1 Chronicles 24:5

Contextual Overview

¹ This is how Aaron's descendants, the priests, were divided into groups for service. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. ¹ And the courses of the sons of Aaron [were these]. The sons of Aaron; Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. ¹ And the courses of the sons of Aaron [were these]. The sons of Aaron: Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. ¹ These were the groups of Aaron's sons: Aaron's sons were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. ¹ The divisions of Aaron's descendants were as follows: The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. ¹ Now [these are] the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. ¹ The courses of the sons of Aaron [were these]. The sons of Aaron: Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. ¹The divisions of the descendants of Aaron were these: the sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. ¹ The divisions of the sons of Aaron were these. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. ¹ Forsothe to the sones of Aaron these porciouns schulen be; the sones of Aaron weren Nadab, and Abyud, Eleazar, and Ythamar;

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

they divided by lot: Joshua 18:10, Proverbs 16:33, Jonah 1:7, Acts 1:26

the governors: 1 Chronicles 9:11, 2 Chronicles 35:8, Nehemiah 11:11, Matthew 26:3, Matthew 27:1, Acts 4:1, Acts 4:6, Acts 5:24

Reciprocal: Numbers 18:5 - And ye Judges 20:9 - by lot against it 1 Chronicles 24:31 - lots 1 Chronicles 25:1 - the captains 1 Chronicles 25:8 - cast lots 2 Chronicles 31:13 - Azariah Nehemiah 10:34 - cast

Cross-References

Genesis 24:58
And they called Rebekah and said to her, "Will you go with this man?" She said, "I will go."

Genesis 24:58
And they called Rebekah, and said to her, Will you go with this man? And she said, I will go.

Genesis 24:58
They called her and asked her, "Do you want to go with this man now?" She said, "Yes, I do."

Genesis 24:58
So they called Rebekah and asked her, "Do you want to go with this man?" She replied, "I want to go."

Genesis 24:58
And they called Rebekah, and said to her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go.

Genesis 24:58
They called Rebekah, and said to her, "Will you go with this man?" She said, "I will go."

Genesis 24:58
So they called Rebekah and said, "Will you go with this man?" And she answered, "I will go."

Genesis 24:58
And whanne sche was clepid, and cam, thei axiden, Wolt thou go with this man?

Genesis 24:58
and they call for Rebekah, and say unto her, `Dost thou go with this man?' and she saith, `I go.'

Genesis 24:58
They called Rebekah and asked her, "Will you go with this man?" "I will go," she replied.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Thus were they divided by lot, one sort with another,.... Which course should serve first, and which next, and so on; and who should be the chief to each course; which course was to serve a week, and then go out; and this method was taken to prevent envy, strife, and contention about precedence:

for the governors of the sanctuary; or of the holy things, or who presided in things ecclesiastical:

and governors of the house of God: or rather "governors of God", appointed by him judges in civil things:

were of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar: there were, of both families, some employed both in sacred and civil things, and who presided in each.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

One sort with another - i. e., “the assignment of their order in the courses was made by lot to the families belonging to Eleazar, and to the families belonging to Ithamar, equally.” Both houses had furnished functionaries of the highest class, and therefore no preference was now given to either over the other.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Chronicles 24:5. They divided by lot — This prevented jealousies: for, as all the families were equally noble, they had equal right to all ecclesiastical and civil distinctions.