30 And the sons of [a]Mushi were Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth: these were sons of the Levites after the household of their fathers.

31 And these also cast [b]lots with their brethren the sons of Aaron before King David, and Zadok and Ahimelech and the chief fathers of the Priests, and of the Levites, even the chief of the families against their younger brethren.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 24:30 Which was the second son of Merari.
  2. 1 Chronicles 24:31 That is, every one had that dignity, which fell unto him by lot.

30 And the sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder and Jerimoth.

These were the Levites, according to their families. 31 They also cast lots,(A) just as their relatives the descendants of Aaron did, in the presence of King David and of Zadok, Ahimelek, and the heads of families of the priests and of the Levites. The families of the oldest brother were treated the same as those of the youngest.

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