Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
And the families were taken by the decision of the Lord for every door; the small family had the same chance as the great.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for every gate.
Holman Bible
They cast lots for each gate according to their ancestral houses, young and old alike.
International Standard Version
assigned by lottery according to their ancestral households, whether large or small alike, for their gate assignments.
A Conservative Version
And they cast lots, the small as well as the great, according to their fathers' houses for every gate.
American Standard Version
And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to their fathers houses, for every gate.
Amplified
They cast lots, the small (younger) and great (older) alike, in accordance with their fathers’ households, for every gate.
Darby Translation
And they cast lots, the small as well as the great, according to their fathers' houses, for every gate.
Julia Smith Translation
And they will cast lots, according to small according to great, for the house of their fathers, to gate and gate
King James 2000
And they cast lots, the small as well as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for every gate.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And they cast lots, small and great alike, by their fathers' houses, {for their gates}.
Modern King James verseion
And they cast lots, the small as well as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for every gate.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And they cast lots: the small as well as the great in the households of their fathers, from gate to gate.
NET Bible
They cast lots, both young and old, according to their families, to determine which gate they would be responsible for.
New Heart English Bible
They cast lots, the small as well as the great, according to their fathers' houses, for every gate.
The Emphasized Bible
Yea they east lots, as the small so the great, by their ancestral house, for every several gate.
Webster
And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for every gate.
World English Bible
They cast lots, the small as well as the great, according to their fathers' houses, for every gate.
Youngs Literal Translation
and they cause to fall lots, as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for gate and gate.
Themes
Gates » Of the temple » Charge of, given by lot
Casting Lots » Priests and levites designated by, for sanctuary service
Interlinear
Naphal
Qatan
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References
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Chronicles 26:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Divisions Of The Gatekeepers
12 Of these were the divisions of the door-keepers, men of authority, having responsible positions like their brothers to be servants in the house of the Lord. 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. 14 And the care of the door on the east came out for Shelemiah. Then the name of Zechariah his son, a man wise in discussion, came out, and the door on the north was given to him.
Cross References
1 Chronicles 25:8
And selection was made of them for their special work, all having equal chances, small as well as great, the teacher as the learner.
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 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.