And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second: but Jeush and Beriah had not many sons; therefore they were in one reckoning, according to their father’s house.
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Interpretation
David, having given charge concerning the building of the temple, settles the method of the temple service, and orders the officers of it. When those of the same family were employed together, it would engage them to love and assist one another.
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This thought runs through 1 Chronicles 23:7-11.
Glossary
- Beriah Person
- A gift, or in evil. (1. ) One of Asher’s four sons, and father of Heber ( Gen. 46:17 ). (2. ) A son of Ephraim.
- Jahath Person
- Union. (1. ) A son of Shimei, and grandson of Gershom ( 1 Chr. 23:10 ). (2. ) One of the sons of Shelomoth, of the family of Kohath ( 1 Chr. 24:22 ).
- Jeush Person
- Assembler. (1. ) The oldest of Esau’s three sons by Aholibamah ( Gen. 36:5 , 14, 18). (2. ) A son of Bilhan, grandson of Benjamin ( 1 Chr. 7:10 ). (3. ) A Levite, one of the sons of Shimei ( 1 Chr. 23:10 , 11).