1 Chronicles 24:5

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

They divided them by casting lots, the same for both groups, for there were officials of the sanctuary and officials of God among both the sons of Eleazar and the sons of Ithamar.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Thus were they divided by lot, one sort with another; for the governors of the sanctuary, and governors of the house of God, were of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Thus, they were divided by lot, one group with another, for the leaders of the sanctuary and the leaders of the house of God were of the sons of Eleazar and of the sons of Ithamar.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Thus were they divided by lot, one sort with another; for the governors of the sanctuary, and governors of the house of God, were of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Thus were they divided{H2505} by lot,{H1486} one sort{H428} with another;{H428} for there were princes{H8269} of the sanctuary,{H6944} and princes{H8269} of God,{H430} both of the sons{H1121} of Eleazar,{H499} and of the sons{H1121} of Ithamar.{H385}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Thus were they divided{H2505}{(H8799)} by lot{H1486}, one sort{H428} with another{H428}; for the governors{H8269} of the sanctuary{H6944}, and governors{H8269} of the house of God{H430}, were of the sons{H1121} of Eleazar{H499}, and of the sons{H1121} of Ithamar{H385}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Neuertheles he ordeyned them by lot, because that both the pryncipall of the children of Eleasar and of Ithamar were in ye Sanctuary, and chefe before God.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Thus they distributed them by lot the one from the other, and so the rulers of the Sanctuarie and the rulers of the house of God were of the sonnes of Eleazar and of the sonnes of Ithamar.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And thus were they put in order by lot the one sort from the other: and so were there rulers in the sanctuarie and lordes before God, aswell of the sonnes of Eleazer, as of the sonnes of Ithamar.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Thus were they divided by lot, one sort with another; for the governors of the sanctuary, and governors [of the house] of God, were of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Thus were they divided impartially by drawing lots; for there were princes of the sanctuary, and princes of God, both of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And they distribute them, by lots, one with another, for princes of the sanctuary, and princes of God, have been of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Thus were they divided by lot, one sort with another; for there were princes of the sanctuary, and princes of God, both of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Thus were they divided by lot, one sort with another; for there were princes of the sanctuary, and princes of God, both of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    So they were put into groups, by the Lord's decision, one with another; for there were rulers of the holy place and rulers of the house of God among the sons of Eleazar and the sons of Ithamar.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Thus were they divided impartially by drawing lots; for there were princes of the sanctuary, and princes of God, both of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    They divided them by lots, for there were officials of the holy place and officials designated by God among the descendants of both Eleazar and Ithamar.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Chr 24:31 : 31 They also cast lots, like their brothers the sons of Aaron, in the presence of King David, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the families of the priests and of the Levites, the families of the chief just as the youngest, all alike.
  • 2 Chr 35:8 : 8 His officers also contributed willingly to the people, the priests, and the Levites. Hilkiah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, the officials in charge of the house of God, provided the priests with 2,600 Passover offerings and 300 cattle.
  • Neh 11:11 : 11 Seraiah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, the leader in charge of the house of God.
  • Prov 16:33 : 33 The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the Lord.
  • Jonah 1:7 : 7 And they said to one another, "Come, let us cast lots to find out who is responsible for this calamity that has come upon us." So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah.
  • Matt 26:3 : 3 Then the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders of the people gathered in the courtyard of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas.
  • Matt 27:1 : 1 When morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put Him to death.
  • Acts 1:26 : 26 Then they cast lots, and the lot fell to Matthias; so he was added to the eleven apostles.
  • Acts 4:1 : 1 While they were speaking to the people, the priests, the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees came upon them.
  • Acts 4:6 : 6 Also present were Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and others from the high-priestly family.
  • Acts 5:24 : 24 When the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard this, they wondered what this might lead to.
  • Josh 18:10 : 10 Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD, and there he distributed the land to the Israelites, according to their divisions.
  • 1 Chr 9:11 : 11 Azariah, son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, was the leader of the house of God.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 1 Chr 24:1-4
    4 verses
    84%

    1 The divisions of the sons of Aaron were as follows: The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

    2 Nadab and Abihu died before their father and had no sons, so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.

    3 David, along with Zadok from the sons of Eleazar and Ahimelech from the sons of Ithamar, organized them according to their duties in their service.

    4 There were more leaders among the sons of Eleazar than among the sons of Ithamar. They divided them: sixteen heads of ancestral families from the sons of Eleazar, and eight from the sons of Ithamar.

  • 1 Chr 24:6-8
    3 verses
    83%

    6 Shemaiah, son of Nethanel, the scribe, a Levite, recorded their names in the presence of the king, the officials, Zadok the priest, Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the heads of the families of the priests and of the Levites. One family was drawn for Eleazar and another for Ithamar.

    7 The first lot fell to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,

    8 the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,

  • 1 Chr 24:30-31
    2 verses
    82%

    30 The sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites according to their ancestral families.

    31 They also cast lots, like their brothers the sons of Aaron, in the presence of King David, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the families of the priests and of the Levites, the families of the chief just as the youngest, all alike.

  • 1 Chr 25:8-9
    2 verses
    76%

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

    9 The first lot came out for Asaph's son Joseph, and his sons and relatives—twelve in all.

  • 1 Chr 26:12-14
    3 verses
    75%

    12 These divisions of the gatekeepers were assigned to the leading men to have responsibilities beside their brothers, to serve in the house of the LORD.

    13 They cast lots, young and old alike, for their families, for each gate.

    14 The lot for the east gate fell to Shelemiah. Then they cast lots for Zechariah, his son—a wise counselor—and his lot came out for the north gate.

  • 2 Chr 31:19
    72%

    19 For the descendants of Aaron, the priests who lived in the fields surrounding their towns, men were designated by name to distribute portions to every male among the priests and to everyone enlisted in the genealogical records among the Levites.

  • Num 26:55-56
    2 verses
    72%

    55 But the division of the land is to be determined by lot; they will receive their inheritance based on the names of their ancestral tribes.

    56 Each inheritance is to be divided by lot among the larger and smaller groups alike.

  • Josh 21:10
    71%

    10 These cities were for the descendants of Aaron, who were from the Kohathite clans of the Levites, for the first lot was for them.

  • Neh 11:1
    71%

    1 The leaders of the people stayed in Jerusalem, but the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of every ten to live in Jerusalem, the holy city, while the remaining nine stayed in the towns.

  • 1 Chr 6:54
    70%

    54 Aijalon with its pasturelands, and Gath Rimmon with its pasturelands.

  • Ezra 8:24
    70%

    24 Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests—Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and with them ten of their brothers.

  • Neh 10:34
    70%

    34 This includes the bread of the Presence, the regular grain offerings, and burnt offerings for the Sabbaths, the New Moons, and the appointed feasts, as well as the holy offerings, sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, and all the work of the house of our God.

  • 1 Chr 23:24
    69%

    24 These were the sons of Levi by their families, the heads of the fathers' households, listed by name, individually numbered, who were doing the work for the service of the house of the Lord, from twenty years old and older.

  • 1 Chr 25:27-28
    2 verses
    69%

    27 The twentieth lot came out for Eliathah, and his sons and relatives—twelve in all.

    28 The twenty-first lot came out for Hothir, and his sons and relatives—twelve in all.

  • 1 Chr 23:6
    69%

    6 David organized them into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

  • Josh 19:51
    69%

    51 These were the inheritances that Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families of the Israelite tribes distributed by lot at Shiloh before the LORD, at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. So they finished dividing the land.

  • 1 Chr 24:19
    69%

    19 These were their assigned duties for their service when they came into the house of the Lord, as prescribed by their father Aaron, just as the Lord, the God of Israel, had commanded him.

  • Josh 21:4
    68%

    4 The lot came out for the Kohathite clans. The descendants of Aaron, the priest, who were from the Levites, received, by lot, thirteen cities from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

  • Josh 21:8
    68%

    8 So the Israelites gave these cities with their pasture lands to the Levites, as the LORD had commanded through Moses, by lot.

  • 1 Chr 23:4
    68%

    4 Of these, twenty-four thousand were to oversee the work of the house of the Lord, six thousand were officers and judges,

  • Num 3:32
    68%

    32 The chief of the leaders of the Levites was Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, who had oversight of those keeping charge of the sanctuary.

  • Neh 11:36
    68%

    36 Some divisions of the Levites from Judah were assigned to Benjamin.

  • Neh 12:23-24
    2 verses
    68%

    23 The descendants of Levi, the heads of families, were recorded in the book of the annals up to the days of Johanan son of Eliashib.

    24 The leaders of the Levites were: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, with their brothers who stood opposite them to give praise and thanksgiving, as prescribed by David, the man of God, alternating duty by duty.

  • Num 4:46
    68%

    46 All those numbered by Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of Israel were counted among the Levite clans by their families and by their ancestral houses.

  • 1 Chr 6:65
    68%

    65 From the tribe of Gad, they were given Ramoth in Gilead with its pasturelands, Mahanaim with its pasturelands.

  • 1 Chr 25:11
    68%

    11 The third lot came out for Zaccur, and his sons and relatives—twelve in all.

  • 1 Chr 25:30
    68%

    30 The twenty-third lot came out for Mahazioth, and his sons and relatives—twelve in all.

  • Neh 11:3
    68%

    3 Here are the leaders of the province who settled in Jerusalem. But in the towns of Judah, everyone lived on their own land in their towns—Israelites, priests, Levites, temple servants, and descendants of Solomon's servants.

  • 1 Chr 5:24
    68%

    24 These were the heads of their families: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel. They were mighty warriors, men of reputation, and leaders of their families.

  • Josh 18:10
    67%

    10 Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD, and there he distributed the land to the Israelites, according to their divisions.

  • 1 Chr 26:19
    67%

    19 These were the divisions of the gatekeepers, from the Korahite sons and the sons of Merari.

  • Josh 19:24
    67%

    24 The fifth lot came out for the tribe of the descendants of Asher, according to their families.

  • Neh 11:16
    67%

    16 And Shabbethai and Jozabad, from the leaders of the Levites, were in charge of the external work for the house of God.

  • 1 Chr 6:48
    67%

    48 To the sons of Merari, for their families, from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun, they allotted twelve cities by lot.

  • Neh 13:30
    67%

    30 Thus I purified them from everything foreign and assigned duties to the priests and Levites, each to his task.

  • Josh 14:2
    67%

    2 Their inheritance was assigned by lot, as the LORD had commanded through Moses, for the nine and a half tribes.

  • 1 Chr 25:24
    67%

    24 The seventeenth lot came out for Joshbekashah, and his sons and relatives—twelve in all.

  • Acts 1:26
    67%

    26 Then they cast lots, and the lot fell to Matthias; so he was added to the eleven apostles.