1 Chronicles 26:14

1 Chronicles 26:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a wise counsellor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward.
• New International Version (NIV)The lot for the East Gate fell to Shelemiah. Then lots were cast for his son Zechariah, a wise counselor, and the lot for the North Gate fell to him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The lot for the east fell to Shelemiah. They cast lots also for his son Zechariah, a shrewd counselor, and his lot came out for the north.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The lot for the East Gate fell to Shelemiah. Then they cast lots for his son Zechariah, a wise counselor, and his lot came out for the North Gate;

Context of 1 Chronicles 26:14

12Each group of guards had a leader. Like the other Levites, each group had a job to do as they served the Lord in his temple. 13They used lots to decide which family group would be the guards for each gate of the temple. They chose the jobs for everyone in the same way, important people and ordinary people. They chose Shelemiah's group to be guards for the East gate. They chose his son Zechariah's group for the North gate. Zechariah was a wise man who gave good advice. 15They chose Obed-Edom's group to be guards at the South gate. They chose his sons to be guards for the rooms where they kept valuable things. 16They chose Shuppim's group and Hosah's group to be guards at the West gate, as well as the Shalleketh Gate on the higher road. They chose the times for each group of guards to work each day.

1 Chronicles 26:14 word by word

וַיִּפֹּ֧ל הַגּוֹרָ֛ל מִזְרָ֖חָה לְשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֑הוּ וּזְכַרְיָ֨הוּ בְנ֜וֹ יוֹעֵ֣ץ׀ בְּשֶׂ֗כֶל הִפִּ֙ילוּ֙ גּֽוֹרָל֔וֹת וַיֵּצֵ֥א גוֹרָל֖וֹ צָפֽוֹנָה׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the lotגּוֹרָלgôrâl gôrâl · allottedH1486
• eastwardמִזְרָחmizrâch · eastH4217
• fellנָפַלnâphal · to fall: allotH5307
• to Shelemiahשֶׁלֶמְיָהוּshelemyâh shelemyâhû · ShelemiahH8018
• Then for Zechariahזְכַרְיָהוּzekaryâh zekaryâhû · ZechariahH2148
• his sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• a wiseשֵׂ֫כֶלώekel ώêkel · understandingH7922
• counsellorיָעַץyâ‛ats · to adviseH3289
• came outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: casting(lot)H3318
• northwardצָפוֹןtsâphôn tsâphôn · northH6828

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 26:14

• 1 Chronicles 25:1David and the army officers chose some Levites to serve God as musicians. They belonged to the families of Asaph, Heman and Jeduthun. They chose these men to speak messages from God while they made music with harps, lyres and cymbals. Here is a list of the men that they chose for this work:
• 1 Chronicles 25:2From Asaph's sons, there were: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah and Asarelah. Asaph had authority over their work. He would speak a message from God when the king told him to do that.

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 26:14

• Porters
• Shelemiah
• Zechariah (Zecharias)

In the dictionaries

• Lot
• Chronicles, Books of
• Meshelemiah
• Adonijah
• Chronicles, Books of
• David
• Ezekiel
• Genealogy
• Korahites; Sons of Korah
• Kore

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