Here you will find all biblical passages where / in which the word (or term) ‘Lots’ occurs and how often this word occurs per biblical book. We searched the New and Old Testaments to find all the verses and occurrences of the Word. his article is part of our small concordance.
The term ‘Lots’ occurs 28 times in the Bible. Below you will find all matching biblical passages divided according to the corresponding book.
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Bible passages with ‘Lots’ in the book Leviticus
Leviticus 16:8 And casting lots over them both, one is to be offered to the Lord, and the other is to be the emissary goat.Leviticus 16:8
Number of the word / term Lots in Leviticus: 1
Bible passages with ‘Lots’ in the book Numbers
Numbers 36:4 And so it may be that, when the Jubilee of remission, that is, the fiftieth year, has arrived, the distribution by lots shall be confounded, and the possession of the one shall be transferred to others.”Numbers 36:4
Number of the word / term Lots in Numbers: 1
Bible passages with ‘Lots’ in the book Joshua
Joshua 18:6 The land that is in the middle, between these, write it down in seven parts. And you shall come to me, so that I may cast lots for you about this, before the Lord your God.Joshua 18:6
Joshua 18:8 And when the men had risen up, so that they might go out to describe the land, Joshua instructed them, saying, “Circle through the land, and describe it, and return to me, so that I may cast lots for you about this, before the Lord, in Shiloh.”Joshua 18:8
Joshua 18:10 And he cast lots before the Lord, at Shiloh, and he divided the land to the sons of Israel, in seven parts.Joshua 18:10
Number of the word / term Lots in Joshua: 3
Bible passages with ‘Lots’ in the book 1 Samuel
1 Samuel 14:42 And Saul said, “Cast lots between myself and Jonathan, my son.” And Jonathan was caught.1 Samuel 14:42
Number of the word / term Lots in 1 Samuel: 1
Bible passages with ‘Lots’ in the book 1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 24:31 And they also cast lots concerning their brothers, the sons of Aaron, before David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the leaders of the priestly and Levitical families, as much concerning the elder as the younger. The lot divided all things equitably.1 Chronicles 24:31
1 Chronicles 25:8 And they cast lots in their turns, the elder equally with the younger, the learned together with the unlearned.1 Chronicles 25:8
1 Chronicles 26:13 Then they cast lots equally, for both the small and the great, by their families, concerning each one of the gates.1 Chronicles 26:13
Number of the word / term Lots in 1 Chronicles: 3
Bible passages with ‘Lots’ in the book Nehemiah
Nehemiah 10:34 Then we cast lots concerning the oblation of the wood among the priests, and the Levites, and the people, so that it would be carried into the house of our God, by the households of our fathers, at set times, from the times of one year to another, so that they might burn upon the altar of the Lord our God, just as it was written in the law of Moses,Nehemiah 10:34
Nehemiah 11:1 Now the leaders of the people lived in Jerusalem. Yet truly, the remainder of the people cast lots, so that they might choose one part in ten who were to live in Jerusalem, the holy city, and nine parts for the other cities.Nehemiah 11:1
Number of the word / term Lots in Nehemiah: 2
Bible passages with ‘Lots’ in the book Esther
Esther 9:26 And so, from that time, these days are called Purim, that is, of the lots, because Pur, that is, the lot, was cast into the urn. And all things that had been carried out are contained in the volume of this epistle, that is, of this book.Esther 9:26
Esther 9:28 These are the days which no one ever will erase into oblivion, and which every province in the whole world, throughout each generation, shall celebrate. Neither is there any city wherein the days of Purim, that is, of lots, may not be observed by the Jews, and by their posterity, which has been obligated to these ceremonies.Esther 9:28
Esther 9:31 and observe the days of lots, and celebrate them with joy at their proper time, just as Mordecai and Esther had established. And they accepted these to be observed by themselves and by their offspring: fasting, and crying out, and the days of lots,Esther 9:31
Esther 10:3 and how Mordecai of Jewish birth, was second after king Artaxerxes, and great among the Jews, and acceptable to the people of his brethren, seeking the good of his people, and speaking about things which pertained to peace for their descendents. And Mordecai said, “By God have these things been done. I remember a dream that I saw, which signified these same things, and nothing of this whatsoever has failed to occur. The little fountain which grew into a river, and had turned into light and into the sun, and overflowed into many waters, is Esther, whom the king received as wife and whom he preferred to be queen. But the two dragons are I and Haman. The peoples who gathered together are those who had attempted to erase the name of the Jews. And my people is Israel, who cried out to the Lord, and the Lord brought salvation to his people, and he freed us from all evils, and he created great signs and portents among the nations. And he commanded there to be two lots, one for the people of God and the other for all the nations. And both lots arrived at the day appointed before God, even from that past time, for all peoples. And the Lord remembered his people and had mercy on his inheritance. And these days shall be observed in the month of Adar, on the fourteenth and fifteenth day of the same month, with all zealousness and joy, by the people gathered together into one union, throughout all the generations hereafter of the people of Israel.” In the fourth year of the reigns of Ptolemy and Cleopatra, Dositheus, who was himself a priest and born of the Levites, and Ptolemy his son, brought this epistle of Purim, which they said was a translation by Lysimachus the son of Ptolemy in Jerusalem.Esther 10:3
Number of the word / term Lots in Esther: 4
Bible passages with ‘Lots’ in the book Psalm
Psalm 16:6 The lots have fallen upon me with clarity. And, indeed, my inheritance has been very clear to me.Psalm 16:6
Psalm 22:18 They divided my garments among them, and over my vestment, they cast lots.Psalm 22:18
Number of the word / term Lots in Psalm: 2
Bible passages with ‘Lots’ in the book Isaiah
Isaiah 34:17 And he has cast lots over them. And his hand has distributed this to them by measure. They will possess it, even unto eternity. From generation to generation, they will dwell in it.Isaiah 34:17
Number of the word / term Lots in Isaiah: 1
Bible passages with ‘Lots’ in the book Ezekiel
Ezekiel 21:19 “And as for you, son of man, set for yourself two ways, so that the sword of the king of Babylon may approach. Both shall go forth from one land. And with a hand, he will grasp and cast lots; he will cast at the head of the way of the community.Ezekiel 21:19
Number of the word / term Lots in Ezekiel: 1
Bible passages with ‘Lots’ in the book Joel
Joel 3:3 And they have cast lots over my people; and the boy they have placed in the brothel, and the girl they have sold for wine, so that they might drink.Joel 3:3
Number of the word / term Lots in Joel: 1
Bible passages with ‘Lots’ in the book Obadiah
Obadiah 1:11 In the day when you stood against him, when strangers seized his army, and foreigners entered into his gates, and they cast lots over Jerusalem: you also were just like one of them.Obadiah 1:11
Number of the word / term Lots in Obadiah: 1
Bible passages with ‘Lots’ in the book Jonah
Jonah 1:7 And a man said to his shipmate, “Come, and let us cast lots, so that we may know why this disaster is upon us.” And they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.Jonah 1:7
Number of the word / term Lots in Jonah: 1
Bible passages with ‘Lots’ in the book Nahum
Nahum 3:10 Nevertheless, she has been led away with the transmigration into captivity. Her little ones have been dashed in pieces at the top of every street, and they have cast lots over her celebrities, and all her elite have been fastened together in shackles.Nahum 3:10
Number of the word / term Lots in Nahum: 1
Bible passages with ‘Lots’ in the book Matthew
Matthew 27:35 Then, after they had crucified him, they divided his garments, casting lots, in order to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet, saying: “They divided my garments among them, and over my vestment they cast lots.”Matthew 27:35
Number of the word / term Lots in Matthew: 1
Bible passages with ‘Lots’ in the book Mark
Mark 15:24 And while crucifying him, they divided his garments, casting lots over them, to see who would take what.Mark 15:24
Number of the word / term Lots in Mark: 1
Bible passages with ‘Lots’ in the book Luke
Luke 23:34 Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them. For they know not what they do.” And truly, dividing his garments, they cast lots.Luke 23:34
Number of the word / term Lots in Luke: 1
Bible passages with ‘Lots’ in the book John
John 19:24 Then they said to one another, “Let us not cut it, but instead let us cast lots over it, to see whose it will be.” This was so that the Scripture would be fulfilled, saying: “They have distributed my garments among themselves, and for my vesture they have cast lots.” And indeed, the soldiers did these things.John 19:24
Number of the word / term Lots in John: 1
Bible passages with ‘Lots’ in the book Acts
Acts 1:26 And they cast lots concerning them, and the lot fell upon Matthias. And he was numbered with the eleven Apostles.Acts 1:26
Number of the word / term ‘Lots’ in Acts: 1
These texts are taken from the following version: Catholic Public Domain Version.
Number of Bible Verses found on the topic: 28
