Bible Cross References
command
Joshua 3:3
and told the people, "When you see the priests carrying the Covenant Box of the LORD your God, break camp and follow them.
1 Chronicles 15:11
David called in the priests Zadok and Abiathar and the six Levites, Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab.
1 Chronicles 15:12
He said to the Levites, "You are the leaders of the Levite clans. Purify yourselves and your fellow Levites, so that you can bring the Covenant Box of the LORD God of Israel to the place I have prepared for it.
2 Chronicles 17:8
They were accompanied by nine Levites and two priests. The Levites were Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tobadonijah; and the priests were Elishama and Jehoram.
2 Chronicles 17:9
They took the book of the Law of the LORD and went through all the towns of Judah, teaching it to the people.
2 Chronicles 29:4-11
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He assembled a group of priests and Levites in the east courtyard of the Temple
5
and spoke to them there. He said, "You Levites are to consecrate yourselves and purify the Temple of the LORD, the God of your ancestors. Remove from the Temple everything that defiles it.
6
Our ancestors were unfaithful to the LORD our God and did what was displeasing to him. They abandoned him and turned their backs on the place where he dwells.
7
They closed the doors of the Temple, let the lamps go out, and failed to burn incense or offer burnt offerings in the Temple of the God of Israel.
8
Because of this the LORD has been angry with Judah and Jerusalem, and what he has done to them has shocked and frightened everyone. You know this very well.
9
Our fathers were killed in battle, and our wives and children have been taken away as prisoners.
10
"I have now decided to make a covenant with the LORD, the God of Israel, so that he will no longer be angry with us.
11
My sons, do not lose any time. You are the ones that the LORD has chosen to burn incense to him and to lead the people in worshiping him."
2 Chronicles 29:15-11
2 Chronicles 29:27-11
2 Chronicles 29:30-11
2 Chronicles 30:12
God was also at work in Judah and united the people in their determination to obey his will by following the commands of the king and his officials.
2 Chronicles 31:9
The king spoke to the priests and the Levites about these gifts,
2 Chronicles 31:10
and Azariah the High Priest, a descendant of Zadok, said to him, "Since the people started bringing their gifts to the Temple, there has been enough to eat and a large surplus besides. We have all this because the LORD has blessed his people."
2 Chronicles 35:2-6
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He assigned to the priests the duties they were to perform in the Temple and encouraged them to do them well.
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He also gave these instructions to the Levites, the teachers of Israel, who were dedicated to the LORD: "Put the sacred Covenant Box in the Temple that King Solomon, the son of David, built. You are no longer to carry it from place to place, but you are to serve the LORD your God and his people Israel.
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Take your places in the Temple by clans, according to the responsibilities assigned to you by King David and his son King Solomon,
5
and arrange yourselves so that some of you will be available to help each family of the people of Israel.
6
You are to kill the Passover lambs and goats. Now make yourselves ritually clean and prepare the sacrifices in order that your fellow Israelites may follow the instructions which the LORD gave through Moses."
Nehemiah 12:24-28
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Under the direction of Hashabiah, Sherebiah, Jeshua, Binnui, and Kadmiel, the Levites were organized into groups. Two groups at a time praised God responsively and gave thanks to him, in accordance with the instructions given by King David, the man of God.
25
The following Temple guards were in charge of guarding the storerooms by the gates to the Temple: Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub.
26
These people lived during the time of Joiakim, the son of Joshua and grandson of Jehozadak, and the time of Nehemiah the governor, and the time of Ezra, the priest who was a scholar of the Law.
27
When the city wall of Jerusalem was dedicated, the Levites were brought in from wherever they were living, so that they could join in celebrating the dedication with songs of thanksgiving and with the music of cymbals and harps.
28
The Levite families of singers gathered from the area where they had settled around Jerusalem and from the towns around Netophah,
Nehemiah 13:22
I ordered the Levites to purify themselves and to go and guard the gates to make sure that the Sabbath was kept holy. Remember me, O God, for this also, and spare me because of your great love.
Nehemiah 13:28
Joiada was the son of Eliashib the High Priest, but one of Joiada's sons married the daughter of Sanballat, from the town of Beth Horon, so I made Joiada leave Jerusalem.
ye shall stand
Joshua 3:17
While the people walked across on dry ground, the priests carrying the LORD's Covenant Box stood on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan until all the people had crossed over.
Exodus 14:13
Moses answered, "Don't be afraid! Stand your ground, and you will see what the LORD will do to save you today; you will never see these Egyptians again.
Lamentations 3:26
So it is best for us to wait in patience---to wait for him to save us---