1 Chronicles 13:2 Cross References - MKJV

² And David said to all the congregation of Israel, If it is good to you, and if it has broken forth from Jehovah our God, let us send to our brothers, those remaining in all the lands of Israel, and with them to the priests and Levites in their cities that they be gathered to us.

²³ If you will do this thing, and God command you, then you shall be able to endure, and all this people shall also go to their place in peace.

⁴ This shall be the service of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation, the most holy place. ⁵ And when the camp sets forth, Aaron and his sons shall come, and they shall take down the covering veil and cover the ark of testimony with it. ⁶ And they shall put on it the covering of dugong skins, and shall spread over it a cloth wholly of blue, and shall put in its staves. ⁷ And they shall spread a cloth of blue upon the table of showbread, and put the dishes on it, and the spoons, and the bowls, and the cups of the drink offering, and covers to cover it with. And the continual bread shall be on it. ⁸ And they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet and cover it with a covering of dugong skins, and they shall put in its staves. ⁹ And they shall take a cloth of blue and cover the lampstand of the light, and its lamps, and its tongs, and its fire-pans, and all the oil vessels of it, with which they serve it. ¹⁰ And they shall put it and all the vessels of it inside a covering of dugong skins, and shall put it upon a bar. ¹¹ And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of badgers' skins, and they shall put the staves into it. ¹² And they shall take all the vessels of ministry with which they serve in the sanctuary, and put them in a cloth of blue, and cover them with a covering of dugong skins, and shall put them on a bar. ¹³ And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth on it. ¹⁴ And they shall put on it all its vessels, with which they minister about it: the fire-pans, the flesh-hooks, and the shovels, and the basins, all the vessels of the altar. And they shall spread upon it a covering of dugong skins, and put the staves into it. ¹⁵ And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, when the camp is to set forward, then after that the sons of Kohath shall come to carry it. But they shall not touch any holy thing lest they die. These are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation. ¹⁶ And to the office of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest belongs the oil for the light, and the sweet incense, and the daily food offering, and the anointing oil, the oversight of all the tabernacle and of all that is in it, in the sanctuary and in its vessels. ¹⁷ And Jehovah spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, ¹⁸ Do not cut off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites. ¹⁹ But do this to them, and they shall live and not die when they approach the Holy of Holies. Aaron and his sons shall go in and appoint each one of them to his service and to his burden. ²⁰ But they shall not go in to watch when the holy things are covered, lest they die.

² Command the sons of Israel that they give to the Levites, from the land of their possessions cities to live in. And you shall give to the Levites suburbs for the cities all around them. ³ And they shall have the cities to live in. And their open lands shall be for their cattle, and for their goods, and for all their animals. ⁴ And the open lands of the cities which you shall give to the Levites shall reach from the wall of the city and outward a thousand cubits all around. ⁵ And you shall measure from outside the city on the east side two thousand cubits, and on the south side two thousand cubits, and on the west side two thousand cubits, and on the north side two thousand cubits. And the city shall be in the middle. This shall be to them the open land of the cities. ⁶ And among the cities which you shall give to the Levites there shall be six cities for refuge, which you shall appoint for the manslayer, so that he may flee there. And you shall add forty-two cities to them. ⁷ All the cities which you shall give to the Levites, forty-eight cities. You shall give them with their open land. ⁸ And the cities which you shall give shall be of the possessions of the sons of Israel. You shall give many from those who have many. But from those who have few you shall give few. Everyone shall give of his cities to the Levites according to his inheritance which he inherits. ⁹ And Jehovah spoke to Moses saying,

¹ And the Philistines fought against Israel. And the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down wounded in Mount Gilboa.

² the king said to Nathan the prophet, See now, I live in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells within curtains. ³ And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in your heart, for Jehovah is with you. ⁴ And that night the Word of Jehovah came to Nathan saying, ⁵ Go and tell My servant David, So says Jehovah, Shall you build Me a house for My dwelling?

⁷ And they spoke to him, saying, If you will be a servant to this people today, and will serve them and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.

¹⁵ And King Jehoram returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him when he fought with Hazael the king of Syria. And Jehu said, If it is your minds, then let no escapee leave to go to tell it in Jezreel.

⁵⁴ And these are their dwelling-places throughout their camps, within their borders, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, for the lot was theirs. ⁵⁵ And they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and its open lands all around it. ⁵⁶ But the fields of the city, and its villages, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh. ⁵⁷ And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge: Hebron, and Libnah with its open lands, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa with their open lands, ⁵⁸ and Hilen with its open lands, Debir with its open lands, ⁵⁹ and Ashan with its open lands, and Beth-shemesh with its open lands. ⁶⁰ And out of the tribe of Benjamin: Geba with its open lands, and Alemeth with its open lands, and Anathoth with its open lands. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities. ⁶¹ And to the sons of Kohath left of the family of that tribe, cities were given out of the half tribe, the half of Manasseh, by lot, ten cities. ⁶² And to the sons of Gershom throughout their families, out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities. ⁶³ And to the sons of Merari were given by lot, throughout their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities. ⁶⁴ And the sons of Israel gave these cities to the Levites, with their open lands. ⁶⁵ And they gave these cities which are called by their names, out of the tribe of the sons of Judah, and out of the tribe of the sons of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the sons of Benjamin. ⁶⁶ And some of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their borders out of the tribe of Ephraim. ⁶⁷ And they gave to them for the cities of refuge, Shechem in Mount Ephraim, with its open lands, also Gezer with its open lands, ⁶⁸ and Jokmeam with its open lands, and Beth-horon with its open lands, ⁶⁹ and Aijalon with its open lands, and Gath-rimmon with its open lands. ⁷⁰ And out of the half tribe of Manasseh: Aner with its open lands, and Bileam with its open lands, for the family of the rest of the sons of Kohath. ⁷¹ To the sons of Gershom were given out of the family of the half tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with its open lands, and Ashtaroth with its open lands. ⁷² And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kedesh with its open lands, Daberath with its open lands, ⁷³ and Ramoth with its open lands, and Anem with its open lands were given. ⁷⁴ And out of the tribe of Asher: Mashal with its open lands, and Abdon with its open lands, ⁷⁵ and Hukok with its open lands, and Rehob with its open lands. ⁷⁶ And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its open lands, and Hammon with its open lands, and Kirjath-aim with its open lands. ⁷⁷ To the rest of the sons of Merari were given out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmon with its open lands, Tabor with its open lands. ⁷⁸ And on the other side Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of Jordan: out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness, with its open lands, and Jahzah with its open lands, ⁷⁹ and Kedemoth with its open lands, and Mephaath with its open lands. ⁸⁰ And out of the tribe of Gad they gave Ramoth in Gilead with its open lands, and Mahanaim with its open lands, ⁸¹ and Heshbon with its open lands, and Jazer with its open lands.

⁷ And all the men of Israel in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons had died. And they left their cities and fled. And the Philistines came and lived in them.

² Then David said, No one ought to carry the ark of God except the Levites, for God has chosen them to carry the ark of God, and to minister to Him forever. ³ And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of Jehovah to its place which he had prepared for it. ⁴ And David gathered the sons of Aaron, and the Levites. ⁵ From the sons of Kohath: Uriel the chief, and a hundred and twenty of his brothers. ⁶ From the sons of Merari: Asaiah the chief, and two hundred and twenty of his brothers. ⁷ From the sons of Gershom: Joel the chief, and a hundred and thirty of his brothers. ⁸ From the sons of Elizaphan: Shemaiah the chief and two hundred of his brothers. ⁹ From the sons of Hebron: Eliel the chief and eighty of his brothers. ¹⁰ From the sons of Uzziel: Amminadab the chief and a hundred and twelve of his brothers. ¹¹ And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab. ¹² And he said to them, You are the heads of the fathers of the Levites. Sanctify yourselves, you and your brothers, so that you may bring up the ark of Jehovah, the God of Israel to the place which I have prepared for it. ¹³ For because you did not do it at the first, Jehovah our God made a break on us, since we did not seek Him in due order. ¹⁴ And the priests and the Levites made themselves pure in order to bring up the ark of Jehovah, the God of Israel.

⁴ And he commanded the people who lived in Jerusalem to give the portion of the priests and the Levites so that they might be strong in the Law of Jehovah. ⁵ And as the command spread, the sons of Israel brought plentifully of the firstfruits of corn, wine, and oil, and honey, and of all the increase of the field. And the tithe of all things they brought in abundance. ⁶ And the sons of Israel and Judah who lived in the cities of Judah, they also brought in the tithe of oxen and sheep, and the tithe of holy things which were consecrated to Jehovah their God, and laid it up by heaps. ⁷ In the third month they began to lay the foundation of the heaps, and finished in the seventh month. ⁸ And Hezekiah and the rulers came and saw the heaps, and they blessed Jehovah and His people Israel. ⁹ And Hezekiah asked the priests and the Levites concerning the heaps. ¹⁰ And Azariah the chief priest of the house of Zadok answered him and said, Since the people began to bring the offerings into the house of Jehovah, we have had enough to eat and have plenty left. For Jehovah has blessed His people, and this great store is left. ¹¹ And Hezekiah commanded storehouses to be prepared in the house of Jehovah. And they prepared, ¹² and brought in the offerings and the tithes and the things dedicated to God faithfully. And over them was Cononiah the Levite ruler, and Shimei his brother the next. ¹³ And Jehiel, and Azaziah, and Nahath, and Asahel, and Jerimoth, and Jozabad, and Eliel, and Ismachiah, and Mahath, and Benaiah, were overseers under the hand of Cononiah and Shimei his brother, at the command of Hezekiah the king, and Azariah the ruler of the house of God. ¹⁴ And Kore the son of Imnah the Levite, the gatekeeper toward the east, was over the freewill offerings of God, to distribute the sacrifices of Jehovah and the most holy things. ¹⁵ And next to him Eden, and Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in their set office, to give to their brothers by divisions, to the great as well as to the small, ¹⁶ besides registering the males from three years and upward, to everyone who enters into the house of Jehovah, giving his daily portion for their service in their charges according to their divisions, ¹⁷ both to the genealogy of the priests by the house of their fathers, and the Levites from twenty years old and upward, and their charges by their divisions, ¹⁸ and to the genealogy of all their little ones, their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, through all the congregation. For in their set office they set themselves apart in holiness. ¹⁹ And to the sons of Aaron, the priests, in the fields of the open lands of their cities, in each separate city were the men who were named by name, to give shares to all the males among the priests, and to all who were counted by genealogies among the Levites. ²⁰ And Hezekiah did throughout all Judah, and did the good and the right and the true before Jehovah his God. ²¹ And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.

²² Without wisdom, purposes are defeated, but by many wise men they are established.

⁴ It may be Jehovah your God will hear the words of the chief of the cupbearers, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to reproach the living God, and will reprove the words which Jehovah your God has heard. And you shall lift up your prayer for the remnant that is left.

⁸ Therefore, having much boldness in Christ to enjoin you to do the fitting thing; ⁹ rather through love I entreat, being such a one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.