Bible Strands
1 Chronicles 24:14
the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The chronicler records the results of a priestly lottery assigning temple duties to the descendants of Aaron. The list sequentially allocates specific service periods to various priestly families.
The words — לְ/בִלְגָּה (le./Bilgah) identifies the priest assigned the fifteenth division, and לְ/אִמֵּר (le./Immer) receives the sixteenth. The numerals חֲמִשּׁה עָשָׂר and שֵׁשֶׁ עָשָׂר literally count the sequence of priestly lots.
The thread — The priestly line of Immer appears in Ezra 2:37 and Nehemiah 7:40 as returning exiles numbering 1,052, and in Ezra 10:20 as a family represented by Hanani and Zebadiah during post-exilic reforms.
Why it lands — The text establishes a fixed administrative order for temple service, requiring readers to recognize priestly lineage as the basis for sacred duty. It demands attention to how historical records preserve institutional continuity across generations.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
The fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,
Cross-references
- Ezra 2:37 the descendants of Immer, 1,052;
- Ezra 10:20 From the descendants of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah.
- Nehemiah 7:40 the descendants of Immer, 1,052;