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1 Chronicles 26:13

11 Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth: all the sons and brethren of Hosah were thirteen.

12 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.

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.

15 To Obed-edom southward; and to his sons the house of Asuppim.

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BSB
They cast lots for each gate, according to their families, young and old alike.
KJV
And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for every gate.
WEB
They cast lots, the small as well as the great, according to their fathers’ houses, for every gate.
ASV
And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to their fathers` houses, for every gate.
DARBY
And they cast lots, the small as well as the great, according to their fathers' houses, for every gate.
BLB
And they cast lots, the small as well as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for each gate.
ÅB
Og de kastet lodd om hver port, den minste som den største, etter sine familier.
OTB
De kastet lodd, både små og store, etter sine fedres husstander, for hver port.
B1930
Og de kastet lodd om hver port, den minste som den største, efter sine familier.

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  • 1 Chronicles 24:31

    These likewise cast lots over against their brethren the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites, even the principal fathers over against their younger brethren.

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  • 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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  • 1 Chronicles 24:5

    Thus were they divided by lot, one sort with another; for the governors of the sanctuary, and governors of the house of God, were of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.

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