1 Chronicles 25:8
“And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And they cast lots, ward against ward,.... That is, which ward or course of the singers should answer to and attend on…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
As well the small as the great - Compare 1Ch 24:31. The lot was not applied indiscriminately to all the 24 courses, but…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Chronicles 25:8-31
Twenty-four persons are named in the beginning of this chapter as sons of those three great men, Asaph, Heman, and…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–19211 Chronicles 25:8-31
The Allotment of the Courses
8. ward againstward] R.V. (guessing the sense rightly) for their charges (i.e. duties), all…
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