They were assigned by lot, for there were officers of the sanctuary and officers of God among both Eleazar’s and Ithamar’s descendants.
Acts 1:26 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Then they cast lots for them, and the lot fell to Matthias and he was added to the eleven apostles. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And they drew lots [between the two], and the lot fell on Matthias; and he was added to and counted with the eleven apostles (special messengers). American Standard Version (1901) And they gave lots for them; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles. Common English Bible When they cast lots, the lot fell on Matthias. He was added to the eleven apostles. Catholic Public Domain Version And they cast lots concerning them, and the lot fell upon Matthias. And he was numbered with the eleven Apostles. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they gave them lots, and the lot fell upon Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles. |
They were assigned by lot, for there were officers of the sanctuary and officers of God among both Eleazar’s and Ithamar’s descendants.
We have cast lots among the priests, Levites, and people for the donation of wood by our ancestral families at the appointed times each year. They are to bring the wood to our God’s house to burn on the altar of the Lord our God, as it is written in the law.
Now the leaders of the people stayed in Jerusalem, and the rest of the people cast lots for one out of ten to come and live in Jerusalem, the holy city, while the other nine-tenths remained in their towns.
Insight is a fountain of life for its possessor, but the discipline of fools is folly.
The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the Lord.
After Aaron casts lots for the two goats, one lot for the Lord and the other for an uninhabitable place, ,,
‘Come on! ’ the sailors said to each other. ‘Let’s cast lots. Then we’ll know who is to blame for this trouble we’re in.’ So they cast lots, and the lot singled out Jonah.
The apostles gathered around Jesus and reported to him all that they had done and taught.
So they proposed two: Joseph, called Barsabbas, who was also known as Justus, and Matthias.
and after destroying seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them their land as an inheritance.
Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice, and proclaimed to them, ‘Fellow Jews and all you residents of Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and pay attention to my words.
Their inheritance was by lot as the Lord commanded through Moses for the nine and a half tribes,
Joshua cast lots for them at Shiloh in the presence of the Lord where he distributed the land to the Israelites according to their divisions.
The city wall had twelve foundations, and the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb were on the foundations.