1 Chronicles 24:5

And he divided both the families one with the other by lot: for there were princes of the sanctuary, and princes of God, both of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

4And there were found many more of the sons of Eleazar among the principal men, than of the sons of Ithamar. And he divided them so, that there were of the sons of Eleazar, sixteen chief men by their families: and of the sons of Ithamar eight by their families and houses.

6And Semeias the son of Nathanael the scribe a Levite, wrote them down before the king and the princes, and Sadoc the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and the princes also of the priestly and Levitical families: one house, which was over the rest, of Eleazar: and another house, which had the rest under it, of Ithamar.

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 9:11And Azarias the son of Helcias, the son of Mosollam, the son of Sadoc, the son of Maraioth, the son of Achitob, high priest of the house of God.

1 Chronicles 25:8And they cast lots by their courses, the elder equally with the younger, the learned and the unlearned together.

Nehemiah 11:11Saraia the son of Helcias, the son of Mosollam, the son of Sadoc, the son of Meraioth, the son of Achitob the prince of the house of God,

Isaiah 43:28And I have profaned the holy princes, I have given Jacob to slaughter, and Israel to reproach.

Matthew 26:3Then were gathered together the chief priests and ancients of the people into the court of the high priest, who was called Caiphas:

Acts 1:26And they gave them lots, and the lot fell upon Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 24:2-20

The Courses of the Priests. ( b. c. 1015.) 1 Now these are the divisions of the sons of Aaron. 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 distributed them, both Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their offices in their service. 4 And there were more chief men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of… Read the whole commentary →

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