Introduction
In this chapter we have a record of the divisions of the sons of Aaron. Among the descendants of Eleazar and Ithamar there were found twenty-four heads of father’s houses, sixteen descended from Eleazar and eight from Ithamar. These were accordingly distributed by lot into twenty-four courses, to serve by turn in the holy service. Each course seems to have served a week at a time, the term commencing and ending on the Sabbath. Compare 2 Kings 11:5-7; 2 Chronicles 23:8. Probably the outgoing course officiated at the morning service, and their successors commenced their week’s work with the evening service of the Sabbath day.
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