SEV Biblia, Chapter 24:4
Y los hijos de Eleazar fueron hallados más, cuando fueron contados, que los hijos de Itamar; y los repartieron así : De los hijos de Eleazar había dieciséis cabezas de familias paternas; y de los hijos de Itamar por las familias de sus padres, ocho.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 24:5
Verse 5. They divided by lot] This prevented jealousies: for, as all the families were equally noble, they had equal right to all ecclesiastical and civil distinctions.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 5. Thus were they divided by lot, one sort with another , etc.] Which course should serve first, and which next, and so on; and who should be the chief to each course; which course was to serve a week, and then go out; and this method was taken to prevent envy, strife, and contention about precedence: for the governors of the sanctuary ; or of the holy things, or who presided in things ecclesiastical: and governors of the house of God : or rather “governors of God”, appointed by him judges in civil things: were of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar : there were, of both families, some employed both in sacred and civil things, and who presided in each.
Matthew Henry Commentary
The divisions of the priests and Levites. --When every one has, knows, and keeps his place and work, the mor there are the better. In the mystical body of Christ, every member ha its use, for the good of the whole. Christ is High Priest over the house of God, to whom all believers, being made priests, are to be in subjection. In Christ, no difference is made between bond and free elder and younger. The younger brethren, if faithful and sincere, shal be no less acceptable to Christ than the fathers. May we all be children of the Lord, fitted to sing his praises for ever in his templ above __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
וימצאו 4672 בני 1121 אלעזר 499 רבים 7227 לראשׁי 7218 הגברים 1397 מן 4480 בני 1121 איתמר 385 ויחלקום 2505 לבני 1121 אלעזר 499 ראשׁים 7218 לבית 1004 אבות 1 שׁשׁה 8337 עשׂר 6240 ולבני 1121 איתמר 385 לבית 1004 אבותם 1 שׁמונה׃ 8083
