The “fathers of Israel” are the heads of families; the “chief of the fathers” are the great patriarchal chiefs, the admitted heads of great houses …

Did ... set. — Appointed some of the Levites.

Chief of the fathers. — Heads of the c…

Moreover, in Jerusalem did Jehoshaphat set of the Levites, and
of the priests, and of the chief of the f…

Whenever we return in peace to our homes, we ought to acknowledge God's providence in preserving our going out and coming in. And if we have been k…