Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Cord » Ancient uses of » Measuring ground
He defeated the Moabites. He made them lie on the ground and then used a rope to measure them off. He put two-thirds of them to death and spared the other third. The Moabites became David's subjects and brought tribute.
The descendants of Joseph said to Joshua, "Why have you assigned us only one tribal allotment? After all, we have many people, for until now the Lord has enabled us to increase in number."
He drove the nations out from before them; he assigned them their tribal allotments and allowed the tribes of Israel to settle down.
"Therefore this is what the Lord says: 'Your wife will become a prostitute in the streets and your sons and daughters will die violently. Your land will be given to others and you will die in a foreign land. Israel will certainly be carried into exile away from its land.'"
Heathen » Their land given to israel
He drove the nations out from before them; he assigned them their tribal allotments and allowed the tribes of Israel to settle down.
He handed the territory of nations over to them, and they took possession of what other peoples had produced,
and gave their land as an inheritance, for his loyal love endures, as an inheritance to Israel his servant, for his loyal love endures,
"Shout for joy, O barren one who has not given birth! Give a joyful shout and cry out, you who have not been in labor! For the children of the desolate one are more numerous than the children of the married woman," says the Lord. Make your tent larger, stretch your tent curtains farther out! Spare no effort, lengthen your ropes, and pound your stakes deep. For you will spread out to the right and to the left; your children will conquer nations and will resettle desolate cities.