1 Chronicles 25:16

Study note

Setting — The Chronicler records the finalization of a systematic roster for Levitical temple musicians, assigning the ninth division during David's reorganization of worship service.

The words — הַתְּשִׁיעִי (ha-tshi'í) marks the ordinal "the ninth," while שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר (shnayim asar) literally joins "two" and "ten" to fix the group size.

The thread — This enumeration pattern repeats across the Levitical allocations in 1 Chronicles 24:1–26:28, where families are systematically assigned gates, chambers, and musical posts.

Why it lands — It requires the reader to acknowledge that worship service was structured by deliberate allocation rather than personal preference, binding individual families to a fixed communal role.

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