◄ 1 Chronicles 25:8 ►
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Good News Translation
To determine the assignment of duties they all drew lots, whether they were young or old, experts or beginners.

New Revised Standard Version
And they cast lots for their duties, small and great, teacher and pupil alike.

Contemporary English Version
David assigned them their duties by asking the LORD what he wanted. Everyone was responsible for something, whether young or old, teacher or student.

New American Bible
They cast lots for their functions equally, young and old, master and pupil alike.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And they cast lots by their courses, the elder equally with the younger, the learned and the unlearned together.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And they cast lots by their courses, the elder equally with the younger, the learned and the unlearned together.

1 Chronicles 23:5 Moreover four thousand were porters: and as many singers singing to the Lord with the instruments, which he had made to sing with.

Context
Twenty-Four Divisions of Musicians
…7And the number of them with their brethren, that taught the song of the Lord, all the teachers, were two hundred and eighty-eight. 8And they cast lots by their courses, the elder equally with the younger, the learned and the unlearned together.9And the first lot came forth to Joseph, who was of Asaph. The second to Godolias, to him and his sons, and his brethren twelve.…
Cross References
1 Chronicles 25:9
And the first lot came forth to Joseph, who was of Asaph. The second to Godolias, to him and his sons, and his brethren twelve.

1 Chronicles 26:13
And they cast lots equally, both little and great, by their families for every one of the gates.

1 Chronicles 25:7
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