The lotis castinto the lap,But its everydecisionis from the LORD.
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.
He whois slowto angeris betterthanthe mighty,And he who ruleshis spirit,thanhe who capturesa city.
The [cast] lotputsan endto strifeAnd decidesbetweenthe mightyones.
Manyseekthe ruler'sfavor,But justicefor man[comes] from the LORD.
"For the kingof Babylonstandsat the partingof the way,at the headof the twoways,to usedivination;he shakesthe arrows,he consultsthe householdidols,he looksat the liver.
"Aaronshall castlotsfor the twogoats,onelotfor the LORDand the otherlotfor the scapegoat.
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.
And Joshuacastlotsfor them in Shilohbeforethe LORD,and thereJoshuadividedthe landto the sonsof Israelaccording to their divisions.
"They shall divideit into sevenportions;Judahshall stayin its territoryon the south,and the houseof Josephshall stayin their territoryon the north.
In the morningthen you shall comenearby your tribes.And it shall be that the tribewhichthe LORDtakes[by lot] shall comenearby families,and the familywhichthe LORDtakesshall comenearby households,and the householdwhichthe LORDtakesshall comenearmanby man.
"But nowthisis the thingwhichwe will doto Gibeah;[we will go up] againstit by lot.
"But you have todayrejectedyour God,whodeliversyou from allyour calamitiesand your distresses;yet you have said,'No,but seta kingoverus!' Nowtherefore, presentyourselves beforethe LORDby your tribesand by your clans."
