18 Casting the lot settles disputes(A)
    and keeps strong opponents apart.

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The New Residents of Jerusalem(A)

11 Now the leaders of the people settled in Jerusalem. The rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of every ten of them to live in Jerusalem,(B) the holy city,(C) while the remaining nine were to stay in their own towns.(D)

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31 They also cast lots,(A) just as their relatives the descendants of Aaron did, in the presence of King David and of Zadok, Ahimelek, and the heads of families of the priests and of the Levites. The families of the oldest brother were treated the same as those of the youngest.

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63 The descendants of Merari, clan by clan, were allotted twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad and Zebulun.

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42 Saul said, “Cast the lot(A) between me and Jonathan my son.” And Jonathan was taken.

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21 Then he brought forward the tribe of Benjamin, clan by clan, and Matri’s clan was taken.(A) Finally Saul son of Kish was taken. But when they looked for him, he was not to be found. 22 So they inquired(B) further of the Lord, “Has the man come here yet?”

And the Lord said, “Yes, he has hidden himself among the supplies.”

23 They ran and brought him out, and as he stood among the people he was a head taller(C) than any of the others. 24 Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see the man the Lord has chosen?(D) There is no one like(E) him among all the people.”

Then the people shouted, “Long live(F) the king!”

25 Samuel explained(G) to the people the rights and duties(H) of kingship.(I) He wrote them down on a scroll and deposited it before the Lord. Then Samuel dismissed the people to go to their own homes.

26 Saul also went to his home in Gibeah,(J) accompanied by valiant men(K) whose hearts God had touched. 27 But some scoundrels(L) said, “How can this fellow save us?” They despised him and brought him no gifts.(M) But Saul kept silent.

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Their inheritances were assigned by lot(A) to the nine and a half tribes,(B) as the Lord had commanded through Moses.

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