13Lots were cast for each gate, according to their families, young and old alike.


In Context

10 Hosah the Merarite had sons: Shimri the first (although he was not the firstborn, his father had appointed him the first),

11 Hilkiah the second, Tabaliah the third and Zechariah the fourth. The sons and relatives of Hosah were 13 in all.

12 These divisions of the gatekeepers, through their chief men, had duties for ministering in the temple of the Lord , just as their relatives had.

13 Lots were cast for each gate, according to their families, young and old alike.

14 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.

15 The lot for the South Gate fell to Obed- Edom, and the lot for the storehouse fell to his sons.

1st Chronicles 26:13 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

26:13And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for every gate.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

26:13And they cast lots equally, both little and great, by their families for every one of the gates.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

26:13And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to their fathers houses, for every gate.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

26:13And they cast lots, the small as well as the great, according to their fathers' houses, for every gate.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

26:13And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to their fathers' houses, for every gate.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

26:13And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for every gate.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

26:13They cast lots, the small as well as the great, according to their fathers' houses, for every gate.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

26:13and they cause to fall lots, as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for gate and gate.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

26:13And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for every gate.