And of the priests; Jedaiah, and Jehoiarib, and Jachin,
The verse belongs to the genealogies that form the first division and first nine chapters of the books, recording families, tribes and other matters with particular attention to Judah and the priesthood. Those genealogies supply what was left out of Samuel and Kings. The verse names Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, and Jachin among the priests in the recorded genealogy of Levi.
It lists priests by hereditary descent in a carefully preserved record of lineage and of Israel's families and tribes. Such records were needed after the exile when the land was assigned to its hereditary owners and the temple service was taken up by those whose hereditary duty it was. The chapter sets out the order of priests, Levites, and porters and their service, including work connected with the sabbath. It shows the division of work among the priests and those responsible for the temple service.
That order describes things as they stood after the return from Babylon, but it was originally ordained by David and Samuel, so its mention of the sabbath refers back to the events of David's life. The narrative of Chronicles runs parallel to 1 and 2 Samuel, and this sabbath mention stands against the long break with no mention of the sabbath in Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, and 1 Kings until 2 Kings. The Aaronic priesthood represented in the record continued until the Jewish nation ceased and Christ's priesthood superseded it.
The verse belongs to the genealogies that form the first division and first nine chapters of the books, recording families, tribes and other matters with particular attention to Judah and the priesthood. Those genealogies supply what was left out of Samuel and Kings. The verse names Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, and Jachin among the priests in the recorded genealogy of Levi.
It lists priests by hereditary descent in a carefully preserved record of lineage and of Israel's families and tribes. Such records were needed after the exile when the land was assigned to its hereditary owners and the temple service was taken up by those whose hereditary duty it was. The chapter sets out the order of priests, Levites, and porters and their service, including work connected with the sabbath. It shows the division of work among the priests and those responsible for the temple service.
That order describes things as they stood after the return from Babylon, but it was originally ordained by David and Samuel, so its mention of the sabbath refers back to the events of David's life. The narrative of Chronicles runs parallel to 1 and 2 Samuel, and this sabbath mention stands against the long break with no mention of the sabbath in Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, and 1 Kings until 2 Kings. The Aaronic priesthood represented in the record continued until the Jewish nation ceased and Christ's priesthood superseded it.