1 Chronicles 25:8

8 Young and old alike, teacher as well as student, cast lots for their duties.

1 Chronicles 25:8 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
8 And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.
English Standard Version (ESV)
8 And they cast lots for their duties, small and great, teacher and pupil alike.
New Living Translation (NLT)
8 The musicians were appointed to their term of service by means of sacred lots, without regard to whether they were young or old, teacher or student.
The Message Bible (MSG)
8 They drew names at random to see who would do what. Nobody, whether young or old, teacher or student, was given preference or advantage over another.
American Standard Version (ASV)
8 And they cast lots for their offices, all alike, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
8 They drew lots for their assignment of duties, the youngest as well as the oldest, the skilled [musicians] along with the students.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
8 They cast lots impartially for their duties, the young and old alike, the teacher along with the pupil.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
8 Young and old alike cast lots for their duties. That was true for students as well as teachers.

1 Chronicles 25:8 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 25:8

And they cast lots, ward against ward
That is, which ward or course of the singers should answer to and attend on the first ward or course of the priests in their weekly service, and which the second, and so on: as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar;
no regard was had to the age of a person, his being the firstborn or a younger brother, or to his office and station, whether as a teacher or a learner in the science of singing; he was made the head of a course, as the lot came up; and it may easily be observed, by comparing the lots in the following verses with the sons of the chief singers, according to the order of them in ( 1 Chronicles 25:2-4 ) that the younger are often preferred in the courses by lot to the elder, of which even the first lot is an instance.

1 Chronicles 25:8 In-Context

6 All these men were under the supervision of their father for the music of the temple of the LORD, with cymbals, lyres and harps, for the ministry at the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun and Heman were under the supervision of the king.
7 Along with their relatives—all of them trained and skilled in music for the LORD—they numbered 288.
8 Young and old alike, teacher as well as student, cast lots for their duties.
9 The first lot, which was for Asaph, fell to Joseph, his sons and relatives, 12 the second to Gedaliah, he and his relatives and sons, 12
10 the third to Zaccur, his sons and relatives, 12

Cross References 1

  • 1. 1 Chronicles 26:13
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