The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 24:7
Jehoiarib . Written thus only here and in 1 Chronicles 9:10 ; elsewhere always Joiarib. He then is the head of the first of the twenty-four courses of priests in David's time, and according to his plan. (For the evidence of the return of some of this family from the Exile, see Nehemiah 11:10 , though the text of this clause is very suspicious; Nehemiah 12:6 , Nehemiah 12:19 ; see also interesting article under this name, with tables, Smith, 'Bible Dictionary,' 1:946.) Jedaiah .... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 24:6
The person who acted as clerk or secretary on the occasion, and the whole number of the witnesses, and the lot-taking itself, are here given. The present Hebrew text repeats the word אָחֻז (taken) twice, before the name of Ithamar, at the end of the sentence. The evident and easy correction of the first occurrence of which into אֶחָד (one) will make the clause and sense correspond with what goes before. Bertheau, however, and Keil, and some others do not accept this correction, and... read more