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.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

7And the number of them, with their brothers who were trained and expert in making melody to the Lord, was two hundred and eighty-eight.

9Now of the group of Asaph, the first name to come out was Joseph; the second Gedaliah; he and his brothers and sons were twelve?

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Cross References

Leviticus 16:8And Aaron will make selection from the two goats by the decision of the Lord, one goat for the Lord and one for Azazel.

1 Chronicles 15:22And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was master of the music: he gave directions about the song, because he was expert.

1 Chronicles 24:31Selection 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 26:13And the families were taken by the decision of the Lord for every door; the small family had the same chance as the great.

2 Chronicles 23:13And looking, she saw the king in his place by the pillar at the doorway, and the captains and the horns by his side; and all the people of the land were giving signs of joy and sounding the horns; and the makers of melody were playing on instruments of music, taking the chief part in the song of praise. Then Athaliah, violently parting her robes, said, Broken faith, broken faith!

Proverbs 16:33A thing may be put to the decision of chance, but it comes about through the Lord.

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 25:2-8

The Courses of the Singers. ( b. c. 1015.) 1 Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was: 2 Of the sons of Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph under the hands of Asaph, which prophesied according to the order of the king. 3 Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and… Read the whole commentary →

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