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1 Chronicles 26:14
“The lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a wise counselor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward.”
Verse in context — 1 Chronicles 26
12
Of these were the divisions of the doorkeepers, even of the chief men, having offices like their brothers, to minister in the house of Yahweh.
13
They cast lots, the small as well as the great, according to their fathers' houses, for every gate.
14
The lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a wise counselor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward.
15
To Obed-Edom southward; and to his sons the storehouse.
16
To Shuppim and Hosah westward, by the gate of Shallecheth, at the causeway that goes up, watch against watch.
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Genealogies and David’s reign, emphasizing temple worship.
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