1-chronicles 26:13
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for every gate.
American King James Version (AKJV)
And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for every gate.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to their fathers houses, for every gate.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
And the families were taken by the decision of the Lord for every door; the small family had the same chance as the great.
Webster's Revision
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.
English Revised Version (ERV)
And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to their fathers' houses, for every gate.
Definitions for 1-chronicles 26:13
Clarke's 1-chronicles 26:13 Bible Commentary
They cast lots - for every gate - None of these captains or their companies were permitted to choose which gate they would guard, but each took his appointment by lot.
Wesley's 1-chronicles 26:13 Bible Commentary
26:13 Cast lots - Determining the times and places of their service not by age or dignity, but merely by lot. Every gate - That it might beknown to whom the care of each gate was more especially committed.