a14:37-38
b14:41
cExod 28:30
dLev 8:8
e1 Sam 23:2
f30:8
g2 Sam 2:1

‏ 1 Samuel 14:36-42

Summary for 1Sam 14:37-38: 14:37-38  a God made no reply: Neither the “no” lot nor the “yes” lot of the Urim and Thummim appeared.
14:41  b Casting sacred lots involved the Urim and Thummim (Exod 28:30  c; Lev 8:8  d), which David also used when soliciting God’s guidance (1 Sam 23:2  e; 30:8  f; 2 Sam 2:1  g). The Urim and Thummim were two small objects (perhaps flat stones, sticks, or arrows) that may have been cast like dice. They would provide a positive answer, a neutral response, or a negative answer.
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