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1 Chronicles 25:8
8They used lots to decide the right work for each musician. They chose work for everyone in the same way: the young men and the older men, the teachers and the students.
1 Chronicles 25:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.
- New International Version (NIV)Young and old alike, teacher as well as student, cast lots for their duties.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And they cast lots for their duties, small and great, teacher and pupil alike.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And they cast lots for their duty, the small as well as the great, the teacher with the student.
Context of 1 Chronicles 25:8
6All these musicians were under the authority of their fathers. They used cymbals, harps and lyres to make music to worship the Lord in his temple. The king had authority over Asaph, Jeduthun and Heman. 7All those men had skills to make good music, as well as their relatives. There were 288 Levites who served the Lord as musicians. They used lots to decide the right work for each musician. They chose work for everyone in the same way: the young men and the older men, the teachers and the students. 9They chose 24 groups of musicians. There were 12 musicians in each group and each group had its leader. These were the names of the leaders of each group, from the first to the last that they chose: 1. Asaph's descendant Joseph, with his sons and his relatives. 2. Gedaliah, with his sons and his relatives. 3. Zaccur, with his sons and his relatives. 4. Izri, with his sons and his relatives. 5. Nethaniah, with his sons and his relatives. 6. Bukkiah, with his sons and his relatives. 7. Jesarelah, with his sons and his relatives. 8. Jeshaiah with his sons and his relatives. 9. Mattaniah with his sons and his relatives. 10. Shimei with his sons and his relatives. 11. Azarel with his sons and his relatives. 12. Hashabiah with his sons and his relatives. 13. Shubael with his sons and his relatives. 14. Mattithiah with his sons and his relatives. 15. Jeremoth with his sons and his relatives. 16. Hananiah with his sons and his relatives. 17. Joshbekashah with his sons and his relatives. 18. Hanani with his sons and his relatives. 19. Mallothi with his sons and his relatives. 20. Eliathah with his sons and his relatives. 21. Hothir with his sons and his relatives. 22. Giddalti with his sons and his relatives. 23. Mahazioth with his sons and his relatives. 24. Romamti-Ezer with his sons and his relatives.
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וַיַּפִּ֜ילוּ גּוֹרָל֣וֹת מִשְׁמֶ֗רֶת לְעֻמַּת֙ כַּקָּטֹ֣ן כַּגָּד֔וֹל מֵבִ֖ין עִם־תַּלְמִֽיד׃ פRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And they castנָפַלnâphal · to fall: allotH5307
- lotsגּוֹרָלgôrâl gôrâl · allottedH1486
- wardמִשְׁמֶ֫רֶתmishmereth · chargeH4931
- againstעֻמָּה‛ûmmâh · closeH5980
- as well the smallקָטֹןqâţân qâţôn · smallH6996
- as the greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
- the teacherבִּיןbîyn · to understandH995
- as the scholarתַּלְמִידtalmîyd · pupilH8527
Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 25:8
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 25:8
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8As well the small as the great - Compare 1 Chronicles 24:31. The lot was not applied indiscriminately to all the 24 courses, but was only used to settle which course of Asaph, which of Jeduthun, and which of Heman, should on each occasion be taken. Asaph was given the precedence over his brethren, and his four courses were assigned the first, and then each alternate place. Jeduthun took rank next, and received alternate places, first with Asaph, and then…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8Like the priests, the families of musicians were chosen by sacred lots to ensure fairness (see 1 Chronicles 24:5, 31).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. they cast lots, ward against ward--"Ward" is an old English word for "division" or "company." The lot was cast to determine the precedence of the classes or divisions over which the musical leaders presided; and, in order to secure an impartial arrangement of their order, the master and his assistants, the teacher and his scholars, in each class or company took part in this solemn casting of lots. In the first catalogue given in this chapter the…Read the comment
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- 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
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