1 Samuel 14:41

14:41 Then Saul said, “O Lord God of Israel! If this sin has been committed by me or by my son Jonathan, then, O Lord God of Israel, respond with Urim. But if this sin has been committed by your people Israel, respond with Thummim.” ¹  Then Jonathan and Saul were indicated by lot, while the army was exonerated. ² 

Joshua 7:16-18

7:16 Bright and early the next morning Joshua made Israel approach in tribal order ³  and the tribe of Judah was selected. 7:17 He then made the clans of Judah approach and the clan of the Zerahites was selected. He made the clan of the Zerahites approach and Zabdi ⁴  was selected. ⁵  7:18 He then made Zabdi’s ⁶  family approach man by man ⁷  and Achan son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah, was selected.

Acts 1:24-26

1:24 Then they prayed, ⁸  “Lord, you know the hearts of all. Show us which one of these two you have chosen 1:25 to assume the task ⁹  of this service ¹⁰  and apostleship from which Judas turned aside ¹¹  to go to his own place.” ¹²  1:26 Then ¹³  they cast lots for them, and the one chosen was Matthias; ¹⁴  so he was counted with the eleven apostles. ¹⁵ 

¹ tc Heb “to the Lord God of Israel: ‘Give what is perfect.’” The Hebrew textual tradition has accidentally omitted several words here. The present translation follows the LXX (as do several English versions, cf. NAB, NRSV, TEV). See P. K. McCarter, I Samuel (AB), 247-48, and R. W. Klein, 1 Samuel (WBC), 132.

² tn Heb “went out.”

³ tn Heb “by tribes.”

⁴ tn See the note on “Zabdi” in 1 Chr 7:1.

⁵ tn Heb “and he selected Zabdi.” The Lord is the apparent subject. The LXX supports reading a passive (Niphal) form here, as does the immediate context.

⁶ tn Heb “his”; the referent (Zabdi) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁷ tn Heb “by men.”

⁸ tn Grk “And praying, they said.” Because of the difference between Greek style, which often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” and English style, which generally does not, καί (kai) has not been translated here.

⁹ tn Grk “to take the place.”

¹⁰ tn Or “of this ministry.”

¹¹ tn Or “the task of this service and apostleship which Judas ceased to perform.”

¹² sn To go to his own place. This may well be a euphemism for Judas’ judged fate. He separated himself from them, and thus separated he would remain.

¹³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the continuity with the preceding verse. Greek style often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” but English style does not.

¹⁴ tn Grk “and the lot fell on Matthias.”

¹⁵ tn Or “he was counted as one of the apostles along with the eleven.”