1 Chronicles 25:8
They cast lots for whatever responsibility they had, the least important equal to the most important, the teacher to the student.
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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
Cross References
Leviticus 16:8Aaron will cast lots to choose between the goats, one for the Lord and the other for the scapegoat.
1 Chronicles 15:22Kenaniah, the leader of the Levites in singing, was chosen to lead the music because of his ability.
1 Chronicles 24:31They also cast lots in the same way their relatives the descendants of Aaron did. They did this in the presence of King David, and of Zadok, Ahimelech, and the family leaders of the priests and of the Levites, the family leaders and their youngest brothers alike.
1 Chronicles 26:13Every gate was assigned by lot to different families, the least important equal to the most important.
2 Chronicles 23:13She saw the king standing by his pillar at the entrance. The commanders and trumpeters were with the king, and everyone was celebrating and blowing trumpets as the singers with musical instruments led the praise. Athaliah ripped her clothes and screamed out, “Treason! Treason!”
Proverbs 16:33The lot is thrown into the lap, but the Lord makes every decision.
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 →