Parallel Verses
King James Version
And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for every gate.
New American Standard Bible
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.
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.
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
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Chronicles 26:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Divisions Of The Gatekeepers
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. 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 counseller, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward.
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.
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.
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.