The ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah,

1 CHRONICLES 24:11KJV
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1 Chronicles 24:11 (KJV)

What does 1 Chronicles 24:11 mean?

1 Chronicles 24:11 records the assignment of the ninth and tenth lots to two priestly families: Jeshua and Shecaniah. This verse is part of a list showing the order in which different priestly groups would serve in the temple.

The book of 1 Chronicles was written to document the organization of Israel’s priests and Levites after the return from exile. In this chapter, the priestly families are being assigned their specific times to serve in the temple, ensuring fairness and order. The verse simply notes which families received the ninth and tenth turns, continuing a detailed list.

The Hebrew behind 1 Chronicles 24:11

  • "ninth" (תְּשִׁיעִי, t'shi‘i): This word means "ninth" and marks the order in which the family of Jeshua would serve. The use of specific numbers shows the careful structure given to temple service.
  • "Jeshua" (יֵשׁוּעַ, Yeshua): This is a personal name, identifying a priestly family. The name means "the Lord is salvation," but here it simply marks a family group.
  • "tenth" (עֲשִׂירִי, asiri): This word means "tenth" and is used to show the order for Shecaniah’s family.
  • "Shecaniah" (שְׁכַנְיָה, Shekanyah): Another priestly family name, included to keep an accurate record of temple duties.

Why 1 Chronicles 24:11 matters

  • This verse helps clarify that temple service was organized and scheduled, not left to chance or favoritism, which was important for fairness among priestly families.
  • The listing of names and numbers shows the importance of every family’s role, no matter how small or seemingly routine.
  • Understanding this order helps make sense of later references to priestly divisions in the Bible, showing continuity in Israel’s worship practices.

Where else these words appear

“Shecaniah” Hebrew H7935 · used in 10 verses

  • 1 Chronicles 3:21 And the sons of Hananiah; Pelatiah, and Jesaiah: the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of Shechaniah.
  • Ezra 8:3 Of the sons of Shechaniah, of the sons of Pharosh; Zechariah: and with him were reckoned by genealogy of the males an hundred and fifty.
  • Nehemiah 3:29 After them repaired Zadok the son of Immer over against his house. After him repaired also Shemaiah the son of Shechaniah, the keeper of the east gate.

“ninth” Hebrew H8671 · used in 17 verses

  • Leviticus 25:22 And ye shall sow the eighth year, and eat yet of old fruit until the ninth year; until her fruits come in ye shall eat of the old store.
  • 1 Chronicles 25:16 The ninth to Mattaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
  • Jeremiah 39:1 In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, came Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and all his army against Jerusalem, and they besieged it.

“tenth” Hebrew H6224 · used in 26 verses

  • Genesis 8:5 And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month: in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, were the tops of the mountains seen.
  • Deuteronomy 23:2 A bastard shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to his tenth generation shall he not enter into the congregation of the LORD.
  • Isaiah 6:13 But yet in it shall be a tenth, and it shall return, and shall be eaten: as a teil tree, and as an oak, whose substance is in them, when they cast their leaves: so the holy seed shall be the substance thereof.

“Jeshua” Hebrew H3442 · used in 29 verses

  • 2 Chronicles 31:15 And next him were Eden, and Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in their set office, to give to their brethren by courses, as well to the great as to the small:
  • Ezra 8:33 Now on the fourth day was the silver and the gold and the vessels weighed in the house of our God by the hand of Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest; and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; and with them was Jozabad the son of Jeshua, and Noadiah the son of Binnui, Levites;
  • Nehemiah 9:4 Then stood up upon the stairs, of the Levites, Jeshua, and Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani, and cried with a loud voice unto the LORD their God.