1 Chronicles 26:13
“¶ And they cast lots as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers for euery gate.”
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1 Chronicles 26:13 Context
11Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the thirde, Zechariah the fourth: all the sonnes and brethren of Hosah, were thirteene. 12Among these were the diuisions of the porters, euen among the chiefe men, hauing wards one against another, to minister in the house of the Lord. 13¶ And they cast lots as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers for euery gate. 14And the lot Eastward fel to Shelemiah; then for Zechariah his sonne (a wise counseller:) they cast lots, and his lot came out Northward. 15To Obed-Edom Southward, and to his sonnes, the house of Asuppim.
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Other Translations for 1 Chronicles 26:13
And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for every gate.
- King James Version
They cast lots, the small and the great alike, according to their fathers' households, for every gate.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to their fathers' houses, for every gate.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And the families were taken by the decision of the Lord for every door; the small family had the same chance as the great.
- Basic English Bible
And they cast lots, the small as well as the great, according to their fathers' houses, for every gate.
- Darby Bible
And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for every gate.
- Webster's Bible
They cast lots, the small as well as the great, according to their fathers' houses, for every gate.
- World English Bible
and they cause to fall lots, as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for gate and gate.
- Youngs Literal Bible
And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to their fathers' houses, for every gate.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for 1 Chronicles 26:13
26:13 Cast lots - Determining the times and places of their service notby age or dignity, but merely by lot. Every gate - That it might beknown to whom the care of each gate was more especially committed.