Judges 20:9 · KJV
“But now this {shall be} the thing which we will do to Gibeah; {we will go up} by lot against it;”
— Judges 20:9
And all the people arose as one man, saying, We will not any {of us} go to his tent, neither will we any {of us} turn into his house.
And we will take ten men of an hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel, and an hundred of a thousand, and a thousand out of ten thousand, to fetch victual for the people, that they may do, when they come to Gibeah of Benjamin, according to all the folly that they have wrought in Israel.
Judges 20 — Context
Behold, ye {are} all children of Israel; give here your advice and counsel.
8And all the people arose as one man, saying, We will not any {of us} go to his tent, neither will we any {of us} turn into his house.
9But now this {shall be} the thing which we will do to Gibeah; {we will go up} by lot against it;
10And we will take ten men of an hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel, and an hundred of a thousand, and a thousand out of ten thousand, to fetch victual for the people, that they may do, when they come to Gibeah of Benjamin, according to all the folly that they have wrought in Israel.
11So all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, knit together as one man. {knit...: Heb. fellows}
Cross References
Acts 1:26
And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
Joshua 14:2
By lot {was} their inheritance, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes, and {for} the half tribe.
1 Samuel 14:41-42
Therefore Saul said unto the LORD God of Israel, Give a perfect {lot}. And Saul and Jonathan were taken: but the people escaped. {Give...: or, Shew the innocent} {escaped: Heb. went forth}
Jonah 1:7
And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil {is} upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.
Proverbs 16:33
The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof {is} of the LORD.
Nehemiah 11:1
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.
1 Chronicles 24:5
Thus were they divided by lot, one sort with another; for the governors of the sanctuary, and governors {of the house} of God, were of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.