📖WEB · 1 Chronicles 25:16
What does 1 Chronicles 25:16 mean?
"the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;"
— 1 Chronicles 25:16 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
the seventh to Jesharelah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
the tenth to Shimei, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
the eleventh to Azarel, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
Explanation
This verse is a single line from a long roster in 1 Chronicles 25, where the Chronicler records how King David organized the Levitical musicians for service in the house of the Lord. Read plainly, it simply states that when lots were cast to determine the order of ministry, the ninth lot fell to Mattaniah, and that his division—his sons and relatives—numbered twelve men. It is a bookkeeping not
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