Chenaniah, leader of the Levites in music, was to direct the music because he was a master.
1 Chronicles 25:8 - Tree of Life Version They cast lots for their divisions on the principal of small and great alike, teacher as well as student. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition [The musicians] cast lots for their duties, small and great, teacher and scholar alike. American Standard Version (1901) And they cast lots for their offices, all alike, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar. Common English Bible They cast lots for their assigned duties, small as well as great, teacher and pupil alike. Catholic Public Domain Version And they cast lots in their turns, the elder equally with the younger, the learned together with the unlearned. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they cast lots by their courses, the elder equally with the younger, the learned and the unlearned together. |
Chenaniah, leader of the Levites in music, was to direct the music because he was a master.
These also cast lots even as their kinsmen the sons of Aaron did in the presence of King David, Zadok, Ahimelech and the heads of the clans of the kohanim and the Levites—the families of the oldest just like those of his youngest brother.
Thus, they were impartially divided by lot for there were officials of the Holy Place and officials of God, both from the sons of Eleazar and from the sons of Ithamar.
from the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. The sons of Asaph were under the supervision of Asaph, who prophesied under the hand of the king.
Now the first lot went to Asaph’s son Joseph—12 the second to Gedaliah, his brothers and sons—12;
To Shuppim and Hosah the east gate by the Shallecheth gate on the ascending highway. Guard corresponded to guard.
She looked, and behold, the king was standing by his pillar at the entrance and the officers and the trumpeters were beside the king. All the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing the trumpets, and the singers with their musical instruments were leading the praise. So Athaliah tore her clothes and said, “Treason, treason!”
So the leaders of the Levites were: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, with their brothers facing them, to give praise and thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, one section responding to the other.
The lot is cast into the lap, but their very decision is from Adonai.
Aaron will then cast lots for the two goats—one lot for Adonai, and the other lot for the scapegoat.
Then they cast lots for them, and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was added to the eleven emissaries.