1 Chronicles 25:8
in 1 Chronicles 25They cast lots for their duties, young and old alike, teacher as well as pupil.
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ASV
And they cast lots for their offices, all alike, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.
KJV
And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 25
Commentary
3 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
As well the small as the great - Compare 1Ch 24:31. The lot was not applied indiscriminately to all the 24 courses, but was only used to settle which course of Asaph, which of Jeduthun, and which of Heman, should on each occasion be taken. Asaph was given the precedence over his brethren, and his four courses were assigned the first, and then each alternate place. Jeduthun took rank next, and received alternate places, first with Asaph, and then with Heman, until his courses were exhausted.
This site's exposition
the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar
The lot falls on the small as well as the great, the teacher as well as the scholar, so seniority and skill alike yield to the same casting that already set the priestly courses in chapter twenty four. Barnes notes the lot did not choose among all two hundred eighty eight singers individually but only ranked which course of Asaph, Jeduthun or Heman served in a given turn, with Asaph's four courses given precedence and the first place.
The record, by era
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
In the first catalogue given in this chapter the courses are classed according to their employment as musicians. In the second, they are arranged in the order of their service.
The words behind it
9 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּפִּ֜ילוּ | vaiyapilu | and they cast | H5307 → | 435 times |
| גּוֹרָל֣וֹת | goralot | lots | H1486 → | 78 times |
| מִשְׁמֶ֗רֶת | mishmeret | duty | H4931 → | 78 times |
| לְעֻמַּת֙ | leumat | <to> correspondingly | H5980 → | 32 times |
| כַּקָּטֹ֣ן | kakaton | as the small | H6996 → | 101 times |
| כַּגָּד֔וֹל | kagadol | as the great | H1419 → | 526 times |
| מֵבִ֖ין | mevin | teacher | H995 → | 170 times |
| עִם־ | ʾim- | with | H5973 → | 1050 times |
| תַּלְמִֽיד׃ פ | talmid | pupil | H8527 → |
וַיַּפִּ֜ילוּand they cast
vaiyapiluH5307 →435 times
גּוֹרָל֣וֹתlots
goralotH1486 →78 times
מִשְׁמֶ֗רֶתduty
mishmeretH4931 →78 times
לְעֻמַּת֙<to> correspondingly
leumatH5980 →32 times
כַּקָּטֹ֣ןas the small
kakatonH6996 →101 times
כַּגָּד֔וֹלas the great
kagadolH1419 →526 times
מֵבִ֖יןteacher
mevinH995 →170 times
עִם־with
ʾim-H5973 →1050 times
תַּלְמִֽיד׃ פpupil
talmidH8527 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Proverbs 16:33The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD.
it leads to
- Jonah 1:7
“Come!” said the sailors to one another. “Let us cast lots to find out who is responsible for this calamity that is upon us.” So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Proverbs 18:18
Casting the lot ends quarrels and separates strong opponents.
- 1 Samuel 14:41–42
So Saul said to the LORD, the God of Israel, “Why have You not answered Your servant this day? If the fault is with me or my son Jonathan, respond with Urim; but if…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Acts 1:26
Then they cast lots, and the lot fell to Matthias; so he was added to the eleven apostles.
- Proverbs 29:26
Many seek the ruler’s favor, but a man receives justice from the LORD.
- Jonah 1:7
Through
Acts 1:26Then they cast lots, and the lot fell to Matthias; so he was added to the eleven apostles.
it leads to
- Leviticus 16:8
After Aaron casts lots for the two goats, one for the LORD and the other for the scapegoat,
- 1 Chronicles 24:5
Thus they were divided by lot, for there were officers of the sanctuary and officers of God among both Eleazar’s and Ithamar’s descendants.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Leviticus 16:8
Through
1 Chronicles 26:13They cast lots for each gate, according to their families, young and old alike.
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 24:31
As 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…
- 1 Chronicles 24:31
About 1 Chronicles
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.