Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem: the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts to dwell in other cities.

One of ten

General references

Bible References

The rulers

Nehemiah 7:4
Now the town was wide and great: but the people in it were only a small number, and the houses had not been put up.
Deuteronomy 17:8
If you are not able to give a decision as to who is responsible for a death, or who is right in a cause, or who gave the first blow in a fight, and there is a division of opinion about it in your town: then go to the place marked out by the Lord your God;

Cast lots

Joshua 18:10
And Joshua made the distribution for them in Shiloh by the decision of the Lord, marking out the land for the children of Israel by their divisions.
1 Chronicles 26:13
And the families were taken by the decision of the Lord for every door; the small family had the same chance as the great.
Proverbs 16:33
A thing may be put to the decision of chance, but it comes about through the Lord.
Acts 1:24
And they made prayers and said, Lord, having knowledge of the hearts of all men, make clear which of these two has been marked out by you,

One of ten

Judges 20:9
But this is what we will do to Gibeah: we will go up against it by the decision of the Lord;

The holy

Nehemiah 11:18
All the Levites in the holy town were two hundred and eighty-four.
Isaiah 48:2
For they say that they are of the holy town, and put their faith in the God of Israel: the Lord of armies is his name.
Isaiah 52:1
Awake! awake! put on your strength, O Zion; put on your beautiful robes, O Jerusalem, the holy town: for from now there will never again come into you the unclean and those without circumcision.
Matthew 4:5
Then the Evil One took him to the holy town; and he put him on the highest point of the Temple and said to him,
Matthew 27:53
And coming out of their resting-places, after he had come again from the dead, they went into the holy town and were seen by a number of people.

General references

Proverbs 16:33
A thing may be put to the decision of chance, but it comes about through the Lord.
Proverbs 18:18
The decision of chance puts an end to argument, parting the strong.

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain