Bible Cross References
Draw ye near
1 Samuel 10:19
I am your God, the one who rescues you from all your troubles and difficulties, but today you have rejected me and have asked me to give you a king. Very well, then, gather yourselves before the LORD by tribes and by clans.' "
1 Samuel 10:20
Then Samuel had each tribe come forward, and the LORD picked the tribe of Benjamin.
Joshua 7:14-26
14
So tell them that in the morning they will be brought forward, tribe by tribe. The tribe that I pick out will then come forward, clan by clan. The clan that I pick out will come forward, family by family. The family that I pick out will come forward, one by one.
15
The one who is then picked out and found with the condemned goods will be burned, along with his family and everything he owns, for he has brought terrible shame on Israel and has broken my covenant."
16
Early the next morning Joshua brought Israel forward, tribe by tribe, and the tribe of Judah was picked out.
17
He brought the tribe of Judah forward, clan by clan, and the clan of Zerah was picked out. Then he brought the clan of Zerah forward, family by family, and the family of Zabdi was picked out.
18
He then brought Zabdi's family forward, one by one, and Achan, the son of Carmi and grandson of Zabdi, was picked out.
19
Joshua said to him, "My son, tell the truth here before the LORD, the God of Israel, and confess. Tell me now what you have done. Don't try to hide it from me."
20
"It's true," Achan answered. "I have sinned against the LORD, Israel's God, and this is what I did.
21
Among the things we seized I saw a beautiful Babylonian cloak, about five pounds of silver, and a bar of gold weighing over one pound. I wanted them so much that I took them. You will find them buried inside my tent, with the silver at the bottom."
22
So Joshua sent some men, who ran to the tent and found that the condemned things really were buried there, with the silver at the bottom.
23
They brought them out of the tent, took them to Joshua and all the Israelites, and laid them down in the presence of the LORD.
24
Joshua, along with all the people of Israel, seized Achan, the silver, the cloak, the bar of gold, together with Achan's sons and daughters, his cattle, donkeys, and sheep, his tent, and everything else he owned; and they took them to Trouble Valley.
25
And Joshua said, "Why have you brought such trouble on us? The LORD will now bring trouble on you!" All the people then stoned Achan to death; they also stoned and burned his family and possessions.
26
They put a huge pile of stones over him, which is there to this day. That is why that place is still called Trouble Valley. Then the LORD was no longer furious.
chief
Numbers 24:17
I look into the future, And I see the nation of Israel. A king, like a bright star, will arise in that nation. Like a comet he will come from Israel. He will strike the leaders of Moab And beat down all the people of Seth.
Judges 20:2
The leaders of all the tribes of Israel were present at this gathering of God's people, and there were 400,000 foot soldiers.
2 Samuel 18:3
"You mustn't go with us," they answered. "It won't make any difference to the enemy if the rest of us turn and run, or even if half of us are killed; but you are worth ten thousand of us. It will be better if you stay here in the city and send us help."
Psalm 47:9
The rulers of the nations assemble with the people of the God of Abraham. More powerful than all armies is he; he rules supreme.
Zechariah 10:4
From among them will come rulers, leaders, and commanders to govern my people.
Matthew 21:42
Jesus said to them, "Haven't you ever read what the Scriptures say? 'The stone which the builders rejected as worthless turned out to be the most important of all. This was done by the Lord; what a wonderful sight it is!'
Ephesians 2:20
You, too, are built upon the foundation laid by the apostles and prophets, the cornerstone being Christ Jesus himself.