1 Chronicles 24:7

1 Chronicles 24:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now the first lot came forth to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,
• New International Version (NIV)The first lot fell to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,
• English Standard Version (ESV)The first lot fell to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now the first lot fell to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,

Context of 1 Chronicles 24:7

5So they were divided by lot, one group with the other; for they were officers of the sanctuary and officers (high priests) of God, both from the descendants of Eleazar and from the descendants of Ithamar. 6Shemaiah, the son of Nethanel the scribe, from the Levites, recorded them in the presence of the king, the officers, Zadok the priest, Ahimelech the son of Abiathar [the priest who escaped Saul’s massacre at Nob], and the heads of the fathers’ households of the priests and of the Levites; one father’s household taken for Eleazar and one taken for Ithamar. The lots fell, the first one to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah, 8the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim, 9the fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin,

1 Chronicles 24:7 word by word

וַיֵּצֵ֞א הַגּוֹרָ֤ל הָרִאשׁוֹן֙ לִיה֣וֹיָרִ֔יב לִֽידַעְיָ֖ה הַשֵּׁנִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Now the firstרִאשׁוֹןri'shôn ri'shôn · firstH7223
• lotגּוֹרָלgôrâl gôrâl · allottedH1486
• came forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: casting(lot)H3318
• to Jehoiaribיְהוֹיָרִיבyehôyârîyb · JehoiaribH3080
• the secondשֵׁנִיshênîy · secondH8145
• to Jedaiahיְדַעְיָהyeda‛yâh · JedaiahH3048

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 24:7

• 1 Chronicles 9:10Of the priests: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jachin,
• Nehemiah 12:19of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;
• Ezra 2:36The priests: the sons of Jedaiah of the house of Jeshua, 973;
• Nehemiah 7:39These are the priests: the sons of Jedaiah of the house of Jeshua, 973;
• Nehemiah 11:10Of the priests: Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, Jachin,

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 24:7

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-18The twenty-four divisions for the priests stayed the same for many generations. The order of Abijah (1 Chronicles 24:10) is mentioned in Luke 1:5, 8.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-191Ch 24:1-19. Division of the Sons of Aaron into Four and Twenty Orders. 1. Now these are the divisions of the sons of Aaron--(See on 1Ch 23:6).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 24:7

• Eleazar (Eleazer)
• Ithamar
• Jedaiah
• Jehoiarib
• Lot, the
• Priest

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Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary