1 Chronicles 24:4

And there were more chief men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar; and [thus] were they divided. Among the sons of Eleazar [there were] sixteen chief men of the house of [their] fathers, and eight among the sons of Ithamar according to the house of their fathers.

And there were more {H7227} chief {H7218} men {H1397} found {H4672} of the sons {H1121} of Eleazar {H499} than of the sons {H1121} of Ithamar {H385}; and thus were they divided {H2505}. Among the sons {H1121} of Eleazar {H499} there were sixteen {H8337}{H6240} chief men {H7218} of the house {H1004} of their fathers {H1}, and eight {H8083} among the sons {H1121} of Ithamar {H385} according to the house {H1004} of their fathers {H1}.

There were more men who were chiefs found among the descendants of El'azar than among the descendants of Itamar; therefore there were sixteen divisions of the descendants of El'azar, headed by clan leaders, and eight divisions of the descendants of Itamar, according to their clans.

Since more leaders were found among Eleazar’s descendants than those of Ithamar, they were divided accordingly. There were sixteen heads of families from the descendants of Eleazar and eight from the descendants of Ithamar.

And there were more chief men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar; and thus were they divided: of the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen, heads of fathers’ houses; and of the sons of Ithamar, according to their fathers’ houses, eight.

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Cross-References

  • 1 Chronicles 23:24 (2 votes)

    ¶ These [were] the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers; [even] the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their polls, that did the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from the age of twenty years and upward.

  • 1 Chronicles 15:6 (2 votes)

    Of the sons of Merari; Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty:

  • 1 Chronicles 15:12 (2 votes)

    And said unto them, Ye [are] the chief of the fathers of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, [both] ye and your brethren, that ye may bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel unto [the place that] I have prepared for it.

  • Numbers 25:11 (2 votes)

    Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, while he was zealous for my sake among them, that I consumed not the children of Israel in my jealousy.

  • Numbers 25:13 (2 votes)

    And he shall have it, and his seed after him, [even] the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was zealous for his God, and made an atonement for the children of Israel.