1 Chronicles 26:13

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“They cast lots for each gate, according to their families, young and old alike.”

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BSBPD

“They cast lots for each gate, according to their families, young and old alike.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for every gate.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to their fathers’ houses, for every gate.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and they cause to fall lots, as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for gate and gate.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Chronicles 26:13 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Chronicles 24:5Thus they were divided by lot, for there were officers of the sanctuary and officers of God among both Eleazar’s and Ithamar’s descendants.
  2. 1 Chronicles 24:31As their brothers the descendants of Aaron did, they also cast lots in the presence of King David and of Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the families of the priests and Levites—the family heads and their younger brothers alike.
  3. 1 Chronicles 25:8They cast lots for their duties, young and old alike, teacher as well as pupil.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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