Verse 5

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 Just like their relatives, the descendants of Aaron, they also cast lots before King David, Zadok, Ahimelech, the leaders of families, the priests, and the Levites. The families of the oldest son cast lots along with those of the youngest.
  • 2 Chr 35:8 : 8 His officials also willingly contributed to the people, priests, and Levites. Hilkiah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, the leaders of God’s temple, gave the priests 2,600 Passover sacrifices and 300 cattle.
  • Neh 11:11 : 11 Seraiah son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, supervisor in the temple of God,
  • Prov 16:33 : 33 The dice are thrown into the lap, but their every decision is from the LORD.
  • Jonah 1:7 : 7 The sailors said to one another,“Come on, let’s cast lots to find out whose fault it is that this disaster has overtaken us.” So they cast lots, and Jonah was singled out.
  • Matt 26:3 : 3 Then the chief priests and the elders of the people met together in the palace of the high priest, who was named Caiaphas.
  • Matt 27:1 : 1 Jesus Brought Before Pilate When it was early in the morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people plotted against Jesus to execute him.
  • Acts 1:26 : 26 Then they cast lots for them, and the one chosen was Matthias; so he was counted with the eleven apostles.
  • Acts 4:1 : 1 The Arrest and Trial of Peter and John While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests and the commander of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them,
  • Acts 4:6 : 6 Annas the high priest was there, and Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and others who were members of the high priest’s family.
  • Acts 5:24 : 24 Now when the commander of the temple guard and the chief priests heard this report, they were greatly puzzled concerning it, wondering what this could be.
  • Josh 18:10 : 10 Joshua drew lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD and divided the land among the Israelites according to their allotted portions.
  • 1 Chr 9:11 : 11 Azariah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub the leader in God’s temple;