1 Chronicles 24:6
“And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, one of the Levites, wrote them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and before the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites: one principal household being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe,.... The Targum is, Moses the chief scribe, so called: one
of the Levites…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Wrote them before the king - i. e., “wrote down their names as the lots were drawn forth.” Ahimelech the son of Abiathar…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
And Shemaiah - "Moses the great scribe, who is called Shemaiah, the son of Nethaneel, of the tribe of Levi, wrote them…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Chronicles 24:1-19
The particular account of these establishments is of little use to us now; but, when Ezra published it, it was of great…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
the scribe, one of the Levites Particularly described in order to distinguish him from the king's scribe(cp. 2Ch…
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