1 Chronicles 24:17 — Word Study
WLCלְיָכִין֙ אֶחָ֣ד וְעֶשְׂרִ֔ים לְגָמ֖וּל שְׁנַ֥יִם וְעֶשְׂרִֽים׃
BSAthe twenty-firstʼechâd to JachinYâkîyn [He will establish] the twenty-secondshᵉnayim to Gamulgâmûwl△ [leading the 22nd course]
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| לְיָכִין֙ | to Jakin | Preposition, noun proper masculine |
| אֶחָ֣ד | one | Noun common, feminine singular absolute |
| וְעֶשְׂרִ֔ים | and twenty | Conjunction, noun common masculine plural absolute |
| לְגָמ֖וּל | to Gamul | Preposition, noun proper masculine |
| שְׁנַ֥יִם | two | Noun common, both dual absolute |
| וְעֶשְׂרִֽים׃ | and twenty | Conjunction, noun common masculine plural absolute |
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| BSB | the twenty-first to Jachin, the twenty-second to Gamul, |
| KJV | The one and twentieth to Jachin, the two and twentieth to Gamul, |
| ASV | the one and twentieth to Jachin, the two and twentieth to Gamul, |
| YLT | for Jachin the one and twentieth, for Gamul the two and twentieth, |
| WEB | the twenty-first to Jachin, the twenty-second to Gamul, |
| BBE | The twenty-first Jachin, the twenty-second Gamul, |
Where they part company is in the rendering of the names — see How Translations Differ.
The structure is straightforward, listing the divisions with their corresponding names, emphasizing the order of the priestly service.
2 commentators on this verse
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1 of 6 occurs nowhere else in the Old Testament — a word chosen on purpose.
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Deep Study — 1 Chronicles 24:17
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Context — The Divisions of the Priestsgenerated
1 Chronicles 24:17 describes the organization of the priests into divisions for their service in the temple. This verse specifically mentions the twenty-first division assigned to Jachin and the twenty-second to Gamul. The structure reflects the careful arrangement of priestly duties during the reign of King David, ensuring that each course had its appointed time to serve in the house of the LORD.
Cross References
The Key Word — יָכִין, le.ya.Khingenerated
The name יָכִין (Yakiyn) means 'He will establish.' It is used here as a proper noun referring to one of the priestly divisions. Jachin is associated with strength and establishment, reflecting God's role in the priesthood.
The parsing indicates that it is a noun proper masculine, showing its identity as a name. The lexicons consistently emphasize its significance in relation to various figures in the Old Testament, particularly in the context of priestly lineage.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
This study reads the verse in the Berean Standard Bible, so the BSB is the wording every comparison below is made against.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The finite verb is absent, as this verse is a straightforward list of names and their corresponding numbers. The structure follows a pattern of prepositional phrases leading into noun phrases, indicating the assignments of the priestly divisions.
The order presents the names first, followed by their respective numbers, which emphasizes the organization of the priestly service.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
The Septuagint translates יָכִין as ιαξιν, which maintains the name's identity while adapting it to Greek phonetics. This choice shows a direct correspondence to the Hebrew, preserving the significance of the name.
The translation of גָּמוּל as γαμουλ similarly reflects the proper noun without alteration, indicating the importance of these names in the context of the priestly roles.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
1 Chronicles 24:17 lists the twenty-first priestly division assigned to Jachin and the twenty-second to Gamul. This organization reflects the structure of priestly service during the time of King David.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
Jachin means 'He will establish' and represents strength and establishment in the context of the priesthood.
Gamul was a priest who led the twenty-second course in the sanctuary service during the Divided Monarchy.
The organization ensured that each priestly division had a designated time to serve, maintaining order and structure in the worship of God.
These names indicate specific roles within the priestly hierarchy, reflecting the importance of lineage and duty in ancient Israel.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- What can we learn from the organization of the priests in terms of structure and order in our own lives?
- How does the meaning of the names Jachin and Gamul reflect God's character and His relationship with His people?
- In what ways can we honor the roles and responsibilities we have been given, similar to the priests in this passage?
- How does understanding the significance of these names enhance our reading of the biblical text?
Commentators on this verse — 2 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on 1 Chronicles 24:17 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(17) Jachin.—Genesis 46:10; 1 Kings 7:21 (He, i.e., Jah, setteth up, maketh firm). The same name as Jehoiachin. Gamul.—Here only as proper name (weaned, Isaiah 11:8).
Read Charles John Ellicott on 1 Chronicles 24 →CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges17. Jachin] Cp. 1 Chronicles 9:10 (= Nehemiah 11:10).
Read Cambridge on 1 Chronicles 24 →The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company
Every translation on this page is a decision someone had to make and commit to. Read down a column and you see one translator's judgement; read across a row and you see the range the Greek actually allows. The BSB is the wording the rest of this page is measured against, so it is listed first.
Modern formal
the twenty-first to Jachin, the twenty-second to Gamul,
the twenty-first to Jachin, the twenty-second to Gamul,
the twenty-first to Jachin, the twenty-second to Gamul,
the twenty-first to Jakin, the twenty-second to Gamul,
Tyndale line
The one and twentieth to Jachin, the two and twentieth to Gamul,
the one and twentieth to Jachin, the two and twentieth to Gamul,
the one and twentieth to Jachin, the two and twentieth to Gamul;
The one and twentieth to Jachin, the two and twentieth to Gamul,
The one and twentie to Iachin, the two and twentie to Gamul,
Strictly literal
the twenty-first for Jachin, the twenty-second for Gamul,
for Jachin the one and twentieth, for Gamul the two and twentieth,
for Jachin the twenty-first, for Gamul the twenty-second,
For Jachin the one and twentieth, for Gamul the two and twentieth,
the twenty-first to Jakin, the twenty-second to Gamul,
From the Latin
The one and twentieth to Jachin, the two and twentieth to Gamul,
Simplified
The twenty-first to Jakin. The twenty-second to Gamul.
The twenty-first Jachin, the twenty-second Gamul,
Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.
The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank
This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.
Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.
The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran
The Masoretic Text and the Septuagint largely agree on the wording of this verse, with five of the six words matched. The Septuagint's word order differs from the Hebrew, but the essential content remains consistent.
לְיָכִין֙ אֶחָ֣ד וְעֶשְׂרִ֔ים לְגָמ֖וּל שְׁנַ֥יִם וְעֶשְׂרִֽים׃
5 of the 6 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.
Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.
The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with
This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.
Lexicons — every word in 1 Chronicles 24:17
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Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.
יָכִין (Yakiyn) means 'he will establish' and refers to a name associated with several figures in the Old Testament, including a Simeonite and a temple pillar. The entries highlight Jachin as a man from the tribe of Simeon, a post-exilic priest, and a priest during the Divided Monarchy. There is no significant disagreement among the lexicons regarding its meanings.
יָכִין n.pr.m. (he will establish)
a Simeonite
name of right-hand pillar before temple
base
H3199 יָכִין (he will establish) . a Simeonite
. name of right-hand pillar before temple
3199 Yakiyn yaw-keen'
from 3559; he (or it) will establish; Jakin, the name of
three Israelites and of a temple pillar:--Jachin.
see HEBREW for 03559
יָכִין (ya.khin) — Jachin.
A man of the tribe of Simeon living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.10;
son of: Simeon (H8095);
brother of: Jemuel (H3223), Jamin (H3226), Ohad (H0161), Zerah (H2226L) and Shaul (H7586H); also called Jarib at 1Ch.4.24;
§ Jachin = "He will establish"
the 4th son of Simeon and founder of the family of Jachinites
יָכִין (ya.khin) — Jachin.
§ Jachin = "He will establish"
name of the right-hand pillar before the temple
יָכִין (ya.khin) — Jachin.
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.9.10
§ Jachin = "He will establish"
a post-exilic priest in the time of Nehemiah
יָכִין (ya.khin) — Jachin.
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.24.17
§ Jachin = "He will establish"
a priest and the head of the 21st course in the time of David
Prep | N-proper — Preposition · noun proper masculineHR/Npm
אֶחָד (echad) means 'one' and is derived from a numeral. It encompasses meanings such as each, every, a certain, and can serve as an indefinite article. It is also used as an ordinal to denote 'first' and appears in various combinations, including eleven. The entries consistently emphasize its numerical and qualitative aspects.
אֶחָד 972 adj.num. one
one
= each, every
= a certain
= indef. art.
only, & (fem.) once
one … another, one … the other
as ordinal first
in combin.
base
H259 אֶחָד one . one
. = each, every
. = a certain
. = indef. art.
. only, & (fem.) once
. one … another, one … the other
. as ordinal first
. in combin.
259 'echad ekh-awd'
a numeral from 258; properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an
ordinal) first:--a, alike, alone, altogether, and,
any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-)ly, each (one), +
eleven, every, few, first, + highway, a man, once, one, only,
other, some, together,
see HEBREW for 0258
אֶחָד (e.chad) — one.
1) one (number)
1a) one (number)
1b) each, every
1c) a certain
1d) an (indefinite article)
1e) only, once, once for all
1f) one...another, the one...the other, one after another, one by one
1g) first
1h) eleven (in combination), eleventh (ordinal)
Adj — Noun common · feminine singular absoluteHNcfsa
wun.
See NUMBER.
עֶשְׂרִים (esriym) means 'twenty' and can also refer to the ordinal 'twentieth.' It is derived from the root word for 'ten' and has an Aramaic equivalent, עֶשְׂרִין (es.rin). The entries consistently define the term without significant disagreement.
עֶשְׂרִים (a) twenty
base
H6242 עֶשְׂרִים (a) twenty
6242 `esriym es-reem'
from 6235; twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth:--(six-)score,
twenty(-ieth).
see HEBREW for 06235
עֶשְׂרִים (es.rim) — twenty.
twenty, twentieth
Aramaic equivalent: es.rin (עֶשְׂרִין "twenty" H6243)
HC/Ncmpa — Conjunction · noun common masculine plural absoluteHC/Ncmpa
twen'-ti.
See NUMBER.
גָּמוּל (gamuwl) refers to a man named Gamul, a chief of the Levites mentioned in 1 Chronicles 24:17. The term is derived from a passive participle meaning 'rewarded' and can also mean 'weaned.' The entries do not present any significant disagreement.
גָּמוּל n.pr.m. (weaned) a chief of the Levites 1 Ch 24:17.
ref
H1577 גָּמוּל
1577 gamuwl gaw-mool'
passive participle of 1580; rewarded; Gamul, an
Israelite:--Gamul. See also 1014.
see HEBREW for 01580
see HEBREW for 01014
גָּמוּל (ga.mul) — Gamul.
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.24.17
§ Gamul = "weaned"
a priest, the leader of the 22nd course in the service of the sanctuary
Prep | N-proper — Preposition · noun proper masculineHR/Npm
ga'-mul (gamul, "weaned"):
The head of the 22nd of the 24 courses of priests inaugurated by David (1Ch 24:17).
Gamul
Weaned the leader of one of the priestly courses (1 Chr. 24:17).
(weaned), a priest, the leader of the twenty-second course in the service at the sanctuary. (1 Chronicles 24:17) (B.C. 535.)
a recompense
שְׁנַ֫יִם (shnayim) means 'two' and serves as both a cardinal and ordinal number. It can denote 'both,' 'double,' or 'twice,' and is used in various combinations with other numbers. The word is derived as a dual form of שָׁנָה (shanah), which relates to the concept of pairs.
שְׁנַ֫יִם, שְׁתַּיִם 768 n.m. et f. du. two
base
H8147 שְׁנַ֫יִם, שְׁתַּיִם two
8147 shnayim shen-ah'-yim
dual of 8145; feminine shttayim {shet-tah'-yim}; two; also
(as ordinal) twofold:--both, couple, double, second, twain, +
twelfth, + twelve, + twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
see HEBREW for 08145
שְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) — two.
1) two
1a) two (the cardinal number)
1a1) two, both, double, twice
1b) second (the ordinal number)
1c) in combination with other numbers
1d) both (a dual number)
Adj — Noun common · both dual absoluteHNcbda
too.
See NUMBER.
עֶשְׂרִים (esriym) means 'twenty' and can also refer to the ordinal 'twentieth.' It is derived from the root word for 'ten' and has an Aramaic equivalent, עֶשְׂרִין (es.rin). The entries consistently define the term without significant disagreement.
עֶשְׂרִים (a) twenty
base
H6242 עֶשְׂרִים (a) twenty
6242 `esriym es-reem'
from 6235; twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth:--(six-)score,
twenty(-ieth).
see HEBREW for 06235
עֶשְׂרִים (es.rim) — twenty.
twenty, twentieth
Aramaic equivalent: es.rin (עֶשְׂרִין "twenty" H6243)
HC/Ncmpa — Conjunction · noun common masculine plural absoluteHC/Ncmpa
twen'-ti.
See NUMBER.