1 Chronicles 26:13 Meaning and Explanation
“And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for every gate.”
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Read Full Chapter →Lots are cast, small and great alike, to assign each family its gate.
What Does 1 Chronicles 26:13 Mean?
Assignments to the gates were not given by favoritism or rank but settled by lot, with small households and great ones treated alike. Each family received its station by a method that left the outcome in God's hands.
Casting lots removed human partiality and entrusted the decision to the Lord, for as the proverb says, the lot is cast into the lap, but its disposing is wholly of God. Small and great stand equal before Him; the humblest family had the same claim on His ordering as the most prominent.
1 Chronicles 26:13 in the Original Language
goral (גּוֹרָל), 'lot' -- a means of seeking God's decision, since its outcome was understood to rest entirely with Him.
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What does 1 Chronicles 26:13 mean?
Lots are cast, small and great alike, to assign each family its gate.