Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And there were found many more of the sons of Eleazar among the principal men, than of the sons of Ithamar. And he divided them so, that there were of the sons of Eleazar, sixteen chief men by their families: and of the sons of Ithamar eight by their families and houses. more 1 Chronicles 15:6-12 Of the sons of Merari, Asaia the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty. . . . sons of Eleazar Numbers 25:11-13 Phinees the son of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned away my wrath from the children of Israel: because he was moved with my zeal against them, that I myself might not destroy the children of Israel in my zeal. . . . according 1 Chronicles 23:24 These are the sons of Levi in their kindreds and families, princes by their courses, and the number of every head that did the works of the ministry of the house of the Lord from twenty years old and upward. Context The Divisions of the Priests…3And David distributed them, that is, Sadoc of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their courses and ministry. 4And there were found many more of the sons of Eleazar among the principal men, than of the sons of Ithamar. And he divided them so, that there were of the sons of Eleazar, sixteen chief men by their families: and of the sons of Ithamar eight by their families and houses.5And he divided both the families one with the other by lot: for there were princes of the sanctuary, and princes of God, both of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.… Cross References 1 Chronicles 24:3 And David distributed them, that is, Sadoc of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their courses and ministry. 1 Chronicles 24:5 And he divided both the families one with the other by lot: for there were princes of the sanctuary, and princes of God, both of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar. Lexicon Since moreרַבִּ֞ים (rab·bîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 7227: Much, many, great leaders לְרָאשֵׁ֧י (lə·rā·šê) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 7218: The head were found וַיִּמָּצְא֣וּ (way·yim·mā·ṣə·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present among Eleazar's אֶלְעָזָ֡ר (’el·‘ā·zār) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 499: Eleazar -- 'God has helped', six Israelites descendants בְֽנֵי־ (ḇə·nê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son than מִן־ (min-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 4480: A part of, from, out of [those] בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son of Ithamar, אִיתָמָ֖ר (’î·ṯā·mār) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 385: Ithamar -- 'land of palms', a son of Aaron they were divided accordingly. וַֽיַּחְלְק֑וּם (way·yaḥ·lə·qūm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 2505: To be smooth, to apportion, separate [There were] sixteen שִׁשָּׁ֣ה (šiš·šāh) Number - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 8337: Six (a cardinal number) heads רָאשִׁ֤ים (rā·šîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 7218: The head of families אָבוֹת֙ (’ā·ḇō·wṯ) Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1: Father from the descendants לִבְנֵ֨י (liḇ·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son of Eleazar אֶלְעָזָ֜ר (’el·‘ā·zār) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 499: Eleazar -- 'God has helped', six Israelites and eight שְׁמוֹנָֽה׃ (šə·mō·w·nāh) Number - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 8083: A cardinal number, eight, eighth from the descendants וְלִבְנֵ֧י (wə·liḇ·nê) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son of Ithamar. אִיתָמָ֛ר (’î·ṯā·mār) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 385: Ithamar -- 'land of palms', a son of Aaron Additional Translations 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. 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 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. And there were found among the sons of Eleazar more chiefs of the mighty ones, than of the sons of Ithamar: and he divided them, sixteen heads of families to the sons of Eleazar, eight according to their families to the sons of Ithamar. And there were more head-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 eight of the sons of Ithamar according to their fathers' houses. 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 father's houses; and of the sons of Ithamar, according to their fathers' houses, eight. 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. 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. and there are found of the sons of Eleazar more for heads of the mighty men than of the sons of Ithamar; and they distribute them: Of the sons of Eleazar, heads for a house of fathers, sixteen; and of the sons of Ithamar, for a house of their fathers, eight. Jump to Previous Chief Descendants Divided Eight Eleazar Elea'zar Fathers Found Heads House Households Houses Ithamar Ith'amar Larger Organized SixteenJump to Next Chief Descendants Divided Eight Eleazar Elea'zar Fathers Found Heads House Households Houses Ithamar Ith'amar Larger Organized SixteenLinks 1 Chronicles 24:4 NIV1 Chronicles 24:4 NLT 1 Chronicles 24:4 ESV 1 Chronicles 24:4 NASB 1 Chronicles 24:4 KJV 1 Chronicles 24:4 Bible Apps 1 Chronicles 24:4 Biblia Paralela 1 Chronicles 24:4 Chinese Bible 1 Chronicles 24:4 French Bible 1 Chronicles 24:4 German Bible Alphabetical: A according accordingly among and chief descendants divided eight Eleazar Eleazar's families fathers found from heads households Ithamar Ithamar's larger leaders men more number of Since sixteen than the their them there they thus to were OT History: 1 Chronicles 24:4 There were more chief men found (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |