Joshua 14:2

New Century Version

The Lord had commanded Moses long ago how he wanted the people to choose their land. The people of the nine-and-a-half tribes threw lots to decide which land they would receive.

Cross References

Proverbs 16:33

People throw lots to make a decision, but the answer comes from the Lord.

Proverbs 18:18

Throwing lots can settle arguments and keep the two sides from fighting.

Ezekiel 45:1

“ ‘When you divide the land for the Israelite tribes by throwing lots, you must give a part of the land to belong to the Lord. It will be about seven miles long and about six miles wide; all of this land will be holy.

Numbers 26:52

The Lord said to Moses,

Numbers 33:54

Throw lots to divide up the land by family groups, giving larger portions to larger family groups and smaller portions to smaller family groups. The land will be given as the lots decide; each tribe will get its own land.

Numbers 34:13

So Moses gave this command to the Israelites: “This is the land you will receive. Throw lots to divide it among the nine and one-half tribes, because the Lord commanded that it should be theirs.

Numbers 34:17

“These are the men who will divide the land: Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun.

Matthew 25:34

“Then the King will say to the people on his right, ‘Come, my Father has given you his blessing. Receive the kingdom God has prepared for you since the world was made.

Acts 1:26

Then they used lots to choose between them, and the lots showed that Matthias was the one. So he became an apostle with the other eleven.

Joshua 13:7

“Now divide the land among the nine tribes and West Manasseh.”

Joshua 18:10

There Joshua threw lots in the presence of the Lord to choose the lands that should be given to each tribe.

Joshua 18:6

You should describe the seven parts of land in writing and bring what you have written to me. Then I will throw lots in the presence of the Lord our God.