1 Chronicles 24:18

the twenty-third to Delaiah, and the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — The narrator records the final assignments of the priestly divisions, designating the twenty-third division to Delaiah and the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.

The words — לִ/דְלָיָ֙הוּ (li/d.la.Ya.hu) translates literally as "to Delaiah," and לְ/מַֽעַזְיָ֖הוּ (le./ma.'az.Ya.hu) translates literally as "to Maaziah."

The thread — This enumeration extends the divisional list begun in 1 Chronicles 24:3 and terminates in 1 Chronicles 24:19 with the explanation that the order governed their temple service.

Why it lands — It demands that the reader treat each assigned number as a fixed administrative allocation rather than a symbolic or arbitrary designation.

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The Hebrew words

לִדְלָיָ֙הוּ֙li/d.la.Ya.huto/ Delaiah שְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.Shahthree וְעֶשְׂרִ֔יםve./'es.Rimand/ twenty לְמַֽעַזְיָ֖הוּle./ma.'az.Ya.huto/ Maaziah אַרְבָּעָ֥ה'ar.ba.'Ahfour וְעֶשְׂרִֽים׃ פve./'es.Rimand/ twenty

King James Version

The three and twentieth to Delaiah, the four and twentieth to Maaziah.

People named

DelaiahMaaziah