Judges 20:9
Now this is what we will do to Gibeah: We will go against it as the lot dictates.
BSB
ASV
But now this is the thing which we will do to Gibeah: we will go up against it by lot;
KJV
But now this shall be the thing which we will do to Gibeah; we will go up by lot against it;
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Proverbs 16:33The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD.
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Casting the lot ends quarrels and separates strong opponents.
So Saul said to the LORD, the God of Israel, “Why have You not answered Your servant this day? If the fault is with me or my son Jonathan, respond with Urim; but if…
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Then they cast lots, and the lot fell to Matthias; so he was added to the eleven apostles.
“Come!” said the sailors to one another. “Let us cast lots to find out who is responsible for this calamity that is upon us.” So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah.
Many seek the ruler’s favor, but a man receives justice from the LORD.
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Jonah 1:7“Come!” said the sailors to one another. “Let us cast lots to find out who is responsible for this calamity that is upon us.” So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah.
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The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD.
Get up and consecrate the people, saying, ‘Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Among you, O Israel, there are things devoted to destruction. You cannot…
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Nehemiah 11:1Now the leaders of the people settled in Jerusalem, and the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to live in the holy city of Jerusalem, while the remaining…
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who indeed call yourselves after the holy city and lean on the God of Israel; the LORD of Hosts is His name.
By lot - To determine who should go up first Jdg 20:18. The shape of the ground probably made it impossible for the whole force to operate at once; and the question of spoil would have something to do with the arrangement. (Compare 1Sa 30:22-25.)