1 Chronicles 24:1
_NOW THESE ARE THE DIVISIONS OF THE SONS OF AARON. THE SONS OF AARON; NADAB, AND ABIHU, ELEAZAR, AND ITHAMAR._ Now these are the divisions of the sons of Aaron - (see the note at 1 Chronicles 23:6.)... [ Continue Reading ]
_NOW THESE ARE THE DIVISIONS OF THE SONS OF AARON. THE SONS OF AARON; NADAB, AND ABIHU, ELEAZAR, AND ITHAMAR._ Now these are the divisions of the sons of Aaron - (see the note at 1 Chronicles 23:6.)... [ Continue Reading ]
_BUT NADAB AND ABIHU DIED BEFORE THEIR FATHER, AND HAD NO CHILDREN: THEREFORE ELEAZAR AND ITHAMAR EXECUTED THE PRIEST'S OFFICE._ Nadab and Abihu died before their father - i:e., not in his presence, but during his lifetime (see marginal reference). THEREFORE ELEAZAR AND ITHAMAR EXECUTED THE PRIES... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND DAVID DISTRIBUTED THEM, BOTH ZADOK OF THE SONS OF ELEAZAR, AND AHIMELECH OF THE SONS OF ITHAMAR, ACCORDING TO THEIR OFFICES IN THEIR SERVICE._ Zadok ... and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar. This statement, taken in connection with 1 Chronicles 24:6 is not a little perplexing, since (2 Samuel... [ Continue Reading ]
_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 ch... [ Continue Reading ]
_THUS WERE THEY DIVIDED BY LOT, ONE SORT WITH ANOTHER; FOR THE GOVERNORS OF THE SANCTUARY, AND GOVERNORS OF THE HOUSE OF GOD, WERE OF THE SONS OF ELEAZAR, AND OF THE SONS OF ITHAMAR._ Thus were they divided by lot. This method of allocation was adopted manifestly to remove all cause of jealousy as... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND SHEMAIAH THE SON OF NETHANEEL THE SCRIBE, ONE OF THE LEVITES, WROTE THEM BEFORE THE KING, AND THE PRINCES, AND ZADOK THE PRIEST, AND AHIMELECH THE SON OF ABIATHAR, AND BEFORE THE CHIEF OF THE FATHERS OF THE PRIESTS AND LEVITES: ONE PRINCIPAL HOUSEHOLD BEING TAKEN FOR ELEAZAR, AND ONE TAKEN FOR... [ Continue Reading ]