100 Bible Verses About Division

Give out from among you three men for each tribe: and I will send them, and they shall rise, and go through the land, and describe it according to the inheritance of them; and they shall come again to me.

And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs,

This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families, these cities with their villages.

And there fell ten portions to Manasseh, beside the land of Gilead and Bashan, which were on the other side Jordan;

The children of Merari by their families had out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.

And the men went and passed through the land, and described it by cities into seven parts in a book, and came again to Joshua to the host at Shiloh.

And the fourth lot came out to Issachar, for the children of Issachar according to their families.

And the son of an Israelitish woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel: and this son of the Israelitish woman and a man of Israel strove together in the camp;

And over the host of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan.

All the hangings of the court round about were of fine twined linen.

The sixth captain for the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

Cut ye not off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites:

Notwithstanding the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.

The eighteenth to Hanani, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

Southward it was Ephraim’s, and northward it was Manasseh’s, and the sea is his border; and they met together in Asher on the north, and in Issachar on the east.

Then there arose and went over by number twelve of Benjamin, which pertained to Ish–bosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.

Then answered all the wicked men and men of Belial, of those that went with David, and said, Because they went not with us, we will not give them ought of the spoil that we have recovered, save to every man his wife and his children, that they may lead them away, and depart.

Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Asher, were forty and one thousand and five hundred.

And there went from thence of the family of the Danites, out of Zorah and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men appointed with weapons of war.

And Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelve pieces:

And the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua, saying, Why hast thou given me but one lot and one portion to inherit, seeing I am a great people, forasmuch as the Lord hath blessed me hitherto?

And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with her suburbs,

And over the host of the tribe of the children of Asher was Pagiel the son of Ocran.

These are the countries which Moses did distribute for inheritance in the plains of Moab, on the other side Jordan, by Jericho, eastward.

A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty thousand and five hundred.

And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan.

And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with her suburbs, Dabareh with her suburbs,

And a third part shall be at the king’s house; and a third part at the gate of the foundation: and all the people shall be in the courts of the house of the Lord.

And the residue of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their coasts out of the tribe of Ephraim.

The two and twentieth to Giddalti, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

And when they had set the people, even all the host that was on the north of the city, and their liers in wait on the west of the city, Joshua went that night into the midst of the valley.

And Saul and all the people that were with him assembled themselves, and they came to the battle: and, behold, every man’s sword was against his fellow, and there was a very great discomfiture.

This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar according to their families, the cities and their villages.

For who will hearken unto you in this matter? but as his part is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his part be that tarrieth by the stuff: they shall part alike.

And Jordan was the border of it on the east side. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, by the coasts thereof round about, according to their families.

And the border compasseth it on the north side to Hannathon: and the outgoings thereof are in the valley of Jiphthah–el:

And over the course of the second month was Dodai an Ahohite, and of his course was Mikloth also the ruler: in his course likewise were twenty and four thousand.

And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life.

So the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance.

And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.

And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was come again, that they sent and called him unto the congregation, and made him king over all Israel: there was none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.

And Judah was put to the worse before Israel; and they fled every man to their tents.

Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim: and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said, Ye Gileadites are fugitives of Ephraim among the Ephraimites, and among the Manassites.

And he delivered them into the hand of his servants, every drove by themselves; and said unto his servants, Pass over before me, and put a space betwixt drove and drove.

Which the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot.

And the seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families.

The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;

And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.

And their border on the north side was from Jordan; and the border went up to the side of Jericho on the north side, and went up through the mountains westward; and the goings out thereof were at the wilderness of Beth–aven.

And thou shalt hang up the vail under the taches, that thou mayest bring in thither within the vail the ark of the testimony: and the vail shall divide unto you between the holy place and the most holy.

Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, which are threescore and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.

And Moses gave inheritance unto the tribe of Gad, even unto the children of Gad according to their families.

And the west border was to the great sea, and the coast thereof. This is the coast of the children of Judah round about according to their families.

So there were delivered out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.

And the half, which was the portion of them that went out to war, was in number three hundred thousand and seven and thirty thousand and five hundred sheep:

Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.

Unto these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names.

And he said to Jeroboam, Take thee ten pieces: for thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, Behold, I will rend the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and will give ten tribes to thee:

The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

And half Gilead, and Ashtaroth, and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, were pertaining unto the children of Machir the son of Manasseh, even to the one half of the children of Machir by their families.

So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your tents, O Israel: now see to thine own house, David. So Israel departed unto their tents.

And the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according to their armies: and over his host was Elizur the son of Shedeur.

And another company turned the way to Beth–horon: and another company turned to the way of the border that looketh to the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.

Now therefore up by night, thou and the people that is with thee, and lie in wait in the field:

So Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day.

And there came a messenger to David, saying, The hearts of the men of Israel are after Absalom.

And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.

And out of the tribe of Issachar; Kedesh with her suburbs, Daberath with her suburbs,

And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites? And they did chide with him sharply.

A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.

The fourth captain for the fourth month was Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

Out of the portion of the children of Judah was the inheritance of the children of Simeon: for the part of the children of Judah was too much for them: therefore the children of Simeon had their inheritance within the inheritance of them.

And spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke: my father also chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.

And I will put a division between my people and thy people: to morrow shall this sign be.

The Lord shall bring upon thee, and upon thy people, and upon thy father’s house, days that have not come, from the day that Ephraim departed from Judah; even the king of Assyria.

And the separate cities for the children of Ephraim were among the inheritance of the children of Manasseh, all the cities with their villages.

And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the other, and slew him.

And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, This is the land which ye shall inherit by lot, which the Lord commanded to give unto the nine tribes, and to the half tribe:

And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau came, and with him four hundred men. And he divided the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids.

And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred.

And he coupled five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves.

And if one man’s ox hurt another’s, that he die; then they shall sell the live ox, and divide the money of it; and the dead ox also they shall divide.

And the Gileadites took the passages of Jordan before the Ephraimites: and it was so, that when those Ephraimites which were escaped said, Let me go over; that the men of Gilead said unto him, Art thou an Ephraimite? If he said, Nay;

But on the morrow all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, Ye have killed the people of the Lord.

And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.

The standard of the camp of Dan shall be on the north side by their armies: and the captain of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.

And there were more chief men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar; and thus were they divided. Among the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen chief men of the house of their fathers, and eight among the sons of Ithamar according to the house of their fathers.

Thou shalt in any wise set him king over thee, whom the Lord thy God shall choose: one from among thy brethren shalt thou set king over thee: thou mayest not set a stranger over thee, which is not thy brother.

So also made he for the door of the temple posts of olive tree, a fourth part of the wall.

Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,

This do; Take you censers, Korah, and all his company;

All the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon unto Misrephoth–maim, and all the Sidonians, them will I drive out from before the children of Israel: only divide thou it by lot unto the Israelites for an inheritance, as I have commanded thee.

Ye shall therefore describe the land into seven parts, and bring the description hither to me, that I may cast lots for you here before the Lord our God.

And divide the prey into two parts; between them that took the war upon them, who went out to battle, and between all the congregation:

God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.

Then were the people of Israel divided into two parts: half of the people followed Tibni the son of Ginath, to make him king; and half followed Omri.