Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
And selection was made of them for their special work, all having equal chances, small as well as great, the teacher as the learner.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.
Holman Bible
They cast lots for their duties, young and old alike, teacher as well as pupil.
International Standard Version
Their duties, whether significant or insignificant, whether performed by teacher or pupil alike, were assigned by lottery.
A Conservative Version
And they cast lots for their offices, all alike, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.
American Standard Version
And they cast lots for their offices, all alike, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.
Amplified
The musicians cast lots for their duties, everyone alike, the small (younger) as well as the great (older), the teacher as well as the student.
Darby Translation
And they cast lots with one another over the charges, the small as well as the great, the teacher with the scholar.
Julia Smith Translation
And they will cast lots from the watches near, as the small so the great, he understanding with him taught
King James 2000
And they cast lots for their duties, the small as well as the great, the teacher as well as the student.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And they cast lots [for] responsibilities {on the principle of small and great alike}, teacher with student.
Modern King James verseion
And they cast lots, for duty, the small as well as the great, the teacher as the pupil.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And they cast Lots indifferently how they should wait: the small as well as the great, the scholar as well as the schoolmaster.
NET Bible
They cast lots to determine their responsibilities -- oldest as well as youngest, teacher as well as student.
New Heart English Bible
They cast lots for their offices, all alike, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.
The Emphasized Bible
So they cast lots for their charges, all alike, as the small so the great, the teacher with the learner.
Webster
And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.
World English Bible
They cast lots for their offices, all alike, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.
Youngs Literal Translation
And they cause to fall lots -- charge over-against charge, as well the small as the great, the intelligent with the learner.
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Chronicles 25:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
David Organizes The Musicians
7 And the number of them, with their brothers who were trained and expert in making melody to the Lord, was two hundred and eighty-eight. 8 And selection was made of them for their special work, all having equal chances, small as well as great, the teacher as the learner. 9 Now of the group of Asaph, the first name to come out was Joseph; the second Gedaliah; he and his brothers and sons were twelve?
Cross References
1 Chronicles 26:13
And the families were taken by the decision of the Lord for every door; the small family had the same chance as the great.
Leviticus 16:8
And Aaron will make selection from the two goats by the decision of the Lord, one goat for the Lord and one for Azazel.
1 Samuel 14:41-42
Then Saul said to the Lord, the God of Israel, Why have you not given me an answer today? If the sin is in me or in Jonathan my son, O Lord God of Israel, give Urim, and if it is in your people Israel, give Thummim. And by the decision of the Lord, Saul and Jonathan were marked out, and the people went free.
1 Chronicles 15:22
And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was master of the music: he gave directions about the song, because he was expert.
1 Chronicles 24:5
So they were put into groups, by the Lord's decision, one with another; for there were rulers of the holy place and rulers of the house of God among the sons of Eleazar and the sons of Ithamar.
1 Chronicles 24:31
Selection was made of these in the same way as of their brothers the sons of Aaron, David the king being present, with Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the heads of families of the priests and of the Levites; the families of the chief in the same way as those of his younger brother.
1 Chronicles 26:16
To Hosah, the door on the west, by the door of Shallecheth, at the footway which goes up, watch by watch.
2 Chronicles 23:13
And looking, she saw the king in his place by the pillar at the doorway, and the captains and the horns by his side; and all the people of the land were giving signs of joy and sounding the horns; and the makers of melody were playing on instruments of music, taking the chief part in the song of praise. Then Athaliah, violently parting her robes, said, Broken faith, broken faith!
Nehemiah 12:24
And the chiefs of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua, the son of Kadmiel, with their brothers opposite them, to give blessing and praise as ordered by David, the man of God, watch against watch.
Proverbs 16:33
A thing may be put to the decision of chance, but it comes about through the Lord.
Acts 1:26
And they put it to the decision of chance, and the decision was given for Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven Apostles.