Scofield's Reference Notes - 1 Chronicles 23:22
brethren i.e. cousins. read more
Chapter 23And so David when he was old, made Solomon his son king over Israel ( 1 Chronicles 23:1 ).Now David then began to set forth the order of the priesthood, the Levitical priesthood. Now David here demonstrates that not only is he a powerful king, a leader, but he's also an excellent administrator. And of course, David had great personal wealth, and he had hundreds of servants that they all had to be fed. And so he had to administrate the, in very many areas, and David was just a very... read more
1 Chronicles 23:3 . Thirty years. So Moses had commanded. Numbers 4:3. But now it would seem from 1 Chronicles 23:24, that David numbered the levites from the age of twenty, the number at thirty not being sufficient. 1 Chronicles 23:4 . Twenty and four thousand were to set forward the work of the house; not as officers, but domus ministerio, servants who performed the hard work for the priests. The splendour of David’s kingdom required establishments. 1 Chronicles 23:6 . David... read more
had no sons: 1 Chronicles 24:28 brethren: or, kinsmen took them: Numbers 36:6-Ruth : Reciprocal: Numbers 36:8 - every daughter read more
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - 1 Chronicles 23:1-32
CRITICAL NOTES.] This and following three chapters contain an account of Levites and distribution of their services. Here their number, classification, and work (1 Chronicles 23:1-6). But 1 Chronicles 23:6-32 give heads of houses composing the four Levite families and their offices.1 Chronicles 23:1.—King. For full particulars cf. 1 Kings 1:0. “The author of Chronicles, who does not concern himself with the domestic history of David, naturally omits the circumstances, and merely states the... read more