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1 Chronicles 24 — Sermon Preparation
The twenty-four priestly divisions descended from Aaron's sons Eleazar and Ithamar are established by lot for their rotation of temple service. Below is a research summary for 1 Chronicles 24, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 31
- verses
- 270 / 131
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 2
- classic sermon excerpts
- 2
- preachers & commentators
1 Chronicles 24 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| עָשָׂר | ʻâsâr | H6240 | 10 | ten, -teen |
| אִיתָמָר | ʼÎythâmâr | H385 | 7 | Ithamar |
| אֶלְעָזָר | ʼElʻâzâr | H499 | 8 | Elazar |
| אָב | ʼâb | H1 | 9 | father |
| רֹאשׁ | rôʼsh | H7218 | 6 | head |
| עֶשְׂרִים | ʻesrîym | H6242 | 5 | twenty, twentieth |
| יִשִּׁיָּה | Yishshîyâh | H3449 | 3 | Jishshijah |
How preachers through history handled this text
2 public-domain excerpts on 1 Chronicles 24, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“This chapter gives us a more particular account of the distribution of the priests and Levites into their respective classes, for the more regular discharge of the duties of their offices, according to their families. I. Of the priests, ver. 1-19. II. Of the Levites, ver. 20-31. The Courses of the Priests. (b. c. 1015.) 1 Now these are the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 2 (Joshua to Esther), on 1 Chronicles 24:1–31 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Holy Place 2— 1 Chr 24:5
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