Bible Strands

1 Chronicles 24:13

the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The narrator continues recording the lot-based assignment of priestly divisions, moving sequentially from the previous verse to the next.

The words — חֻפָּה (chu.Pah) identifies the leader Huppah, and אַרְבָּעָה ('ar.ba.'Ah) literally means four, together marking the fourteenth division in the list.

The thread — This numbering format runs directly through the surrounding context, appearing in 1 Chronicles 24:12 and 1 Chronicles 24:14 as part of a continuous roll call.

Why it lands — The text requires the reader to acknowledge a fixed, ordered system of temple service where each named official receives a precise, unchangeable assignment.

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The Hebrew words

King James Version

The thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,

People named

HuppahJeshebeab