"But nowthisis the thingwhichwe will doto Gibeah;[we will go up] againstit by lot.
Thus they were dividedby lot,the oneas the other;for they were officersof the sanctuaryand officersof God,both from the descendantsof Eleazarand the descendantsof Ithamar.
Now the leadersof the peoplelivedin Jerusalem,but the restof the peoplecastlotsto bringoneout of tento livein Jerusalem,the holycity,while nine-tenths[remained] in the [other] cities.
The lotis castinto the lap,But its everydecisionis from the LORD.
Eachmansaidto his mate,"Come,let us castlotsso we may learnon whoseaccountthiscalamity[has struck] us." So they castlotsand the lotfellon Jonah.
And they drewlotsfor them, and the lotfellto Matthias;and he was addedto the elevenapostles.
by the lotof their inheritance,as the LORDcommandedthroughMoses,for the ninetribesand the half-tribe.
"And we will take10menout of 100throughoutthe tribesof Israel,and 100out of 1,000,and 1,000out of 10,000to supplyfoodfor the people,that when they cometo Gibeahof Benjamin,they may punish[them] for allthe disgracefulactsthat they have committedin Israel."
Then allthe peoplearoseas oneman,saying,"Not oneof us will goto his tent,norwill anyof us returnto his house.
