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Davidדָּוִידdivided them,וַיֶּחָלְקֵםwith Zadokוְצָדוֹקfromמִןthe sonsבְּנֵיof Eleazarאֶלְעָזָרand Ahimelechוַאֲחִימֶלֶךְfromמִןthe sonsבְּנֵיof Ithamar,אִיתָמָרaccording to their officeלִפְקֻדָּתָםin their service.בַּעֲבֹדָתָם
1 Chronicles 24:3
Study it in the app“David divided them, with Zadok from the sons of Eleazar and Ahimelech from the sons of Ithamar, according to their office in their service.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Chronicles 24:3, word by word
- Davidדָּוִידdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- divided themיֶּחָלְקֵyechalke
divide
To give each one their part.
Where else “yechalke” appears- with Zadokצָדוֹקtsadok
Zadok
Zadok: the name of several men; the best known is the priest in the time of David and Solomon (2 Samuel 8:17; 1 Kings 2:35). It means "righteous."
Where else “tsadok” appears- the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Eleazarאֶלְעָזָרelazar
Eleazar
Eleazar: the name of several Israelites, above all the third son of Aaron, who succeeded him as high priest.
Where else “elazar” appears- and Ahimelechאֲחִימֶלֶךְachimelech
Ahimelech
Ahimelech: the name of several men; best known is the priest of Nob who gave David bread and Goliath's sword and was killed by Saul's order (1 Samuel 21-22); also a Hittite companion of David (1 Samuel 26:6). It means "my brother is king".
Where else “achimelech” appears- of Ithamarאִיתָמָרitamar
Ithamar
Ithamar: the youngest son of Aaron.
Where else “itamar” appears- according to their officeפְקֻדָּתָfekudata
oversight
A charge, responsibility for something.
Where else “fekudata” appears- in their serviceעֲבֹדָתָavodata
service
The sacred tasks of the Levites in the tabernacle and the temple.
Where else “avodata” appears
The context
2Nadab and Abihu died before their father and had no sons, so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.
3 · This verse (above)
4The sons of Eleazar were found more numerous in heads of men than the sons of Ithamar, and they divided them thus: of the sons of Eleazar, sixteen heads of fathers’ houses; and of the sons of Ithamar, by their fathers’ houses, eight.