Bible Strands
1 Chronicles 24:28
From Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Chronicler records a genealogical register of priestly families to organize temple service divisions. The entry appears sequentially between the listing of Merari’s descendants and Kish’s descendants.
The words — אֶלְעָזָר ('el.'a.Zar) identifies Eleazar, while בָּנִים (ba.Nim) means sons. The clause וְ/לֹא־ הָיָה בָּנִים literally translates "and there were not sons."
The thread — The note of Eleazar’s lack of sons directly corresponds to 1 Chronicles 23:22, which records that he left only daughters who were married by the sons of Kish.
Why it lands — The text operates as a genealogical boundary marker that closes one family line and signals the transition to the next. It requires the reader to recognize the Chronicler’s method of tracking hereditary succession without assigning theological weight to the absence of male heirs.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Of Mahli came Eleazar, who had no sons.
Cross-references
- 1 Chronicles 23:22 Eleazar died without having any sons; he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.