1 Chronicles 24:20
in 1 Chronicles 24Now these were the remaining descendants of Levi: From the sons of Amram: Shubael; from the sons of Shubael: Jehdeiah.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And of the rest of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.
KJV
And the rest of the sons of Levi were these: Of the sons of Amram; Shubael: of the sons of Shubael; Jehdeiah.
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 24
Commentary
4 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
The object of this second enumeration of the Levitical families (compare 1 Chr. 23:7-23) seems to be the designation of the heads of the families in David’s time. The omission of the Gershonites is curious, and can only be accounted for by supposing that the author did not find any account of their heads in his authorities. The addition to the Merarites 1Ch 24:26-27 is also curious. It brings the number of families up to twenty-five, which is one more than we should have expected.
This site's exposition
the rest of the sons
on 1 Chronicles 24:20-31
A second census follows for the rest of the Levites, the singers' and gatekeepers' own kin, organized under the houses of Amram, Izhar, Hebron, Uzziel and Merari and counted by household exactly as the priests were. Barnes counts twenty-five family heads named here against the twenty-four priestly courses, one more than the pattern would predict, and the text itself does not explain the difference. Verse 31 closes the chapter by restating its whole method, that these houses too cast lots in David's presence and the older families drew no advantage over the younger, precedence settled by lot rather than birth.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
The particular account of these establishments is of little use to us now; but, when Ezra published it, it was of great use to direct their church affairs after their return from captivity into the old channel again.
And the rest of the sons of Levi were these,....
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
These are their appointment[s] to their service Those who are written here are the heads of the watches. Their appointments were over the watches.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 4 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
9 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְלִבְנֵ֥י | velivnei | and to [the] sons of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| לֵוִ֖י | levi | Levi | H3878 → | 59 times |
| הַנּוֹתָרִ֑ים | hanotarim | which remained | H3498 → | 106 times |
| לִבְנֵ֤י | livnei | of [the] sons of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| עַמְרָם֙ | ʾamram | Amram | H6019 → | 14 times |
| שֽׁוּבָאֵ֔ל | shuvael | Shubael | H7619 → | 6 times |
| לִבְנֵ֥י | livnei | of [the] sons of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| שׁוּבָאֵ֖ל | shuvael | Shubael | H7619 → | 6 times |
| יֶחְדְּיָֽהוּ׃ | yechdeyahu | Jehdeiah | H3165 → |
וְלִבְנֵ֥יand to [the] sons of
velivneiH1121 →4930 times
לֵוִ֖יLevi
leviH3878 →59 times
הַנּוֹתָרִ֑יםwhich remained
hanotarimH3498 →106 times
לִבְנֵ֤יof [the] sons of
livneiH1121 →4930 times
עַמְרָם֙Amram
ʾamramH6019 →14 times
שֽׁוּבָאֵ֔לShubael
shuvaelH7619 →6 times
לִבְנֵ֥יof [the] sons of
livneiH1121 →4930 times
שׁוּבָאֵ֖לShubael
shuvaelH7619 →6 times
יֶחְדְּיָֽהוּ׃Jehdeiah
yechdeyahuH3165 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
5 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Chronicles 23:16The descendants of Gershom: Shebuel was the first.
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 26:24
Shebuel, a descendant of Gershom son of Moses, was the officer in charge of the treasuries.
- 1 Chronicles 25:20
the thirteenth to Shubael, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
- 1 Chronicles 26:24
Through
1 Chronicles 6:18The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 23:12
The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel—four in all.
- 1 Chronicles 6:2–3
The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
- 1 Chronicles 23:12
Through
1 Chronicles 26:24Shebuel, a descendant of Gershom son of Moses, was the officer in charge of the treasuries.
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 23:15–16
The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.
- 1 Chronicles 23:15–16
About 1 Chronicles
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil, The Books of the Chronicles and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.