Lexicon :: Strong's H2505 - ḥālaq

And he and his servants deployed against them by night, defeated them, and pursued them as far as Hobah to the north of Damascus.

“Their anger is cursed, for it is strong,

and their fury, for it is cruel!

I will disperse them throughout Jacob

and scatter them throughout Israel.

“Benjamin is a wolf; he tears his prey.

In the morning he devours the prey,

and in the evening he divides the plunder.”

The enemy said:

“I will pursue, I will overtake,

I will divide the spoil.

My desire will be gratified at their expense.

I will draw my sword;

my hand will destroy[fn] them.”

“The land is to be divided among them as an inheritance based on the number of names.

“The land is to be divided by lot; they will receive an inheritance according to the names of their ancestral tribes.

“When you look to the heavens and see the sun, moon, and stars ​— ​all the stars in the sky ​— ​do not be led astray to bow in worship to them and serve them. The LORD your God has provided them for all people everywhere under heaven.

“They began to serve other gods, bowing in worship to gods they had not known ​— ​gods that the LORD had not permitted them to worship.

“Therefore, divide this land as an inheritance to the nine tribes and half the tribe of Manasseh.”

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

but seven tribes among the Israelites were left who had not divided up their inheritance.

“Then they are to divide it into seven portions. Judah is to remain in its territory in the south and Joseph’s family in their territory in the north.

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

These were the portions that the priest Eleazar, Joshua son of Nun, and the family heads distributed to the Israelite tribes by lot at Shiloh in the LORD’s presence at the entrance to the tent of meeting. So they finished dividing up the land.

he said, “Return to your homes with great wealth: a huge number of cattle, and silver, gold, bronze, iron, and a large quantity of clothing. Share the spoil of your enemies with your brothers.”

“Are they not finding and dividing the spoil —

a girl or two[fn] for each warrior,

the spoil of colored garments for Sisera,

the spoil of an embroidered garment or two for my neck? ”[fn]

“Who can agree to your proposal? The share of the one who goes into battle is to be the same as the share of the one who remains with the supplies. They will share equally.”

Then he distributed a loaf of bread, a date cake, and a raisin cake to each one in the entire Israelite community, both men and women. Then all the people went home.

The king said to him, “Why keep on speaking about these matters of yours? I hereby declare: you and Ziba are to divide the land.”

At that time the people of Israel were divided: half the people followed Tibni son of Ginath, to make him king, and half followed Omri.

They divided the land between them in order to cover it. Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went the other way by himself.

Then he distributed to each and every Israelite, both men and women, a loaf of bread, a date cake, and a raisin cake.

Then David divided them into divisions according to Levi’s sons: Gershom,[fn] Kohath, and Merari.

Together with Zadok from the descendants of Eleazar and Ahimelech from the descendants of Ithamar, David divided them according to the assigned duties of their service.

Then Jehoiada put the oversight of the LORD’s temple into the hands of the Levitical priests, whom David had appointed over the LORD’s temple, to offer burnt offerings to the LORD as it is written in the law of Moses, with rejoicing and song ordained by[fn] David.

Although Ahaz plundered the LORD’s temple and the palace of the king and of the rulers and gave the plunder to the king of Assyria, it did not help him.

You gave them kingdoms and peoples

and established boundaries for them.

They took possession

of the land of King Sihon[fn] of Heshbon

and of the land of King Og of Bashan.

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

How often is the lamp of the wicked put out?

Does disaster[fn] come on them?

Does he apportion destruction in his anger?

he may heap it up, but the righteous will wear it,

and the innocent will divide up his silver.

What road leads to the place where light is dispersed?[fn]

Where is the source of the east wind that spreads across the earth?

For God has deprived her of wisdom;

he has not endowed her with understanding.

For there is nothing reliable in what they say;

destruction is within them;

their throat is an open grave;

they flatter with their tongues.

They divided my garments among themselves,

and they cast lots for my clothing.

For with his flattering opinion of himself,

he does not discover and hate his iniquity.

His buttery words are smooth,

but war is in his heart.

His words are softer than oil,

but they are drawn swords.

God has spoken in his sanctuary:[fn]

“I will celebrate!

I will divide up Shechem.

I will apportion the Valley of Succoth.

“The kings of the armies flee ​— ​they flee! ”

She who stays at home divides the spoil.

God has spoken in his sanctuary:[fn]

“I will celebrate!

I will divide up Shechem.

I will apportion the Valley of Succoth.

It will rescue you from a forbidden woman,

from a wayward woman with her flattering talk,

She will keep you from a forbidden woman,

a wayward woman with her flattering talk.

Better to be lowly of spirit with the humble[fn]

than to divide plunder with the proud.

A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son

and share an inheritance among brothers.

One who rebukes a person will later find more favor

than one who flatters with his tongue.

A person who flatters his neighbor

spreads a net for his feet.

To be a thief’s partner is to hate oneself;

he hears the curse but will not testify.

You have enlarged the nation

and increased its joy.[fn]

The people have rejoiced before you

as they rejoice at harvest time

and as they rejoice when dividing spoils.