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.
1 Chronicles 26:13 - Tree of Life Version So they cast lots, small and great alike, by clans for each gate. 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. |
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.
They cast lots for their divisions on the principal of small and great alike, teacher as well as student.
These divisions of the gatekeepers by their chief men had duties corresponding to their kinsmen for avodah in the House of Adonai.
The lot for the east gate fell to Shelemiah. Then they cast lots for Zechariah his son, an insightful counselor, and his lot came out for the north gate.