1 Chronicles 24:5 meaning and explanation

Thus they were divided by lot, for there were officers of the sanctuary and officers of God among both Eleazar’s and Ithamar’s descendants.

1 Chronicles 24:5, Berean Standard Bible

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David is organizing the priests, the descendants of Aaron, into twenty-four rotating divisions for temple service. Eleazar's line was larger, so it received sixteen family heads and Ithamar's line eight.

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