1 Chronicles 24:4 meaning and explanation
Since more leaders were found among Eleazar’s descendants than those of Ithamar, they were divided accordingly. There were sixteen heads of families from the descendants of Eleazar and eight from the descendants of Ithamar.
1 Chronicles 24:4, Berean Standard Bible
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David is organizing the priests for temple service, and this verse explains why Aaron's two surviving branches were not treated equally. Nadab and Abihu had died childless, so the priesthood continued through Eleazar and Ithamar.
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