1 Chronicles 24:19

“These were the orderings of them, etc.] Their classes or courses into which they were divided: in their service to come into the house of the Lord; to perform their service in the temple, according to their turns, and in course as fixed by lot; one class or course served one week, and then went out, and another came in, each consisting of 1000 men, (see <132304>1 Chronicles 23:4) according to their manner; law, right, custom, here prescribed for them: under Aaron their father; that is, him who was high priest for the time being; who bore this name because his successor and representative, under whose inspection, direction, and authority, all the rest of the priests were, and whom they were…”

“These were the orderings ... - i. e., “this was the numerical order fixed for their ministerial attendance in the house of the Lord - an attendance which was after the manner determined for them by their forefather Aaron, according to instructions which he received from God.” return to 'Top of Page'”

“These, &c. - In this order and method they were to come to perform the offices of the temple. To come - To come into the temple every sabbath - day, and to continue there 'till the next sabbath, when they were relieved by others. Aaron - Under the direction of the high - priests, whom he calls Aaron, because he represented his person and executed his office, and their father, because of the authority which by God's appointment he had over them. 1 Chronicles 24:31”

“the orderings: Ch1 9:25; Ch2 23:4, Ch2 23:8; Co1 14:40 under Aaron: Ch1 24:1; Heb 7:11 1 Chronicles 24:20”

“These are their official classes for their service (cf. Ch1 24:3), לבוא, so that they came (according to the arrangement thus determined) into the house of Jahve, according to their law, through Aaron their father (ancestor), i.e., according to the lawful arrangement which was made by Aaron for their official service, as Jahve the God of Israel had commanded. This last clause refers to the fact that the priestly service in all its parts was prescribed by Jahve in the law. (Note: Of these twenty-four classes, each one had to perform the service during a week in order, and, as may be gathered with certainty from Kg2 11:9 and Ch2 23:9, from Sabbath to Sabbath. Josephus bears witness to this…”