1Ch 23:6-23 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for 1Chr 23:6-23: 23:6-23 David divided the Levites into divisions according to their ancestral families. The number of available clerics far exceeded the requirements for a single Temple; the divisions provided a necessary time-sharing mechanism that enabled all the priests and Levites to serve in the Temple periodically (cp. Luke 1:5 , 8 ).

a23:6-23►

bLuke 1:5►

‏ 1 Chronicles 23:6-23

Summary for 1Chr 23:6-23: 23:6-23 ^a David divided the Levites into divisions according to their ancestral families. The number of available clerics far exceeded the requirements for a single Temple; the divisions provided a necessary time-sharing mechanism that enabled all the priests and Levites to serve in the Temple periodically (cp. Luke 1:5 ^b, 8 ^c).