They also cast lots the same way as their relatives the descendants of Aaron did in the presence of King David, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the families of the priests and Levites #– #the family heads and their younger brothers alike.
1 Chronicles 26:13 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised They cast lots for each temple gate according to their ancestral families, young and old alike. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for every gate. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And they cast lots by fathers' houses, small and great alike, for every gate. American Standard Version (1901) And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to their fathers’ houses, for every gate. Common English Bible They cast lots for each gate in the same way, whether their household was small or large. Catholic Public Domain Version Then they cast lots equally, for both the small and the great, by their families, concerning each one of the gates. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they cast lots equally, both little and great, by their families for every one of the gates. |
They also cast lots the same way as their relatives the descendants of Aaron did in the presence of King David, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the families of the priests and Levites #– #the family heads and their younger brothers alike.
They were assigned by lot, for there were officers of the sanctuary and officers of God among both Eleazar’s and Ithamar’s descendants.
They cast lots for their duties, young and old alike, teacher as well as pupil.
These divisions of the gatekeepers, under their leading men, had duties for ministering in the Lord’s temple, just as their relatives did.
The lot for the east gate fell to Shelemiah. They also cast lots for his son Zechariah, an insightful counsellor, and his lot came out for the north gate.