The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Jaaziah: Beno.
Most of the Levites here named were mentioned before, Ch1 23:16, etc. They were of those who were to attend the priests in the service of the house of God. But they are here mentioned again as heads of the twenty-four courses of Levites (and about so many are here named), who were to attend the twenty-four courses of the priests: they are therefore said...
Commenting on 1 Chronicles 24:20-31
The sons of Merari - It is remarkable that not a word is here spoken of the family of Gershom.
1Ch 24:20-31 The classes of the Levites. - The superscription, “As to the other Levites” (1Ch 24:20), when compared with the subscription, “And they also cast lots, like to their brethren the sons of Aaron” (1Ch 24:31), leads us to expect a catalogue of these classes of Levites, which performed the service in the house of God at the hand of, i.e., as assistants to, the priests.
Commenting on 1 Chronicles 24:20-31