1 Chronicles 24:6 — meaning, Hebrew and Greek word study, commentary
1 Chronicles 24:6
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 Ithamar.
a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Nethaneel
נְתַנְאֵ֨לne.tan.'El
H5417
Nethanel · proper noun, a man's name
scribe
הַסּוֹפֵ֜רha.so.Fer
H5608
properly · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
Levites
הַלֵּוִ֗יha.le.Vi
H3881
a Levite or descendant of Levi · definite article + noun, gentilic masculine singular absolute
wrote
וַֽיִּכְתְּבֵ֡םvai.yikh.te.Vem
H3789
to grave · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
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Cross-references
1 Chronicles 18:16 And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Shavsha was scribe;
1 Kings 4:3 Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder.
1 Chronicles 23:24 These were the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers; even the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by thei…
2 Chronicles 34:13 Also they were over the bearers of burdens, and were overseers of all that wrought the work in any manner of service: and of the Levites the…
Ezra 7:6 This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given: and the king granted…
Nehemiah 8:1 And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street that was before the water gate; and they spake unto Ezra the scri…
Matthew 8:19 And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
Matthew 13:52 Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, whi…
Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).
Commentary
Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 24:1-19
The particular account of these establishments is of little use to us now; but, when Ezra published it, it was of great use to direct their church affairs after their return from captivity into the old channel again. The title of this record we have v. 1 - These are the divisions of the sons of Aaron, not by which they divided one from another, or were at variance one with another (it is a pity there should ever be any such divisions among the sons of Israel, but especially among the sons of Aaron), but the distribution of them in order to the dividing of their work among themselves; it was a division which God made, and was made for him. 1. This distribution was made for the more regular di…
one principal household--The marginal reading is preferable, "one house of the father." The lot was cast in a deliberate and solemn manner in presence of the king, the princes, the two high priests, and the chiefs of the priestly and Levitical families. The heads of families belonging to Eleazar and Ithamar were alternately brought forward to draw, and the name of each individual, as called, registered by an attendant secretary. To accommodate the casting of the lots to the inequality of the number, there being sixteen fathers' houses of Eleazar, and only eight of Ithamar, it was arranged that every house of Ithamar should be followed by two of Eleazar, or, what is the same thing, that every…
And Shemaiah - "Moses the great scribe, who is called Shemaiah, the son of Nethaneel, of the tribe of Levi, wrote them down." - T.
One principal household - for Eleazar - The family of Eleazar was the most illustrious of the sacerdotal families, because Eleazar was the first-born of Aaron, Ithamar's family was the second in order and dignity; therefore one of the principal families of Eleazar was first taken, and then one of Ithamar's, and thus alternately till the whole was finished.
Dictionary and topics
Abia, Course Of — the eighth of the 24 courses or classes into which the priests were divided for serving at the altar. (1 Chronicles 24; Luke 1:5) See Abia, Abiah, Or Abijah, Abijah Or Abijam, 4.
Courses — When David was not permitted to build the temple, he proceeded, among the last acts of his life, with the assistance of Zadok and Ahimelech, to organize the priestly and musical services to be…
Nethaneel — Given of God. (1.) The son of Zuar, chief of the tribe of Issachar at the Exodus (Num. 1:8; 2:5). (2.) One of David’s brothers (1 Chr. 2:14). (3.) A priest who blew the trumpet before the ark when it…
Priest — The Heb. kohen, Gr. hierus, Lat. sacerdos, always denote one who offers sacrifices. At first every man was his own priest, and presented his own sacrifices before God. Afterwards that office devolved…
Sanhedrim — More correctly Sanhedrin (Gr. synedrion), meaning “a sitting together,” or a “council.” This word (rendered “council,” A.V.) is frequently used in the New Testament (Matt. 5:22; 26:59; Mark 15:1,…
Scribes — Anciently held various important offices in the public affairs of the nation. The Hebrew word so rendered (sopher) is first used to designate the holder of some military office (Judg. 5:14; A.V.,…
Shemaiah — Whom Jehovah heard. (1.) A prophet in the reign of Rehoboam (1 Kings 12:22-24). (2.) Neh. 3:29. (3.) A Simeonite (1 Chr. 4:37). (4.) A priest (Neh. 12:42). (5.) A Levite (1 Chr. 9:16). (6.) 1 Chr.…
Abiathar · 1. High priest. — 1. High priest.
Eleazar (Eleazer) · . — .
Ithamar · General references — General references
Lot, The · Priests and Levites — Priests and Levites
before
לִפְנֵ֨יlif.Nei
H6440
the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
king
הַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekh
H4428
a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
princes
וְהַשָּׂרִים֙ve.ha.sa.Rim
H8269
a head person (of any rank or class) · conjunction + definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
Zadok
וְצָד֣וֹקve.tza.Dok
H6659
Tsadok · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
priest
הַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.Hen
H3548
literally one officiating · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
Ahimelech
וַאֲחִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙va.'a.chi.Me.lekh
H288
Achimelek · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
son
בֶּןben-
H1121
a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Abiathar
אֶבְיָתָ֔ר'ev.ya.Tar
H54
Ebjathar · proper noun, a man's name
chief
וְרָאשֵׁי֙ve.ra.Shei
H7218
the head (as most easily shaken) · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct
fathers
הָֽאָב֔וֹתha.'a.Vot
H1
father · definite article + noun, common feminine plural absolute
priests
לַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםla.ko.ha.Nim
H3548
literally one officiating · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
Levites
וְלַלְוִיִּ֑םve.lal.vi.Yim
H3881
a Levite or descendant of Levi · conjunction + preposition with the article + noun, gentilic masculine plural absolute
one
אֶחָ֗ד'e.Chad
H259
properly · noun, common feminine singular absolute
principal
אָ֣ב'av
H1
father · noun, common masculine singular absolute
household
בֵּֽיתbeit-
H1004
a house (in the greatest variation of applications · noun, common masculine singular construct
taken
אָחֻז֙'a.Chuz
H270
to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in p… · verb, qal passive participle, masculine singular absolute
Eleazar
לְאֶלְעָזָ֔רle.'el.'a.Zar
H499
Elazar · preposition + proper noun, a man's name
taken
וְאָחֻ֥זve.'a.Chuz
H270
to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in p… · conjunction + verb, qal passive participle, masculine singular absolute
Ithamar
לְאִיתָמָֽרle.'i.ta.Mar
H385
Ithamar · preposition + proper noun, a man's name
John Gill on 1 Chronicles 24:6
And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe,.... The Targum is, Moses the chief scribe, so called: one
of the Levites wrote them: the lots, and the names upon them, put into the urn, and as they came out, which was first, second, &c. and this was done
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; and in this public manner, before such great personages, and in the presence of those that were interested in the affair, that it might appear plainly no fraudulent methods were taken, and that there might be no suspicion of any:
one principal household being taken for Eleazar, and one fo…
And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe,.... The Targum is, Moses the chief scribe, so called: one
of the Levites wrote them: the lots, and the names upon them, put into the urn, and as they came out, which was first, second, &c. and this was done
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; and in this public manner, before such great personages, and in the presence of those that were interested in the affair, that it might appear plainly no fraudulent methods were taken, and that there might be no suspicion of any:
one principal household being taken for Eleazar, and one…
Priest · .Twenty-four divisions (shifts) of — .Twenty-four divisions (shifts) of
Priests · Divided by David into twenty-four courses — Divided by David into twenty-four courses
Scribe (S) · A writer and transcriber of the law — A writer and transcriber of the law
Scribes · Families celebrated for furnishing: Levi — Families celebrated for furnishing: Levi
Shemaiah · 8. A Levite who assisted in the divisions (shifts) of the priests — 8. A Levite who assisted in the divisions (shifts) of the priests
Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).
