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.
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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."
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He drove the nations out from before them; he assigned them their tribal allotments and allowed the tribes of Israel to settle down.
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"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.'"
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I looked again, and there was a man with a measuring line in his hand.
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