Jonah 1:7

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Summary

And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.

Every

Judges 7:13

Isaiah 41:6

And let

For

And the

Numbers 32:23

Joshua 7:18

1 Corinthians 4:5

General references

Proverbs 16:33

Bible References

Every

And when Gideon was come, behold, there was a man telling a dream unto his fellow; and he said, Behold, I dreamed a dream; and, lo, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the camp of Midian, and came unto the tent, and smote it so that it fell, and turned it upside down, so that the tent lay flat.

They help every one his neighbor; and every one'saith to his brother, Be of good courage.

And let

In the morning therefore ye shall be brought near by your tribes: and it shall be, that the tribe which Jehovah taketh shall come near by families; and the family which Jehovah shall take shall come near by households; and the household which Jehovah shall take shall come near man by man.

But now this is the thing which we will do to Gibeah: we will go up against it by lot;

So Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was taken.

Therefore Saul said unto Jehovah, the God of Israel, Show the right. And Jonathan and Saul were taken by lot ; but the people escaped.

In the first month, which is the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, to the twelfth month , which is the month Adar.

They part my garments among them, And upon my vesture do they cast lots.

The lot is cast into the lap; But the whole disposing thereof is of Jehovah.

And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments among them, casting lots;

And they put forward two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.

And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them their land for an inheritance, for about four hundred and fifty years:

For

And Jehovah said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore art thou thus fallen upon thy face?

Thus saith the whole congregation of Jehovah, What trespass is this that ye have committed against the God of Israel, to turn away this day from following Jehovah, in that ye have builded you an altar, to rebel this day against Jehovah?

And Saul said, Draw nigh hither, all ye chiefs of the people; and know and see wherein this sin hath been this day.

I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; Show me wherefore thou contendest with me.

And the

But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against Jehovah; and be sure your sin will find you out.

and he brought near his household man by man; and Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken.

Wherefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and make manifest the counsels of the hearts; and then shall each man have his praise from God.

General references

The lot is cast into the lap; But the whole disposing thereof is of Jehovah.