¹⁴ “‘In the morning, present^(A) yourselves tribe by tribe. The tribe the Lord chooses^(B) shall come forward clan by clan; the clan the Lord chooses shall come forward family by family; and the family the Lord chooses shall come forward man by man.

⁷ Then the sailors said to each other, “Come, let us cast lots to find out who is responsible for this calamity.”^(A) They cast lots and the lot fell on Jonah.^(B)

¹⁷ The clans of Judah came forward, and the Zerahites were chosen.^(A) He had the clan of the Zerahites come forward by families, and Zimri was chosen. ¹⁸ Joshua had his family come forward man by man, and Achan son of Karmi, the son of Zimri, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah,^(B) was chosen.^(C)

²⁴ Then they prayed,^(A) “Lord, you know everyone’s heart.^(B) Show us^(C) which of these two you have chosen ²⁵ to take over this apostolic ministry, which Judas left to go where he belongs.” ²⁶ Then they cast lots, and the lot fell to Matthias; so he was added to the eleven apostles.^(D)

³⁸ Saul therefore said, “Come here, all you who are leaders of the army, and let us find out what sin has been committed^(A) today. ³⁹ As surely as the Lord who rescues Israel lives,^(B) even if the guilt lies with my son Jonathan,^(C) he must die.”^(D) But not one of them said a word.

⁴⁰ Saul then said to all the Israelites, “You stand over there; I and Jonathan my son will stand over here.”

“Do what seems best to you,” they replied.

⁴¹ Then Saul prayed to the Lord, the God of Israel, “Why have you not answered your servant today? If the fault is in me or my son Jonathan, respond with Urim, but if the men of Israel are at fault,^[a] respond with Thummim.” Jonathan and Saul were taken by lot, and the men were cleared. ⁴² Saul said, “Cast the lot^(E) between me and Jonathan my son.” And Jonathan was taken.

¹⁹ But you have now rejected^(A) your God, who saves^(B) you out of all your disasters and calamities. And you have said, ‘No, appoint a king^(C) over us.’^(D) So now present^(E) yourselves before the Lord by your tribes and clans.”

²⁰ When Samuel had all Israel come forward by tribes, the tribe of Benjamin was taken by lot. ²¹ Then he brought forward the tribe of Benjamin, clan by clan, and Matri’s clan was taken.^(F) Finally Saul son of Kish was taken. But when they looked for him, he was not to be found.