1 Chronicles 24:3 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And David distributed them, both Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their offices in their service. ”

1 Chronicles 24:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Zadok and Ahimelech (rather Abiathar, see 1 Chronicles 24:6 ) assisted David in drawing up the priestly courses, as the “captains of the host” assisted him in making the divisions of the singers...
1 Chronicles 24:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The courses of the priests (the sons of Aaron), twenty-four in number, took their turns in the service of the Temple, and each course cast lots for the particular place of service of each priest ( cf...
1 Chronicles 24:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

distributed . divided into courses, as in 1 Chronicles 23:6 .
1 Chronicles 24:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And David distributed them, both Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their offices in their service. And Ahimelech - Ahimelech is put here for Abiathar, w...
1 Chronicles 24:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And David distributed them, both Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their offices in their service. Zadok ... and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithama...
1 Chronicles 24:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Courses of the Sons of Aaron 1. Divisions.. Aaron] i.e. courses of the priests, corresponding to the course of the Levites described in 1 Chronicles 23:6 .
1 Chronicles 24:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And David distributed them. — The same phrase as at 1 Chronicles 13:3 . (See Note there.) Both Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar. — This expression forms part o...
1 Chronicles 24:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

With great care and perfect democracy of choice the courses of the priests were next set in order. There was a tactful mingling in the arrangement of the older and the younger men, so that in this hi...
1 Chronicles 24:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The division and arrangement begins very properly in the house of Aaron; for Aaron himself was called of God. Hebrews 5:4 . And it was worthy observation that the appointment of this man's family to...
1 Chronicles 24:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And David distributed them ,.... The posterities of Eleazar and Ithamar into certain classes or courses: both Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar ; these were the tw...
1 Chronicles 24:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And David distributed them, both Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their offices in their service. Ver. 3. And Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar. ] Ah...
1 Chronicles 24:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And David distributed them , &c. To avoid all confusion, now that they were much increased, he distributed the priests, as he had done the Levites, into several courses, allotting to each of the...
1 Chronicles 24:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Courses of the Priests. B. C. 1015. 1 Now these are the divisions of the sons of A...
1 Chronicles 24:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

According to their offices, or courses , or prefectures , i.e. allotting to each of them several times wherein they or theirs should by turns have the government of holy ministrations in the temp...
1 Chronicles 24:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.] In this chapter we have divisions of the 24 orders of priests ( 1 Chronicles 24:1-19 ), and the classes of Levites who attended them in discharge of their sacred functions. 1 Chro...
1 Chronicles 24:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Chronicles 24:5 . They were divided by lot, into twenty four courses. David might perhaps have interfered, and promoted one of each course to be the overseer of the other priests; but he did mor...
1 Chronicles 24:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 1 Chronicles 24:1-13 The twenty-four classes of priests. 1 Chronicles 24:1 The Hebrew of this verse reads , And to the sons of Aaron, their divisions מַחְלְקוֹתָם ); the s...
1 Chronicles 24:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Divisions of the Priests
1 Chronicles 24:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 12:27 ; 1 Chronicles 12:28 ; 1 Chronicles 15:11 ; 1 Chronicles 16:39 ; 1 Chronicles 24:31 ; 1 Chronicles 24:6 ; 1 Chronicles 6:4-8 ; 1 Chronicles 6:50-53 ; 1 Kings 2:35 ; 1 Sam...
1 Chronicles 24:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Distributed — Allotting to each of them several times, wherein they should by turns have the government of holy ministrations.

1 Chronicles 24:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Chronicles 24:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Chronicles 24:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Chronicles 24:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Chronicles 24:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Chronicles 24:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Chronicles 24:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Chronicles 24:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Chronicles 24:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Chronicles 24:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Chronicles 24:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Chronicles 24:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Chronicles 24:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Chronicles 24:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Chronicles 24:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Chronicles 24:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Chronicles 24:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Chronicles 24:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Chronicles 24:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 24:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes