Discovery Box1 Chronicles 8:28 
Context8:28 These were the family leaders listed in the genealogical records; they lived in Jerusalem. 1
1 Chronicles 23:3
Context23:3 The Levites who were thirty years old and up were counted; there were 38,000 men. 2
1 Chronicles 23:10
Context23:10 The sons of Shimei:
Jahath, Zina, 3 Jeush, and Beriah. These were Shimei’s sons – four in all. 4
1 Chronicles 25:8
Context25:8 They cast lots to determine their responsibilities – oldest as well as youngest, teacher as well as student. 5
1 Chronicles 26:13
Context26:13 They cast lots, both young and old, according to their families, to determine which gate they would be responsible for. 6
1 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
2 tn Heb “and their number by their heads, by men, was 38,000.”
3 tc The MT reads “Zina” here and “Zizah” in v. 11. One Hebrew
4 sn Verses 8-10 are confusing. Two different lists of Shimei’s sons appear. In between these lists is the statement “these were the leaders of the family of Ladan,” suggesting that the list just before this includes the sons of Ladan, not Shimei. But verse 8 already lists Ladan’s sons. Apparently the text as it stands is a conflation of differing traditions.
5 tn Heb “and they cast lots [for] service, just as like small, like great, teacher with student.”
6 tn Heb “for a gate and a gate,” i.e., for each gate.
