English Standard Version
1 Chronicles 26:13
13And they cast lots by fathers' houses, small and great alike, for their gates.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)They were assigned by families for guard duty at the various gates, without regard to age or training, for it was all decided by means of sacred lots.
Context of 1 Chronicles 26:13
11Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth: all the sons and brothers of Hosah were thirteen. 12These divisions of the gatekeepers, corresponding to their chief men, had duties, just as their brothers did, ministering in the house of the Lord. And they cast lots by fathers' houses, small and great alike, for their gates. 14The 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. 15Obed-edom's came out for the south, and to his sons was allotted the gatehouse.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 261 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
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
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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
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