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During the night, Abram divided his forces and routed Chedorlaomer’s army, pursuing them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus.

Cursed be their anger, for it is strong, and their wrath, for it is cruel! I will disperse them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel.

Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; in the morning he devours the prey, in the evening he divides the plunder.”

The enemy declared, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake. I will divide the spoils; I will gorge myself on them. I will draw my sword; my hand will destroy them.’

“The land is to be divided among the tribes as an inheritance, according to the number of names.

Indeed, the land must be divided by lot; they shall receive their inheritance according to the names of the tribes of their fathers.

Each inheritance is to be divided by lot among the larger and smaller tribes.”

When you look to the heavens and see the sun and moon and stars—all the host of heaven—do not be enticed to bow down and worship what the LORD your God has apportioned to all the nations under heaven.

They went and served other gods, and they worshiped gods they had not known—gods that the LORD had not given to them.

Now therefore divide this land as an inheritance to the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh.”

So the Israelites did as the LORD had commanded Moses, and they divided the land.

…there were still seven tribes of Israel who had not yet received their inheritance.

…and divide the land into seven portions. Judah shall remain in their territory in the south, and the house of Joseph shall remain in their territory in the north.

And Joshua cast lots for them in the presence of the LORD at Shiloh, where he distributed the land to the Israelites according to their divisions.

These are the inheritances that Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families distributed by lot to the tribes of Israel at Shiloh before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. So they finished dividing up the land.

…saying, “Return to your homes with your great wealth, with immense herds of livestock, with silver, gold, bronze, iron, and very many clothes. Divide with your brothers the spoil of your enemies.”

‘Are they not finding and dividing the spoil—a girl or two for each warrior, a plunder of dyed garments for Sisera, the spoil of embroidered garments for the neck of the looter?’

Who will listen to your proposal? The share of the one who went to battle will match the share of the one who stayed with the supplies. They will share alike.”

Then he distributed to every man and woman among the multitude of Israel a loaf of bread, a date cake, and a raisin cake. And all the people departed, each to his own home.

The king replied, “Why say any more? I hereby declare that you and Ziba are to divide the land.”

At that time the people of Israel were divided: Half of the people supported Tibni son of Ginath as king, and half supported Omri.

So they divided the land to explore. Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went the other way by himself.

Then he distributed to every man and woman of Israel a loaf of bread, a date cake, and a raisin cake.

Then David divided the Levites into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

With the help of Eleazar’s descendant Zadok and Ithamar’s descendant Ahimelech, David divided them according to the offices of their service.

Since more leaders were found among Eleazar’s descendants than those of Ithamar, they were divided accordingly. There were sixteen heads of families from the descendants of Eleazar and eight from the descendants of Ithamar.

Thus they were divided by lot, for there were officers of the sanctuary and officers of God among both Eleazar’s and Ithamar’s descendants.

Moreover, Jehoiada put the oversight of the house of the LORD into the hands of the Levitical priests, whom David had appointed over the house of the LORD, to offer burnt offerings to the LORD as written in the Law of Moses, with rejoicing and song, as ordained by David.

Although Ahaz had taken a portion from the house of the LORD, from the royal palace, and from the princes and had presented it to the king of Assyria, it did not help him.

You gave them kingdoms and peoples and allotted to them every corner of the land. So they took the land of Sihon king of Heshbon and of Og king of Bashan.

I appointed as treasurers over the storerooms Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and Pedaiah of the Levites, with Hanan son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah, to assist them, because they were considered trustworthy. They were responsible for distributing the supplies to their fellow Levites.

How often is the lamp of the wicked put out? Does disaster come upon them? Does God, in His anger, apportion destruction?

…what he lays up, the righteous will wear, and his silver will be divided by the innocent.

In which direction is the lightning dispersed, or the east wind scattered over the earth?

For God has deprived her of wisdom; He has not endowed her with understanding.

For not a word they speak can be trusted; destruction lies within them. Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.

They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.

For his eyes are too full of conceit to detect or hate his own sin.

His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed.

God has spoken from His sanctuary: “I will triumph! I will parcel out Shechem and apportion the Valley of Succoth.

“Kings and their armies flee in haste; she who waits at home divides the plunder.

God has spoken from His sanctuary: “I will triumph! I will parcel out Shechem and apportion the Valley of Succoth.

It will rescue you from the forbidden woman, from the stranger with seductive words

…that they may keep you from the adulteress, from the stranger with seductive words.

It is better to be lowly in spirit among the humble than to divide the spoil with the proud.

A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share his inheritance as one of the brothers.

He who rebukes a man will later find more favor than one who flatters with his tongue.

A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.

A partner to a thief hates his own soul; he receives the oath but does not testify.

You have enlarged the nation and increased its joy. The people rejoice before You as they rejoice at harvest time, as men rejoice in dividing the plunder.