Matthew Poole and continuators on 1 Chronicles 24:6

6 And Shemajah the son of Nathancel 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 houshold being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar .

Or, the Chief (which Word is easily supplied out of the context) of one house of the Fathers was taken (to wit, by Lot) for Eleazar (i. e. out of his Family) and that which was taken after it was taken for Ithamar, i. e. out of his Family. The meaning is, that the first Lot fell to Eleazar, and the second to Ithamar; and the third to Eleazar, and the fourth to Ithamar; and so successively until all the Families of Ithamar had received their Lots▪ And afterwards all the Lots came forth to the rest of Eleazars Families which were double in number to those of Ithamar, as was said, v. 4.

Marginal references: Heb. [illegible: 1 word] of [illegible: 1 word] [illegible: 1 word].