Joshua 7:14

In the morning therefore ye shall be brought according to your tribes: and it shall be, that the tribe which the Lord taketh shall come according to the families thereof; and the family which the Lord shall take shall come by households; and the household which the Lord shall take shall come man by man.

Cross-references

Joshua 7:17 Parallel

Joshua 7:17 carries out the process described — the tribe of Judah is taken, narrowing down to Achan.

Joshua 7:18 Parallel

Joshua 7:18 completes the selection — Achan is singled out as the one who caused Israel's defeat.

Joshua 7:16 Parallel

Joshua 7:16 shows the first step: Joshua brings the tribes near and the tribe of Judah is taken.

1 Samuel 10:19-21 uses the same tribal and family lot procedure to select Saul as king.

1 Samuel 14:38-42 uses lot-casting to identify the sinner who violated a ban, mirroring Achan's detection.

Jonah 1:7 Parallel

Jonah 1:7 parallels lot-casting to identify the guilty person whose sin brought disaster on the group.

Acts 1:24-26 describes the early church casting lots to select Matthias, continuing OT practice of divine selection.

Proverbs 16:33 Related theme

Proverbs 16:33 affirms that the lot's decision is from the Lord, the principle behind Joshua's selection process.