Joshua 7:17-18
17And he brought near the clans of Judah, and the clan of the aZerahites was taken. And he brought near the clan of the Zerahites man by man, and Zabdi was taken. 18And he brought near his household man by man, and Achan the son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken.1 Samuel 10:19-21
19 bBut today you have rejected your God, who saves you from all your calamities and your distresses, and you have said to him, ‘Set a king over us.’ Now therefore cpresent yourselves before the Lord by your tribes and by your thousands.”20Then Samuel dbrought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was taken by lot. 21He brought the tribe of Benjamin near by its clans, and the clan of the Matrites was taken by lot; ▼
▼Septuagint adds finally he brought the family of the Matrites near, man by man
and Saul the son of Kish was taken by lot. But when they sought him, he could not be found. 1 Samuel 14:38-42
38And Saul said, “Come here, all you leaders of the people, and know and see how this sin has arisen today. 39For fas the Lord lives who saves Israel, gthough it be in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die.” But there was not a man among all the people who answered him. 40Then he said to all Israel, “You shall be on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will be on the other side.” And the people said to Saul, “Do what seems good to you.” 41Therefore Saul said, “O Lord God of Israel, why have you not answered your servant this day? If this guilt is in me or in Jonathan my son, O Lord, God of Israel, give Urim. But if this guilt is in your people Israel, give Thummim.” ▼ iAnd Jonathan and Saul were taken, but the people escaped. 42Then Saul said, j“Cast the lot between me and my son Jonathan.” And Jonathan was taken.Proverbs 16:33
33 kThe lot is cast into the lap,but its every decision is lfrom the Lord.
Jonah 1:7
Jonah Is Thrown into the Sea
7And they said to one another, “Come, let us mcast lots, that we may know on whose account this evil has come upon us.” So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah.Acts 1:24-26
24And nthey prayed and said, “You, Lord, owho know the hearts of all, show which one of these two you have chosen 25to take the place in pthis ministry and qapostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.” 26And they cast lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
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