1 Chronicles 26:13

1 Chronicles 26:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for every gate.
• New International Version (NIV)Lots were cast for each gate, according to their families, young and old alike.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they cast lots by fathers' houses, small and great alike, for their gates.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And they cast lots for each gate, the small as well as the great, according to their father’s house.

Context of 1 Chronicles 26:13

11Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth; the sons and relatives of Hosah were thirteen in all. 12To these divisions of the gatekeepers, the chief men, were given duties, like their relatives, to minister in the house of the Lord. They cast lots, the small (younger) and great (older) alike, in accordance with their fathers’ households, for every gate. 14The lot for the east [gates] fell to Shelemiah. They cast lots also for his son Zechariah, a wise counselor, and his lot came out for the north [gates]. 15To Obed-edom [it came out] for the south [gates], and the storehouse was allotted to his sons.

1 Chronicles 26:13 word by word

וַיַּפִּ֨ילוּ גוֹרָל֜וֹת כַּקָּטֹ֧ן כַּגָּד֛וֹל לְבֵ֥ית אֲבוֹתָ֖ם לְשַׁ֥עַר וָשָֽׁעַר׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And they castנָפַלnâphal · to fall: allotH5307
• lotsגּוֹרָלgôrâl gôrâl · allottedH1486
• as well the smallקָטֹןqâţân qâţôn · smallH6996
• as the greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• according to the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• of their fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
• for every gateשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 26:13

• 1 Chronicles 24:31These also cast lots as did their relatives the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the fathers’ households of the priests and of the Levites—the head of father’s households as well as those of his younger brother.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 26:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13They cast lots - for every gate - None of these captains or their companies were permitted to choose which gate they would guard, but each took his appointment by lot.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. they cast lots--Their departments of duty, such as the gates they should attend to, were allotted in the same manner as those of the other Levitical bodies, and the names of the chiefs or captains are given, with the respective gates assigned them.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 26:13

• Lot, the
• Porters

In the dictionaries

• Chronicles, Books of
• Adonijah
• David
• Ezekiel
• Genealogy
• Merari
• Port; Porter
• Temple
• Elkanah, or Elkonah

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary