They cast lots, the small as well as the great, according to their fathers’ houses, for every gate.
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They cast lots, the small as well as the great, according to their fathers’ houses, for every gate.
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And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for every gate.
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And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to their fathers' houses, for every gate.
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Passages linked to 1 Chronicles 26:13 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 Chronicles 24:31 These likewise cast lots even as their brothers 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 fathers’ households of the chief even as those of his younger brother.
- 1 Chronicles 25:8 They cast lots for their offices, all alike, the small as well as the great, the teacher as well as the student.
- 1 Chronicles 24:5 Thus they were divided impartially by drawing lots; for there were princes of the sanctuary, and princes of God, both of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain They cast lots, as well the small as the…
They cast lots, as well the small as the great; determining the times and places of their service not by age or dignity, but merely by lot.
According to the house of their fathers; a several lot being allowed for each several house.
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For every gate, that it might be known to whom the care of each gate was more especially committed.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain To Obededom southward,.... Where were two gates in later…
To Obededom southward,.... Where were two gates in later times, called the gates of Huldah (x):
and to his sons, the house of Asuppim; the word has the signification of gathering, hence some take it to be a council house, where the sanhedrim or elders gathered together, and sat; and others, rather a treasure house, where things of value were collected and laid up, since Obededom had the charge of gold and silver, and the vessels of the house, Ch2 25:24, but Dr. Lightfoot (y) is of opinion, that"Asuppim were two gates in the western wall, which stood most south, or nearest to Jerusalem; "and the house of Asuppim" was a large piece of building that ran between them, which was a treasury, or various rooms for treasuring or laying up something for the use of the temple;''though L'Empereur thinks (z) it was the chamber Korban, which is not so probable.
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(x) Ib. (Misn. Middot), c. 1. sect. 3. (y) Prospect of the Temple, ch. 5. sect. 3. (z) Not. in Middot, c. 1. sect. 1. No. 5.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Cast lots - Determining the times and places of…
Cast lots - Determining the times and places of their service not by age or dignity, but merely by lot. Every gate - That it might be known to whom the care of each gate was more especially committed.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 13. They cast lots - for every gate.]…
Verse 13. They 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.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 1Ch 26:13. They cast lots, as well the small…
1Ch 26:13. They cast lots, as well the small as the great — Determining the times and places of their service, not by age or dignity, but merely by lot. According to the house of their fathers — A several lot being allowed for each several house. For every gate — That it might be known to whom the care of each gate was more especially committed.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain THE GATES ASSIGNED BY LOT. (Ch1 26:13-19)
THE GATES ASSIGNED BY LOT. (Ch1 26:13-19)
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.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 13–19 (cp. 1Ch_9:23-26). The Stations of the Doorkeepers
13–19 (cp. 1Ch_9:23-26). The Stations of the Doorkeepers
13. the house of their fathers] R.V. their fathers’ houses.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (13) And they cast lots.—Compare 1Ch_25:8.
(13) And they cast lots.—Compare 1Ch_25:8.
As well the small as the great . . .—Rather, Small and great (senior and junior) alike, according to their houses, for each gate. The posts of the porters were assigned by lot, without distinction of rank between the various families. The Sanctuary was built square with the four points of the compass, and had four gates, one on each side. The orientation of temples was the rule with the ancient Semites; and the importance attached to the cardinal points is illustrated by the ancient designation of the Babylonian and Assyrian sovereigns as “King of the four quarters,” i.e., of heaven (sar arba’i kiprat).
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