1 Chronicles 6:54
“¶ Now these are their dwelling places, throughout their castels in their coasts, of the sonnes of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites: for theirs was the lot.”
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1 Chronicles 6:54 Context
52Meraioth his sonne, Amariah his sonne, Ahitub his sonne, 53Zadok his sonne, Ahimaaz his sonne. 54¶ Now these are their dwelling places, throughout their castels in their coasts, of the sonnes of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites: for theirs was the lot. 55And they gaue them Hebron in the land of Iudah, and the suburbes thereof round about it. 56But the fields of the citie, and the villages thereof, they gaue to Caleb the sonne of Iephunneh.
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Other Translations for 1 Chronicles 6:54
Now these [are] their dwelling places throughout their castles in their coasts, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites: for theirs was the lot.
- King James Version
Now these are their settlements according to their camps within their borders. To the sons of Aaron of the families of the Kohathites (for theirs was the {first} lot),
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Now these are their dwelling-places according to their encampments in their borders: to the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites (for theirs was the `first' lot),
- American Standard Version (1901)
Now these are their living-places, the limits inside which they were to put up their tents: to the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, because they had the first selection,
- Basic English Bible
And these are their dwelling-places according to their encampments, within their borders. For the sons of Aaron, of the family of the Kohathites, for theirs was the lot;
- Darby Bible
Now these are their dwelling-places throughout their castles in their limits, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites: for theirs was the lot.
- Webster's Bible
Now these are their dwelling places according to their encampments in their borders: to the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites (for theirs was the [first] lot),
- World English Bible
And these [are] their dwellings, throughout their towers, in their borders, of the sons of Aaron, of the family of the Kohathite, for theirs was the lot;
- Youngs Literal Bible
(6:39) Now these are their dwelling-places according to their encampments in their borders: to the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, for theirs was the first lot,
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for 1 Chronicles 6:54
6:54 Castles - So called, not only because, walled and well guarded bythe country; but because they and their possessions were in a particularmanner the care of divine providence. As God was their portion, so Godwas their protector. And a cottage will be a castle to those that abideunder the shadow of the Almighty. The lot - Or, the first lot.