1 Chronicles 25:18

Study note

Setting — The Chronicler records King David’s administrative decree organizing temple musicians into numbered divisions. The passage lists the eleventh group assigned to Azarel and his household.

The words — עֲזַרְאֵ֔ל ('a.zar.'El) identifies the division's leader, while עָשָׂ֣ר ('a.Sar) and שְׁנֵ֥ים (she.Neim) combine to state the fixed count of twelve members.

The thread — This identical structural formula appears in the preceding assignment to Shimei (1 Chronicles 25:17) and the following assignment to Hashabiah (1 Chronicles 25:19).

Why it lands — The text requires the reader to track systematic lineage and group assignments for temple service. It presents worship as an ordered administrative task rather than a spontaneous event.

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