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1 Chronicles 24:6
6Shemaiah was the secretary who wrote down the names in each group. He was the son of Nethanel, a Levite. Shemaiah wrote down the names while the king and his officers watched. Zadok the priest, Abiathar's son Ahimelech and the leaders of the priests' clans and of the other Levite clans were also watching. When they threw the lots, they would choose a family from Eleazar's descendants, then a family from Ithamar's descendants, and so on.
1 Chronicles 24:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)The scribe Shemaiah son of Nethanel, a Levite, recorded their names in the presence of the king and of the officials: Zadok the priest, Ahimelek son of Abiathar and the heads of families of the priests and of the Levites—one family being taken from Eleazar and then one from Ithamar.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And the scribe Shemaiah, the son of Nethanel, a Levite, recorded them in the presence of the king and the princes and Zadok the priest and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar and the heads of the fathers' houses of the priests and of the Levites, one father's house being chosen for Eleazar and one chosen for Ithamar.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And the scribe, Shemaiah the son of Nethanel, one of the Levites, wrote them down before the king, the leaders, Zadok the priest, Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and the heads of the fathers’ houses of the priests and Levites, one father’s house taken for Eleazar and one for Ithamar.
Context of 1 Chronicles 24:6
4There were more leaders among Eleazar's descendants than among Ithamar's descendants. So from Eleazar's descendants, there were 16 groups with their leaders. From Ithamar's descendants there were eight groups with their leaders. 5They used lots to decide the work of each group. The families of both Eleazar and Ithamar included officers for the temple as well as priests. Shemaiah was the secretary who wrote down the names in each group. He was the son of Nethanel, a Levite. Shemaiah wrote down the names while the king and his officers watched. Zadok the priest, Abiathar's son Ahimelech and the leaders of the priests' clans and of the other Levite clans were also watching. When they threw the lots, they would choose a family from Eleazar's descendants, then a family from Ithamar's descendants, and so on. 7This is the list of the group leaders as they chose them, one by one: 1. Jehoiarib 2. Jedaiah 3. Harim 4. Seorim 5. Malkijah 6. Mijamin 7. Hakkoz 8. Abijah 9. Jeshua 10. Shecaniah 11. Eliashib 12. Jakim 13. Huppah 14. Jeshebeab 15. Bilgah 16. Immer 17. Hezir 18. Happizzez 19. Pethahiah 20. Jehezkel 21. Jakin 22. Gamul 23. Delaiah 24. Maaziah.
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וַֽיִּכְתְּבֵ֡ם שְֽׁמַֽעְיָה֩ בֶן־נְתַנְאֵ֨ל הַסּוֹפֵ֜ר מִן־הַלֵּוִ֗י לִפְנֵ֨י הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ וְהַשָּׂרִים֙ וְצָד֣וֹק הַכֹּהֵ֗ן וַאֲחִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙ בֶּן־אֶבְיָתָ֔ר וְרָאשֵׁי֙ הָֽאָב֔וֹת לַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים וְלַלְוִיִּ֑ם בֵּֽית־אָ֣ב אֶחָ֗ד אָחֻז֙ לְאֶלְעָזָ֔ר וְאָחֻ֥ז׀ אָחֻ֖ז לְאִיתָמָֽר׃ פRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And Shemaiahשְׁמַעְיָ֫הוּshema‛yâh shema‛yâhû · ShemaiahH8098
- the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- of Nethaneelנְתַנְאֵלnethan'êl · NethanelH5417
- the scribeסֹפֵרsâphar · secretaryH5608
- of the Levitesלֵוִיlêvîyîy lêvîy · LeviH3881
- wroteכָּתַבkâthab · to writeH3789
- them beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
- the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- and the princesשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
- and Zadokצָדוֹקtsâdôq · ZadokH6659
- the priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
- and Ahimelechאֲחִימֶ֫לֶךְ'ăchîymelek · AhimelechH288
- of Abiatharאֶבְיָתָר'ebyâthâr · AbiatharH54
- the chiefרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: leaderH7218
- of the fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
- oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
- householdבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
- being takenאָחַז'âchaz · to graspH270
- for Eleazarאֶלְעָזָר'el‛âzâr · EleazarH499
- for Ithamarאִיתָמָר'îythâmâr · IthamarH385
Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 24:6
- 1 Kings 4:3Shisha's sons, Elihoreph and Ahijah, were secretaries. Ahilud's son Jehoshaphat recorded what happened.
- 2 Chronicles 34:13had authority over the men who carried the wood and the stones. They told the workers what to do as they did their different jobs. Some Levites worked as secretaries, officers or guards.
- Ezra 7:6This man Ezra arrived from Babylon. He was a teacher who knew the law of Moses very well. The Lord, Israel's God, had given that law to Moses. Ezra served the Lord as his God. The Lord was kind and he helped Ezra, so that the king of Persia gave him everything that he asked for.
- Nehemiah 8:1All the people met together in the open place near the Water Gate. They asked Ezra to bring the book of the Law of Moses. The Lord had given those laws to the Israelites so that they would obey them.
- Matthew 8:19A teacher of God's Law came to Jesus and said to him, ‘Teacher, I will go with you everywhere that you go.’
- Matthew 13:52Jesus said to them, ‘Some teachers of God's Law have now learned about the kingdom of heaven. These men are like the master of a house who takes things out of the room where he keeps them. Some of the valuable things he brings out are new and some of them are old.’
- Matthew 23:1After that, Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his disciples.
- 1 Chronicles 23:24Those were the leaders of the Levites' clans, family by family. The Israelites carefully recorded the names of all the men who were 20 years old or older. From that age, they each had their work to do in the Lord's temple.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 24:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6And 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…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Wrote them before the king - i. e., “wrote down their names as the lots were drawn forth.” Ahimelech the son of Abiathar - A wrong reading. It should be “Abiathar, the son of Ahimelech.” See the 2 Samuel 8:17 note.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-6Zadok and Ahimelech led the two priestly families during King David's time (see 1 Chronicles 6:8; 18:16; 2 Samuel 8:17).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. 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…Read the comment
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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
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