1 Chronicles 26:12
10 Also Hosah, of the children of Merari, had sons; Simri the chief, (for though he was not the firstborn, yet his father made him the chief;)
11 Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth: all the sons and brethren of Hosah were thirteen.
Among these were the divisions of the porters, even among the chief men, having wards one against another, to minister in the house of the LORD.
13 And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for every gate.
14 And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a wise counsellor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- These divisions of the gatekeepers, through their chief men, had duties for ministering in the house of the LORD, just as their brothers did.
- KJV
- Among these were the divisions of the porters, even among the chief men, having wards one against another, to minister in the house of the LORD.
- WEB
- Of these were the divisions of the doorkeepers, even of the chief men, having offices like their brothers, to minister in the LORD’s house.
- ASV
- Of these were the courses of the doorkeepers, even of the chief men, having offices like their brethren, to minister in the house of Jehovah.
- DARBY
- Among these were the divisions of the doorkeepers, among the head-men, as to the charges together with their brethren, for performing the service in the house of Jehovah.
- BLB
- Among these [were] the divisions of the gatekeepers, the heads of the mighty ones [having] duties just like their brothers, to serve in the house of YHWH.
- ÅB
- Disse dørvokter-skifter, det vil si deres overhoder, pålå det å gjøre vakttjeneste i Herrens hus sammen med sine brødre.
- OTB
- Til disse inndelingene av portvaktene, de ledende mennene, ble det tildelt oppgaver lik deres slektninger,
for å tjene i Herrens hus. - B1930
- Disse dørvokter-skifter, det vil si deres overhoder, pålå det å gjøre vakttjeneste i Herrens hus sammen med sine brødre.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Chronicles 25:8
And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.
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