Key Verse Spotlight
1 Chronicles 26:16 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“To Shuppim and Hosah {the lot came forth} westward, with the gate Shallecheth, by the causeway of the going up, ward against ward.”
1 Chronicles 26:16
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a wise counsellor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward. {Shelemiah: also called Meshelemiah}
To Obededom southward; and to his sons the house of Asuppim. {Asuppim: Heb. gatherings}
To Shuppim and Hosah {the lot came forth} westward, with the gate Shallecheth, by the causeway of the going up, ward against ward.
Eastward {were} six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and toward Asuppim two {and} two.
At Parbar westward, four at the causeway, {and} two at Parbar.
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