1 Chronicles 25:10

Study note

Setting — The Chronicler documents the ongoing allocation of temple musicians by lot, recording the specific results of the third drawing. This moment follows the assignments for Asaph and Gedaliah and precedes the fourth lot.

The words — זַכּוּר (za.Kur) names the patriarch who receives the third lot, while שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר (she.Neim 'a.Sar) literally reads "two ten," establishing the fixed count of the group.

The thread — This verse continues the Chronicler’s sequential listing of musical divisions assigned by lot, directly extending the pattern in 1 Chronicles 25:9 and 1 Chronicles 25:11. The text itself tracks the methodical distribution of singing duties among David’s appointed families.

Why it lands — It requires the reader to note that worship leadership was organized through a transparent, lot-based process rather than human selection. The verse demands attention to the precise accounting of each family’s assigned role in the temple service.

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