1Ch 24:1-19, 1Ch 25 | TSK | STEP | The division of the sons of Aaron by lot into four and twenty orders. The Kohathites, and the Merarites, divided by lot. the divisions. The sons.

Abijah.As the Evangelist Luke mentions the course of Abia, it is evident that these courses of the priests, established by David, no doubt under Divine direction, were continued, with some alterations, till the days of Christ: these records must therefore have been very useful after the Babylonian captivity.

Ne 12:4,17; Lu 1:5

Abia.

Jeshuah.

Ezr 2:36; Ne 7:39; 12:10

Eliashib.

Ne 12:10

Immer.

Ezr 2:37; 10:20; Ne 7:40

the orderings.

9:25; 2Ch 23:4,8; 1Co 14:40

under Aaron.

1; Heb 7:11

1 Chronicles 25

1 The number and offices of the singers.

8 Their division by lot into four and twenty orders.

the captains.That is, the chief of the several orders; not military captains.

12:28; 23:2; 24:5,6; 2Ch 23:1,9

Asaph.

6:33,39,44; 15:16-19

prophesy.The word prophesy, here, seems to mean no more than praising God by singing inspired prophetical hymns.

3; 1Sa 10:5; 2Ki 3:15; 1Co 14:24-26

harps.

15:16-21; 16:4,5,42; 23:5-7; 2Ch 23:13; 29:25,26; 31:2; 34:12

Ezr 3:10,11; Ne 12:24,27,43-46; Ps 81:2; 92:1-3; 150:3-5

Re 15:2-4

Asaph.

1; 6:39; 15:17; 16:5; Ps 73:1; 74:1; 75:1; 76:1; 77:1; 78:1; *titles

Ps 79:1; 80:1; 81:1; 82:1; 83:1; *titles

Asarelah."Otherwise called Jesharelah. ver. 14."

under the hands.

3,6; Isa 3:6

according to the order of the king. Heb. by the hands of theking.

6; *marg:

Jeduthun.

9:16; 16:41,42; 2Ch 29:14

Gedaliah.

Zeri.

Izri. Jeshaiah.

Mattithiah.

21; 15:18,21

six."With Shimei, mentioned ver. 17." Shimei is not only mentioned in the parallel passage, but is supplied here by the Arabic version.

to give thanks.

Ps 92:1; Jer 33:11

Heman.

6:33; 15:17,19; 16:41,42; Ps 88:1; *title

Bukkiah.

Mattaniah.

Uzziel.

Azareel.

24:24

Shebuel.

20; 24:20

Shubael. Jerimoth.

22; 24:30

Hananiah.

Hanani.

Eliathah.

Giddalti.

Romamti-ezer.

Joshbekashah.

Mallothi.

Hothir.

28,30

the king's seer.

21:9; 1Sa 9:9

words. or, matters. to lift up.This may denote that he presided over those who used wind instruments.

God gave.

28:5; Ge 33:5; Ps 127:3; Isa 8:18

under the hands.

2,3

for song.

1-3; 15:22; 23:5; Ps 68:25; Eph 5:19; Col 3:16

according to the king's order. Heb. by the hands of theking.

2; *marg:

Asaph.

1-4

two hundred.These two hundred and eighty-eight, being twenty-four courses of twelve each, were more skilful than the other Levites; and being placed under the twenty-four sons of the chief singers, they had the four thousand before mentioned divided among them, to officiate by courses, according to their instructions: ch. 23:5.

cast lots.

24:5; Le 16:8; 1Sa 14:41,42; Pr 16:33; Ac 1:26

ward against ward.

24:31; 26:13,16; Ne 12:24

the teacher.Even among the twenty-four leaders, some were more expert than others; some were teachers, and others were scholars; but every one was taken by the solemn casting of lots, without any regard to these distinctions. Thus all things were disposed for the preserving of order, and avoiding all disputes about precedence: there being no respect had, in this divine distribution, to birth, but the younger in course preceded the elder.

15:22; 2Ch 23:13

Joseph.

the second.Dr. Geddes, chiefly on the authority of the Arabic, adds, "who with his sons and brethren were twelve."

Zaccur.

Izri. [Yitsrîy .]Izri, seems to be called [Tserîy ,] Zeri, by the aphæresis of [Yôwd,] {yood.}

Zeri.

Nethaniah.

Jesharelah.This variation rises from the mutation of ['Aleph,] {aleph,} and [Yôwd,] {yood;} the word being written in the parallel passage ['Asar'êlâh ,] {Asarelah,} and here, [Yesar'êlâh ,] Jesarelah.

Asarelah.

Azareel.Probably this person was called by both names; or Uzziel may be a mistake for Azareel. In the Syriac and Arabic, the name is nearly the same in both places.

Uzziel.

Hashabiah.

Shubael.

Shebuel.

Mahazioth.