1 Chronicles 24

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SOns of Aaron] Who were priests.

The sons, &c.] Levit. 10. 1, 6.

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Nadab] Numbers 3:4. and Numbers 26:61.

before their fathers] While he lived, Leviticus 11:28.

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Zadk, &c.] Zadok and Ahimelech were in David’s time heads of the two branches of priests, one sprouting from Eleazar, the other from Ithamar.

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mo chief, &c.] As many more, sixteen for eight.

sons] Posterity.

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by lot] The difference of their orders they referred to Gods disposing, to be manifested by lots, Proverbs 16:33. So Joshua 18:10. Acts 1:26.

governours] They who had the chief charge over sacred and divine things.

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sribe] See 1 Kings 3:4.

principall houshold] Heb. house of the father.

being taken] As by lot it was determined.

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lot came forth] Lots were mingled all together in a vessell, and thence taken out one by one.

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Abijah] Of this course was Zechariah the Baptists father, Luke 1:5.

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according to their manner] Week after week, Chap. 9. 25. 1 Kings 11:5.

Aaron] With his successours, high priests from time to time.

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the rest, &c.] Which were not before reckoned. The Gershonites were set down, Chap. 23. 7, &c. the Kohathites and Meratites, who especially attended on the priests, here follow after them.

Shuael] Or, Shebuel, Chap. 23. 16.

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Rhabiah] Chap. 23. 17.

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Heron] Chap. 23. 19. and 26. 31.

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sns of Jaaziah] See the Notes on Chap. 2. 1.

Beno] This word, taken appellatively, signifieth, his son, and may be thus translated, the sons of Jaaziah his son (namely, the son of Merari) were chief: so in the next verse Jaaziah his sonne.

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Msh] The second son of Merari, v. 26.

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cast lots] Had their courses assigned to them by lot.

over against] So many courses of these Levites, as there were courses of priests: thus herein the Levites courses were answerable swerable to the priests; four and twenty of the one, v. 18. and four and twenty of the other.

the principall, &c.] The greatest and the meanest were all set in their severall courses. See Chap. 25. 8.