| Geneva Study Bible The lot {l} causeth contentions to cease, and {m} parteth between the mighty. (l) If a controversy cannot otherwise be decided, it is best to cast lots to know whose the thing will be. (m) Appeases their controversy, who are so stout that they cannot otherwise be pacified. Wesley's Notes 18:18 Parteth - Gives to every one what is right or meet. Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary 18. The lot-whose disposal is of God (Pr 16:13), may, properly used, be a right mode of settling disputes. Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary 18:17. It is well to listen to our enemies, that we may form a better judgment of ourselves. 18. It was customary sometimes to refer matters to God, by casting lots, with solemn prayer. The profaning the lot, by using it in matters of diversion, or coveting what belongs to others, forms an objection to this now. | 
