Divrey Hayamim Alef 26:13

13 And they cast goralot, the katon as well as the gadol, to their bais avot, for every sha’ar.

Divrey Hayamim Alef 26:13 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 26:13

And they cast lots
To determine at which gate each should stand, who at this gate, and who at the other

as well the small as the great, according to the house of their
fathers, for every gate;
meaning, not little ones and grown persons in a family, but the smaller and poorer families, and the larger and richer ones, had their places assigned them at the several gates, as the lot directed; they did not go according to the dignity and precedence of their families, but according to lot.

Divrey Hayamim Alef 26:13 In-Context

11 Chilkiyahu the second, Tevalyahu the third, Zecharyahu the fourth; all the banim and brethren of Chosah were thirteen.

12 Among these were the divisions of the sho’arim, even among the rashei hagibborim, having mishmeret (duties), just as their brethren, to minister service in the Beis Hashem.

13 And they cast goralot, the katon as well as the gadol, to their bais avot, for every sha’ar.

14 And the goral for the east fell to Shelemyahu. Then for Zecharyahu bno, a yo’etz (counselor) with seichel (wisdom), they cast goralot; and his goral fell out northward.

15 To Oved Edom southward; and to his banim the Asuppim Bais.