1 Chronicles 24 · Verse 1

1 Chronicles 24:1

Now these are the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
1 Chronicles 24:1, King James Version

1 Chronicles 24:1 in other translations

BSBThese were the divisions of the descendants of Aaron. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
WEBThese were the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
ASVAnd the courses of the sons of Aaron were these. The sons of Aaron: Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
YLTAnd to the sons of Aaron are their courses: sons of Aaron are Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar,
DARBYAnd the divisions of the sons of Aaron: the sons of Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
BBENow the divisions into which the sons of Aaron were grouped were these: the sons of Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
WebsterNow these are the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

What does 1 Chronicles 24:1 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
1Ch 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).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Introduction

David divides the families of Eleazar and Ithamar, by lot, into twenty-four courses, vv. 1-19. How the rest of the sons of Levi were disposed of, 1Chr 24:20-31.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary
The divisions of the priests and Levites. --When every one has, knows, and keeps his place and work, the more there are the better. In the mystical body of Christ, every member has its use, for the good of the whole. Christ is High Priest over the house of God, to whom all believers, being made priests, are to be in subjection. In Christ, no difference is made between bond and free, elder and younger. The younger brethren, if faithful and sincere, shall be no less acceptable to Christ than the fathers. May we all be children of the Lord, fitted to sing his praises for ever in his temple above.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

1 Chronicles 24:1 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְלִבְנֵ֥יve.liv.Neiand to [the] descendants ofH1121
אַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonAaronH175
מַחְלְקוֹתָ֑םmach.le.ko.Tamdivisions theirH4256
בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] sons ofH1121
אַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonAaronH175
נָדָב֙na.DavNadabH5070
וַאֲבִיה֔וּאva.'a.vi.Hu'and AbihuH30
אֶלְעָזָ֖ר'el.'a.ZarEleazarH499
וְאִיתָמָֽר\׃ve.'i.ta.Marand IthamarH385

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Chronicles 24:1

  • 1 Chronicles 23:6

    And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

  • Exodus 6:23

    And Aaron took him Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Naashon, to wife; and she bare him Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

  • Numbers 26:60

    And unto Aaron was born Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

  • Exodus 28:1

    And take thou unto thee Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office, even Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s sons.

  • 1 Chronicles 6:3

    And the children of Amram; Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam. The sons also of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

  • Numbers 3:2

    And these are the names of the sons of Aaron; Nadab the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

  • Leviticus 10:1-6

    And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the Lord, which he commanded them not. And there went out fire from the Lord, and devoured them, and they died before the Lord. Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the Lord spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace. And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said unto them, Come near, carry your brethren from before the sanctuary out of the camp. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1 The division of the sons of Aaron by lot into four and twenty orders.
20 The Kohathites,
26 and the Merarites, divided by lot.

the divisions.
23:6; *marg:
The sons.
6:3; Ex 6:23; 28:1; Le 10:1-6; Nu 3:2; 26:60

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 1 Chronicles 24:1

    Now these are the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

  • 1 Chronicles 24:2

    But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest’s office.

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1 Chronicles 24:1 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		TAMBIÉN los hijos de Aarón tuvieron sus repartimientos. Los hijos de Aarón: Nadab, Abiú, Eleazar é Ithamar.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et quant aux fils d’Aaron, voici leurs classes: Fils d’Aaron: Nadab et Abihu, Éléazar et Ithamar.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und was die Söhne Aarons betrifft, so waren ihre Abteilungen: Die Söhne Aarons: Nadab und Abihu, Eleasar und Ithamar.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Porro filiis Aaron hæ partitiones erant. Filii Aaron: Nadab, et Abiu, et Eleazar, et Ithamar.