Joshua 18:6

Easy To Read Version

But you should describe the land and divide it into seven parts. Bring the map to me, and we will let the Lord our God decide which family group will get which land. [64]

Cross References

Psalm 105:11

God said,\par “I will give you the land of Canaan.\par That land will belong to you.”\par

Proverbs 16:33

The person who respects the Lord is learning to be wise. A person must be humble before he can truly respect the Lord.

Proverbs 18:18

If two powerful people are arguing, throwing lots {\cf2\super [25]} may be the best way to decide the argument.

Numbers 33:54

Each of your families will get part of the land. You will throw lots [379] to decide which family gets each part of the country. Large families will get large parts of the land. Small families will get small parts of the land. The lots will show which family gets which part of the land. Each family group will get its part of the land.

Numbers 34:13

So Moses gave this command to the people of Israel, “That is the land that you will get. You will throw lots [382] to divide the land among the nine family groups and half of Manasseh’s family group.

Acts 13:19

God destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan. He gave their land to his people.

Joshua 14:2

The Lord had commanded Moses long ago the way he wanted the people to choose their land. The people of the nine and a half family groups threw lots [54] to decide which land they would get.

Joshua 18:10

Joshua threw lots [66] for them in front of the Lord at Shiloh. In this way, Joshua divided the land and gave each family group its part of the land.

Joshua 18:7

The Levite people do not get a share of the land. Their share is to serve the Lord as priests. Gad, Reuben, and half the family group of Manasseh have already received the land that was promised to them. They are on the east side of the Jordan River. Moses, the Lord’s servant, already gave them that land.”

Joshua 18:8

So the men that were chosen went to look at the land and write a description of it. Joshua told them, “Go all through the land and write a description of it. Then come back to me at Shiloh. Then I will throw lots [65] and let the Lord divide the land for you.”