1 Chronicles 24:4

_AND THERE WERE MORE CHIEF MEN FOUND OF THE SONS OF ELEAZAR THAN OF THE SONS OF ITHAMAR; AND THUS WERE THEY DIVIDED. AMONG THE SONS OF ELEAZAR THERE WERE SIXTEEN CHIEF MEN OF THE HOUSE OF THEIR FATHERS, AND EIGHT AMONG THE SONS OF ITHAMAR ACCORDING TO THE HOUSE OF THEIR FATHERS._ There were more chief men found. The Hebrew may be translated, 'there were more men as to heads of the sons of Eleazar.' It is true, in point of fact, that by the census the number of individuals belonging to the family of Eleazar was found greater than in that of Ithamar. And this, of necessity, led to there being more fathers' houses, and consequently more chiefs or presidents of courses in the former....

EXPOSITION 1 CHRONICLES 24:1 The twenty-four classes of priests. 1 CHRONICLES 24:1 The Hebrew of this verse reads, AND TO THE SONS OF AARON, THEIR DIVISIONS מַחְלְקוֹתָם); THE SONS OF AARON: NADEB AND ABIHU, ELEAZAR AND ITHAMAR. The word "divisions" is the same word that is translated "courses" in 1 Chronicles 24:6, and which verse also would read literally, "And David divided them divisions to the sons of Levi, to Gershon, Kohath, and Merari." Our present verse evidently continues both the subject and construction of that verse. Of the four sons ...

AND THERE WERE MORE CHIEF MEN FOUND OF THE SONS OF ELEAZAR THAN OF THE SONS OF ITHAMAR,.... Or heads of men, heads of their fathers' houses and families: AND THUS WERE THEY DIVIDED; AMONG THE SONS OF ELEAZAR THERE WERE SIXTEEN CHIEF MEN OF THE HOUSE OF THEIR FATHERS, AND EIGHT AMONG THE SONS OF ITHAMAR, ACCORDING TO THE HOUSE OF THEIR FATHERS; in all twenty four, and into so many classes or courses did David divide them; Jarchi says at first when the tabernacle was at Shiloh, there were but sixteen courses, eight from Eleazar, and eight from Ithamar, as is explained in the treatise of fasting n; but when David saw that there were more heads of men, or chief men of Eleazar's, he divided the courses of Eleazar into two parts, and fixed sixteen courses; and the courses of Ithamar he established as at first, eight courses; left them as they were, which he thinks appears from...

3. THE TWENTY-FOUR COURSES OF THE PRIESTS CHAPTER 24 _ 1. The twenty-four courses (1 Chronicles 24:1)_ 2. The organization of other Levites (1 Chronicles 24:20) In the previous chapter we read of 24,000 Levites set apart for the service. In the next chapter we find twenty-four leaders of song and music appointed, and here David instituted twenty-four courses of priests. Each of these ministered a full week, from one sabbath to the next. These courses were not only continued by Solomon, but also by Hezekiah and Josiah. From Luke 1:5, we learn the same order was still followed in the days our Lord was born. Zecharias belonged to the eighth course, that of Abijah. In the bo

The courses of the priests (the sons of Aaron), twenty-four in number, took their turns in the service of the Temple, and each course cast lots for the particular place of service of each priest (_cf._ Luke 1:8 f.). 1 Chronicles 24:20. Another list of Levites; this is probably from a later hand; the names coincide to a large extent with those already given in 1 Chronicles 23:7, though some new ones are added....

CHIEF MEN. strong men. Hebrew. _geber._ App-14. Here denoting the heads of houses, or families....

_moe_ Cp. 1 Chronicles 14:3, note. _Among the sons of Eleazar_there were _sixteen chief_men _of the house of their fathers_ R.V. OF THE SONS OF ELEAZAR THERE WERE SIXTEEN, HEADS OF FATHERS" HOUSES. _and eight among the sons of Ithamar according to the house of their fathers_ R.V. AND OF THE SONS OF ITHAMAR, ACCORDING TO THEIR FATHERS" HOUSES, EIGHT....

16. THE CLASSES OF PRIESTS AND LEVITES (Chapter 24) TEXT 1 Chronicles 24:1. And the courses of the sons of Aaron were these. The sons of Aaron: Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. 2. But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office. 3. And David with Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, divided them according to their ordering in their service. 4. And there were more chief men found of the sons of Eleazar then of the sons of Ithamar; and thus were they divided: of the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen, heads of fathers-' houses; and of the sons of Ithamar, according to their fathers-' houses, eight. 5. Thus were they divided by lot, one sort with another; for there were princes of the sanctuary, and princes of God, both of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons

THE COURSES OF THE SONS OF AARON 1. Divisions.. Aaron] i.e. courses of the priests, corresponding to the course of the Levites described in 1 Chronicles 23:6....

THE BOOK OF 1 CHRONICLES GOD RULES HISTORY 1 CHRONICLES _Ian Mackervoy_ CHAPTER 24 ARRANGEMENT OF THE PRIESTS – 1 CHRONICLES 24:1-19 V1 These were the groups of Aaron’s *descendants. Aaron’s sons were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. V2 But Nadab and Abihu died before their father did. And they had no sons. So, Eleazar and Ithamar served as the priests. V3 Za