aaron_ R.V. THE ORDINANCE GIVEN UNTO THEM BY THE HAND OF AARON. _the_Lord _God of Israel_ R.V. THE LORD THE GOD OF ISRAEL.... [ Continue Reading ]
_And the rest of the sons of Levi_were these: _Of_etc.] R.V. AND OF THE REST OF THE SONS OF LEVI: OF etc. _Amram_ The four Kohathite families are now noticed in order, viz. Amram, Izhar (1 Chronicles 24:22), Hebron (1 Chronicles 24:23), Uzziel (1 Chronicles 24:24). _Shubael_ Called "Shebuel" in 1... [ Continue Reading ]
(cp. 1 Chronicles 23:13-23). Families of the Levites These verses repeat the list of Levitic families given in 1 Chronicles 23:6-23 with the important omission of the whole of the Gershonites (1 Chronicles 23:6-11), but with some additions to the Kohathite and Merarite families.... [ Continue Reading ]
_Concerning Rehabiah_ R.V. OF REHABIAH. He (like Shubael) was descended from Moses; 1 Chronicles 23:15-17.... [ Continue Reading ]
_Shelomoth_ Called "Shelomith" in 1 Chronicles 23:18.... [ Continue Reading ]
_And the sons_of Hebron] The text of this verse is mutilated, but it has been restored in A.V. (so also R.V.) from 1 Chronicles 23:19.... [ Continue Reading ]
_Michah_ R.V. MICAH (as 1 Chronicles 23:20).... [ Continue Reading ]
_Isshiah_ This is the correct form; in 1 Chronicles 23:20 (A.V.) "Jesiah" is wrong.... [ Continue Reading ]
_The sons of Merari_ In 1 Chronicles 23:21 only two families of Merari are mentioned, viz., Mahli and Mushi. Here however a third family "the sons of Jaaziah" is mentioned. Probably the fuller text is right. _Beno_ Translate "his son"; the word describes Jaaziah as son of Merari; cp. 1 Chronicles 2... [ Continue Reading ]
_by Jaaziah; Beno and Shoham_ Translate (with a slight emendation of the Heb. text): BY JAAZIAH HIS SON: SHOHAM. Three families traced their descent from Merari through Jaaziah.... [ Continue Reading ]
_Eleazar_ Cp. 1 Chronicles 23:22.... [ Continue Reading ]
_Concerning Kish_ R.V. OF KISH.... [ Continue Reading ]
_Jerimoth_ Spelt "Jeremoth" in 1 Chronicles 23:23. _the house of their fathers_ R.V. THEIR FATHERS" HOUSES.... [ Continue Reading ]
_over against their brethren_ R.V. EVEN AS THEIR BRETHREN. _and Ahimelech_ We expect _and Abiathar_; cp. 1 Chronicles 24:3; 1Ch 15:11; 1 Chronicles 18:16; with the notes. _the chief of the fathers_ R.V. THE HEADS OF THE FATHERS" HOUSES. even _the principal … brethren_ R.V. THE FATHERS" HOUSES OF... [ Continue Reading ]