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1 Chronicles 24:28 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 28. 28Of Mahli came Eleazar, who had no sons.
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Role in This Section
This verse advances the thought unit through its next name, action, speech, or consequence: “Of Mahli came Eleazar, who had no sons.” Its responsible meaning belongs to the complete movement “Other Levitical houses cast lots alongside elder and younger kin.”
Read It With
- 1 Chronicles 24:20–31
Read 1 Chronicles 24:28 with 24:20–31. The selected wording supplies one step in the thought unit through its next name, action, speech, or consequence; the surrounding verses supply the relationships and outcome summarized here: Amramite, Izharite, Hebronite, Uzzielite, and Merarite lines are listed and cast lots in the presence of royal and priestly leadership without favoring older over younger houses.
Why It Needs Context
1 Chronicles 24:28 depends on 24:20–31; isolating “Of Mahli came Eleazar, who had no sons” would detach a supporting name, action, quotation, number, object, or transition from “Other Levitical houses cast lots alongside elder and younger kin.”
Read 1 Chronicles 24:20–31 together
Why these verses belong together: 1 Chronicles 24:20–31 forms the complete movement “Other Levitical houses cast lots alongside elder and younger kin”: Amramite, Izharite, Hebronite, Uzzielite, and Merarite lines are listed and cast lots in the presence of royal and priestly leadership without favoring older over younger houses.
Verse 20. 20 And the rest of the sons of Levi were these: Of the sons of Amram; Shubael: of the sons of Shubael; Jehdeiah.
Verse 21. 21 Concerning Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, the first was Isshiah.
Verse 22. 22 Of the Izharites; Shelomoth: of the sons of Shelomoth; Jahath.
Verse 23. 23 And the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.
Verse 24. 24 Of the sons of Uzziel; Michah: of the sons of Michah; Shamir.
Verse 25. 25 The brother of Michah was Isshiah: of the sons of Isshiah; Zechariah.
Verse 26. 26 The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi: the sons of Jaaziah; Beno.
Verse 27. 27 The sons of Merari by Jaaziah; Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri.
Verse 28. 28 Of Mahli came Eleazar, who had no sons.
Verse 29. 29 Concerning Kish: the son of Kish was Jerahmeel.
Verse 30. 30 The sons also of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites after the house of their fathers.
Verse 31. 31 These likewise cast lots over against their brethren the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites, even the principal fathers over against their younger brethren.
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Biblical text
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Exact location: 1 Chronicles 24:20–31, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
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