1 Chronicles 26:13

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

1 Chronicles 26:13, King James Version

1 Chronicles 26:13 in other translations

BSB	They cast lots for each gate, according to their families, young and old alike.
WEB	They cast lots, the small as well as the great, according to their fathers’ houses, for every gate.
ASV	And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to their fathers’ houses, for every gate.
YLT	and they cause to fall lots, as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for gate and gate.
DARBY	And they cast lots, the small as well as the great, according to their fathers' houses, for every gate.
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	And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for every gate.

What does 1 Chronicles 26:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

13. they cast lots--Their departments of duty, such as the gates they should attend to, were allotted in the same manner as those of the other Levitical bodies, and the names of the chiefs or captains are given, with the respective gates assigned them.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 13 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.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

1 Chronicles 26:13 in the original Hebrew

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וַיַּפִּ֨ילוּvai.ya.Pi.luand they castH5307

גוֹרָל֜וֹתgo.ra.LotlotsH1486

כַּקָּטֹ֧ןka.ka.Tonas the smallH6996

כַּגָּד֛וֹלka.ga.Dolas the greatH1419

לְבֵ֥יתle.Veitto [the] house ofH1004

אֲבוֹתָ֖ם'a.vo.Tamancestors theirH1

לְשַׁ֥עַרle.Sha.'arfor a gateH8179

וָשָֽׁעַר\׃\ \פva.Sha.'arand a gateH8179

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Cross references for 1 Chronicles 26:13

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 25:8
And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.
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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

as well the small as the great. Heb. or, as well for thesmall as for the great.
24:31; 25:8

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

1 Chronicles 26:12
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.
1 Chronicles 26:13
And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for every gate.
1 Chronicles 26:14
And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a wise counsellor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward.

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1 Chronicles 26:13 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Y echaron suertes, el pequeño con el grande, por las casas de sus padres, para cada puerta.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Et ils jetèrent les sorts, le petit comme le grand, selon leurs maisons de pères, pour chaque porte.
German Elberfelder 1871	Und sie warfen Lose, der Kleine wie der Große, nach ihren Vaterhäusern, für jedes Tor.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Missæ sunt ergo sortes ex æquo, et parvis et magnis, per familias suas in unamquamque portarum.