1 Chronicles 24:31
These men who were the head of each father's house and each of their younger brothers, cast lots in the presence of King David, and Zadok and Ahimelech, along with the leaders of the families of the priests and Levites. They cast lots just as Aaron's descendants had done.
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30The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the Levites, listed by their families.
Cross References
Numbers 26:56Their inheritance must be divided among the larger and the smaller clans, distributed to them by random lot.”
1 Chronicles 25:8They cast lots for their duties, all alike, the same for the young as well as the old, the teacher as well as the student.
2 Chronicles 1:2Solomon spoke to all Israel, to the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and to the judges, and to every prince in all Israel, the heads of the fathers' houses.
Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 24:21-31
20 And the rest of the sons of Levi were these: Of the sons of Amram; Shubael: of the sons of Shubael; Jehdeiah. 21 Concerning Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, the first was Isshiah. 22 Of the Izharites; Shelomoth: of the sons of Shelomoth; Jahath. 23 And the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth. 24 Of the sons of Uzziel; Michah: of the sons of Michah; Shamir. 25 The brother of Michah was Isshiah: of the sons of Isshiah; Zechariah. 26 The sons of Merari… Read the whole commentary →