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Schlachter Bibel

Sprüche 18:18

Das Los schlichtet den Hader und entscheidet zwischen den Starken.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Lot, the;   Thompson Chain Reference - Casting Lots;   Lots, Casting;   The Topic Concordance - Contention;  

Dictionaries:

- Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Lot;   Pardon;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Proverbs, the Book of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Lots;   Proverbs, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Lots;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Justice;   Lot;   Urim and Thummim;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Judge;   Part;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Lots;   Priest;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for January 15;  

Parallel Translations

Lutherbible (1912)
Das Los stillt den Hader und scheidet zwischen den Mächtigen.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Proverbs 16:33, Joshua 14:2, 1 Samuel 10:21-27, 1 Samuel 14:42, 1 Chronicles 6:63, 1 Chronicles 24:31, Nehemiah 11:1

Reciprocal: Numbers 26:55 - by lot Joshua 18:6 - that I may cast Joshua 18:10 - cast lots Joshua 21:8 - by lot Nehemiah 10:34 - cast

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The lot causeth contentions to cease,.... When a case cannot be determined among parties at variance in a private way, nor in a court of judicature, the lot is cast, and that puts an end to all strife, and makes each party easy; they submit to it, and acquiesce in it;

and parteth between the mighty; the kings and princes of the earth; men of great power and authority, and of great riches and affluence; and so in a capacity of contending with each other, and of prolonging the contention, which may be attended with bad consequences; and who are not easily dissuaded from it: or it may intend such who most vehemently disagree; persons of great spirits, who are obstinate and stubborn, and will by no means yield, and there is no parting them by arguments or legal decisions; these the lot parts, and causes them to cease from their quarrels and contentions, and to rest satisfied with the distributions the lot makes to them; as the children of Israel were with their portion of the land of Canaan, assigned them by lot.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Compare Proverbs 16:33 note. A tacit appeal to the Divine Judge gave a fairer prospect of a just decision than corruption Proverbs 18:16 or hasty onesidedness Proverbs 18:17.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Proverbs 18:18. The lot causeth contentions to ceaseProverbs 16:33.


 
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