1 Crónicas 26:14

14 Y cayó la suerte del oriente a Selemías. Y a Zacarías su hijo, consejero entendido, metieron en las suertes; y salió la suerte suya al norte

1 Crónicas 26:14 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 26:14

And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah
The same with Meshelemiah, ( 1 Chronicles 26:1 1 Chronicles 26:2 1 Chronicles 26:9 ) he by lot was placed at the eastern gate, called afterwards the gate Shushan, the city Shushan being portrayed upon it ^F21:

then for Zechariah his son (a wise counsellor);
and who was his firstborn, ( 1 Chronicles 26:2 ) a man of great parts and learning: for they were not mean persons that were employed in this office, nor was the office a mean one, like that of our porters; but men of considerable rank and figure, and of knowledge and learning, were in it; some of them were judges, ( 1 Chronicles 26:29 ) and their places were places of great trust, they had much treasure committed to them, as appears by ( 1 Chronicles 26:20 ) ,

they cast lots, and his lot came out northward;
where was a gate in later times, called Teri or Tedi, which differed from other gates in this, that it had no threshold, only one stone was laid upon another, and was not commonly used ^F23.

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FOOTNOTES:

F21 Ib. (Misn. Middot, c. 1.), sect. 3.
F23 Misn. Middot, ib. (c. 1. sect. 3.) & c. 2. sect. 3.

1 Crónicas 26:14 In-Context

12 De éstos se hizo la distribución de los porteros, por los principales de los varones de la guardia contra sus hermanos de dos en dos, para ministrar en la Casa del SEÑOR

13 Y echaron suertes, el pequeño con el grande, por las casas de sus padres, para cada puerta

14 Y cayó la suerte del oriente a Selemías. Y a Zacarías su hijo, consejero entendido, metieron en las suertes; y salió la suerte suya al norte

15 Y por Obed-edom, al mediodía; y por sus hijos, la casa de la consulta

16 Por Supim y Hosa al occidente, con la puerta de Salequet al camino de la subida, guardia contra guardia