1Ch 6:31-32, 16:41-43, 1Ch 25, Eze 40:7, 10, 29, Eph 5:19, Col 3:16 | TSK | STEP | A.M. 2962. B.C. 1042. whom David. after that.

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.

Ezekiel 40:7

42:5; 1Ki 6:5-10; 1Ch 9:26; 23:28; 2Ch 3:9; 31:11; Ezr 8:29

Jer 35:4

Ezekiel 40:10

the little.

they three.The entrance into the outer court seems to have been through a porch with doors at both ends; and on each side of this porch were three small chambers, or rooms, for the use of the porters, a reed square in size, with a passage of five cubits between them. The common cubit, termed the "cubit of a man," (De 3:11,) was about 18 inches; but the cubit used by the angel was, as we learn from ch. 43:13, "a cubit and a hand breadth," or about three inches more than the common cubit, that is 21 inches. Hence the measuring reed, which was "six cubits long, by the cubit and the hand breadth," (ver. 5,) must have been about 10® feet

Ezekiel 40:29

the little.The entrance into the inner court seems to have been through a portico, exactly like that at each gate of the outward court; but the ascent was by eight steps, instead of seven.

7,10,12; 1Ch 28:11,12; 2Ch 31:11; Ne 13:5,9; Jer 35:2-4; 36:10

and there.

16,22,25

Ephesians 5:19

to yourselves.

Ac 16:25; 1Co 14:26; Col 3:16; Jas 5:13

psalms.Psalms, [psalmos ,] from [psallo ,] to touch or play on a musical instrument, properly denotes such sacred songs or poems as are sung to stringed instruments, and may here refer to those of David; hymns, [humnos ,] from [hudo,] to sing, celebrate, praise, signifies songs in honour of God; and songs [ode ,] from [aeido,] to sing, denotes any regular poetic composition adapted to singing, and is here restricted to those which are spiritual.

Ps 95:2; 105:2; Mt 26:30

making.

Ps 47:7,8; 62:8; 86:12; 105:3; 147:7; Isa 65:14; Mt 15:8; Joh 4:23,24