Joshua 18:6

New Century Version

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.

Cross References

Psalm 105:11

The Lord said, “I will give you the land of Canaan, and it will belong to you.”

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.

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.

Acts 13:19

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

Joshua 14:2

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.

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 18:7

But the Levites do not get any part of these lands, because they are priests, and their work is to serve the Lord. Gad, Reuben, and East Manasseh have received the land promised to them, which is east of the Jordan River. Moses, the servant of the Lord, gave it to them.”

Joshua 18:8

So the men who were chosen to map the land started out. Joshua told them, “Go and study the land and describe it in writing. Then come back to me, and I will throw lots in the presence of the Lord here in Shiloh.”