1 Chronicles 26:13 - Easy To Read Version

¹³ Each family was given a gate to guard. Lots {\cf2\super [287]} where thrown to choose a gate for a family. Young and old were treated the same.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹³ 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

¹³ And they cast lots by fathers' houses, small and great alike, for every gate.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹³ And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to their fathers’ houses, for every gate.

Common English Bible

¹³ They cast lots for each gate in the same way, whether their household was small or large.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹³ 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

¹³ And they cast lots equally, both little and great, by their families for every one of the gates.

1 Chronicles 26:13 Tagairtí Cros

1 Chronicles 24:31

They \{were chosen for special jobs\}. They threw lots {\cf2\super [268]} like their relatives, the priests. The priests were Aaron’s descendants. {\cf2\super [269]} They threw lots in front of David the king, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the leaders of the priests’ and Levite families. The older families and the younger families were treated the same when their jobs were chosen.

1 Chronicles 24:5

Men were chosen from each family. They were chosen by throwing lots. {\cf2\super [261]} Some of the men were chosen to be in charge of the Holy Place. {\cf2\super [262]} And other men were chosen to serve as priests. All of these men were from the families of Eleazar and Ithamar.

1 Chronicles 25:8

They threw lots {\cf2\super [282]} to choose the different kinds of work each person was to do. Every person was treated the same. Young and old were treated the same. And the teacher was treated the same as the student.

1 Chronicles 26:12

These were the leaders of the groups of the gatekeepers. The gatekeepers had a special way to serve in the Lord’s temple, {\cf2\super [286]} just like their relatives did.

1 Chronicles 26:14

Meshelemiah was chosen to guard the East Gate. Then lots {\cf2\super [288]} were thrown for Meshelemiah’s son Zechariah. Zechariah was a wise counselor. Zechariah was chosen for the North Gate.