The leaders of the people were living in Jerusalem, the holy city. A tenth of the people from the other towns of Judah and Benjamin were chosen by sacred lots to live there, too, while the rest stayed where they were.

百姓的首领住在耶路撒冷。其余的百姓掣签，每十人中使一人来住在圣城耶路撒冷，那九人住在别的城邑。

百姓的领袖住在耶路撒冷。其余的百姓抽签，每十人中选一人来住在圣城耶路撒冷，另外九人住在别的城镇。

百姓的领袖住在耶路撒冷。其余的百姓抽签，每十人中选一人来住在圣城耶路撒冷，另外九人住在别的城镇。

民众的首领住在耶路撒冷。其余的人用抽签的方式抽出十分之一的人口住在圣城耶路撒冷，剩下的人则住在其他城邑。

那时，民众的领袖住在耶路撒冷；其余的民众都抽签，抽出十分之一，住在圣城耶路撒冷，余下的十分之九就住在别的城镇。

百姓的首領住在耶路撒冷。其餘的百姓掣籤，每十人中使一人來住在聖城耶路撒冷，那九人住在別的城邑。

百姓的領袖住在耶路撒冷。其餘的百姓抽籤，每十人中選一人來住在聖城耶路撒冷，另外九人住在別的城鎮。

百姓的領袖住在耶路撒冷。其餘的百姓抽籤，每十人中選一人來住在聖城耶路撒冷，另外九人住在別的城鎮。

民眾的首領住在耶路撒冷。其餘的人用抽籤的方式抽出十分之一的人口住在聖城耶路撒冷，剩下的人則住在其他城邑。

那時，民眾的領袖住在耶路撒冷；其餘的民眾都抽籤，抽出十分之一，住在聖城耶路撒冷，餘下的十分之九就住在別的城鎮。

人民的首領住在耶路撒冷；其餘的人民則拈鬮，每十人中使一人來住在聖城耶路撒冷，那九份的人住在別的市鎮。

民長居耶路撒冷、餘民掣籤、於十人中、使一人居耶路撒冷聖邑、九人居於他邑、

民長居耶路撒冷、餘民掣籤、於十人中簡一人、使居聖京、九人居於別邑。

民長居耶路撒冷、餘民掣籤、每十人中、使一人來居聖城耶路撒冷、九人居他邑、

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, the holy city, while the remaining nine were to stay in their own towns.

The leaders of the people made their homes in Jerusalem. The rest of the people cast lots. They did it to choose one person out of every ten of them. That person was chosen to live in the holy city of Jerusalem. The other nine had to stay in their own towns.

Now the leaders of the people lived in Jerusalem. And the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to live in Jerusalem the holy city, while nine out of ten remained in the other towns.

Now the leaders of the people stayed in Jerusalem, and the rest of the people cast lots for one out of ten to come and live in Jerusalem, the holy city, while the other nine-tenths remained in their towns.

Now the leaders of the people lived in Jerusalem, but the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to live in Jerusalem, the holy city, while nine tenths remained in the other cities.

Now the leaders of the people dwelt at Jerusalem; the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to dwell in Jerusalem, the holy city, and nine-tenths were to dwell in other cities.

And the princes of the people dwelt in Jerusalem: the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts in the other cities.

Now the leaders of the people stayed in Jerusalem, and the rest of the people cast lots for one out of ten to come and live in Jerusalem, the holy city, while the other nine-tenths remained in their towns.

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.

So the leaders of the people settled in Jerusalem, while the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of every ten to settle in Jerusalem, the holy city, while the other nine remained in other cities.

The princes of the people lived in Jerusalem. The rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts in the other cities.

even though you call yourself the holy city and talk about depending on the God of Israel, whose name is the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

In all, there were 284 Levites in the holy city.

“ We have cast sacred lots to determine when— at regular times each year— the families of the priests, Levites, and the common people should bring wood to God’s Temple to be burned on the altar of the Lord our God, as is written in the Law.

Wake up, wake up, O Zion! Clothe yourself with strength. Put on your beautiful clothes, O holy city of Jerusalem, for unclean and godless people will enter your gates no longer.

Then the devil took him to the holy city, Jerusalem, to the highest point of the Temple,

They left the cemetery after Jesus’ resurrection, went into the holy city of Jerusalem, and appeared to many people.

They were assigned by families for guard duty at the various gates, without regard to age or training, for it was all decided by means of sacred lots.

Then they all prayed,“ O Lord, you know every heart. Show us which of these men you have chosen

And there at Shiloh, Joshua cast sacred lots in the presence of the Lord to determine which tribe should have each section.

At that time the city was large and spacious, but the population was small, and none of the houses had been rebuilt.So my God gave me the idea to call together all the nobles and leaders of the city, along with the ordinary citizens, for registration. I had found the genealogical record of those who had first returned to Judah. This is what was written there:

Here stand the thrones where judgment is given, the thrones of the dynasty of David.

“ Suppose a case arises in a local court that is too hard for you to decide— for instance, whether someone is guilty of murder or only of manslaughter, or a difficult lawsuit, or a case involving different kinds of assault. Take such legal cases to the place the Lord your God will choose,and present them to the Levitical priests or the judge on duty at that time. They will hear the case and declare the verdict.

Instead, this is what we will do to Gibeah; we will draw lots to decide who will attack it.One tenth of the men from each tribe will be chosen to supply the warriors with food, and the rest of us will take revenge on Gibeah of Benjamin for this shameful thing they have done in Israel.”

We may throw the dice, but the Lord determines how they fall.