John Gill's Exposition on 1 Chronicles 24:5

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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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.

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