2 Kings 23:1

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The king sent messengers, and they gathered to him all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.

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  • Deut 31:28 : 28 'Assemble before me all the elders of your tribes and all your officials, so that I can speak these words in their hearing and call heaven and earth to testify against them.
  • 2 Sam 6:1 : 1 David again gathered all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand in number.
  • 2 Chr 29:20 : 20 Early in the morning, King Hezekiah gathered the city officials and went up to the house of the LORD.
  • 2 Chr 30:2 : 2 The king, his officials, and the whole assembly in Jerusalem decided to observe the Passover in the second month.
  • 2 Chr 34:29-33 : 29 Then the king sent and gathered all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem. 30 The king went up to the house of the LORD with all the men of Judah, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the priests, the Levites, and all the people, from the greatest to the least. He read in their hearing all the words of the Book of the Covenant that had been found in the house of the LORD. 31 The king stood in his place and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD, to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of the covenant written in this book. 32 He had everyone in Jerusalem and Benjamin pledge themselves to it. So the inhabitants of Jerusalem acted according to the covenant of God, the God of their ancestors. 33 Josiah removed all the detestable idols from all the territories belonging to the Israelites, and he compelled everyone in Israel to serve the LORD their God. Throughout his reign, they did not turn aside from following the LORD, the God of their ancestors.

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  • 2 Chr 34:29-30
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    29Then the king sent and gathered all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.

    30The king went up to the house of the LORD with all the men of Judah, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the priests, the Levites, and all the people, from the greatest to the least. He read in their hearing all the words of the Book of the Covenant that had been found in the house of the LORD.

  • 2 Kgs 23:2-3
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    85%

    2The king went up to the house of the Lord, along with all the men of Judah, all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the priests, the prophets, and all the people, from the youngest to the oldest. There, he read in their hearing all the words of the Book of the Covenant, which had been found in the house of the Lord.

    3The king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the Lord to follow the Lord, to keep His commandments, His testimonies, and His statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to uphold the words of the covenant written in this book. All the people joined in the covenant.

  • 2 Chr 23:1-3
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    82%

    1In the seventh year, Jehoiada strengthened himself and made a covenant with the commanders of hundreds: Azariah son of Jeroham, Ishmael son of Jehohanan, Azariah son of Obed, Maaseiah son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat son of Zichri.

    2They went throughout Judah and gathered the Levites from all the cities of Judah and the leaders of the ancestral families of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem.

    3The whole assembly made a covenant with the king at the house of God. Jehoiada said to them, 'Look, the king's son shall reign, as the Lord has spoken concerning the descendants of David.'

  • 1 Chr 23:2
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    2He gathered all the leaders of Israel, as well as the priests and Levites.

  • 1 Kgs 8:1
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    1Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, all the heads of the tribes, and the leaders of the ancestral houses of the Israelites, before him in Jerusalem to bring up the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD from the City of David, which is Zion.

  • Jer 36:21
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    21The king sent Jehudi to get the scroll. Jehudi brought it from the chamber of Elishama the secretary and read it aloud to the king and all the officials standing by him.

  • 2 Chr 29:20
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    20Early in the morning, King Hezekiah gathered the city officials and went up to the house of the LORD.

  • 2 Chr 29:15
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    15They gathered their fellow Levites, consecrated themselves, and went in as the king commanded, in accordance with the words of the LORD, to purify the house of the LORD.

  • Jer 22:1-2
    2 verses
    75%

    1This is what the LORD says: Go down to the house of the king of Judah and deliver this message there.

    2Say: Hear the word of the LORD, O king of Judah, who sits on David's throne—you, your officials, and your people who enter through these gates!

  • 2 Chr 23:20
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    20He took the commanders of hundreds, the nobles, the rulers of the people, and all the people of the land and brought the king down from the house of the Lord. They entered through the Upper Gate to the king's palace and seated the king on the royal throne.

  • 2 Kgs 22:18
    74%

    18As for the king of Judah who sent you to inquire of the LORD, you shall say to him: ‘Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Regarding the words you have heard,

  • Ezra 10:7
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    7A proclamation was then issued throughout Judah and Jerusalem for all the exiles to assemble in Jerusalem.

  • 2 Chr 5:2-4
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    2Then Solomon gathered the elders of Israel, the leaders of the tribes, and the chiefs of the ancestral families of the Israelites in Jerusalem to bring up the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD from the City of David, which is Zion.

    3All the men of Israel came together before the king at the festival in the seventh month.

    4When all the elders of Israel arrived, the Levites lifted the ark.

  • 1 Sam 8:4
    74%

    4Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah.

  • 1 Kgs 12:3
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    3They sent for him, and Jeroboam and the entire assembly of Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam.

  • 1 Kgs 8:3
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    3When all the elders of Israel arrived, the priests carried the Ark.

  • 2 Kgs 22:12
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    12Then the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Achbor son of Micaiah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah, the king’s servant, saying,

  • 2 Chr 34:26
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    26But to the king of Judah who sent you to inquire of the LORD, this is what you shall say to him: 'This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says concerning the words you heard:

  • Ezra 1:5
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    5Then the family heads of Judah and Benjamin, the priests, and the Levites—everyone whose spirit God had stirred—rose to go up and rebuild the house of the LORD in Jerusalem.

  • 2 Chr 34:20
    73%

    20Then the king commanded Hilkiah, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Abdon son of Micah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah, the king's servant, saying:

  • 1 Sam 22:11
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    11The king sent for Ahimelech the priest, son of Ahitub, and his entire family, who were the priests at Nob, and they all came to the king.

  • 2 Chr 30:25
    73%

    25The entire assembly of Judah rejoiced, along with the priests and Levites, the whole assembly from Israel, the foreigners who had come from Israel, and those who lived in Judah.

  • Ezek 14:1
    73%

    1Some of the elders of Israel came to me and sat down in front of me.

  • 1 Chr 28:1
    73%

    1David assembled all the leaders of Israel—the tribal leaders, the commanders of the divisions that served the king, the leaders of thousands and of hundreds, the officials in charge of the king's property and livestock, and all the soldiers and mighty warriors—at Jerusalem.

  • Jer 26:17
    73%

    17And some of the elders of the land stood up and spoke to the whole assembly of the people, saying:

  • Jer 17:20
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    20Say to them, 'Listen to the word of the LORD, you kings of Judah, all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem who enter through these gates.'

  • 2 Chr 20:4
    72%

    4The people of Judah gathered together to seek help from the LORD; indeed, they came from every town in Judah to seek Him.

  • 2 Chr 24:6
    72%

    6So the king summoned Jehoiada, the chief priest, and said to him, "Why have you not required the Levites to bring in from Judah and Jerusalem the tax imposed by Moses, the servant of the Lord, and the congregation of Israel for the tent of the testimony?"

  • 2 Chr 30:12
    72%

    12In Judah also, the hand of God was at work to give them one heart to obey the command of the king and the officials, in accordance with the word of the LORD.

  • Neh 8:1
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    1All the people gathered together as one in the open square in front of the Water Gate. They asked Ezra the scribe to bring out the Book of the Law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded for Israel.

  • 2 Chr 29:4
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    4He brought in the priests and the Levites, and he gathered them in the open square on the east.

  • 2 Chr 34:32
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    32He had everyone in Jerusalem and Benjamin pledge themselves to it. So the inhabitants of Jerusalem acted according to the covenant of God, the God of their ancestors.

  • 2 Chr 19:8
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    8In Jerusalem also, Jehoshaphat appointed some of the Levites, priests, and heads of the Israelite families to administer the law of the LORD and settle disputes. And they lived in Jerusalem.

  • 2 Chr 11:13
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    13The priests and Levites throughout Israel took their stand with Rehoboam out of all their territories.

  • Jer 29:1
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    1These are the words of the letter that the prophet Jeremiah sent from Jerusalem to the remaining elders of the exile, the priests, the prophets, and all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar had carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.

  • 2 Chr 30:1
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    1Hezekiah sent word to all Israel and Judah and also wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh, inviting them to come to the house of the LORD in Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover to the LORD, the God of Israel.

  • Ezra 3:1
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    1When the seventh month came, and the Israelites were in their cities, the people gathered together as one in Jerusalem.

  • 2 Sam 19:15
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    15He won over the hearts of all the men of Judah as though they were one person. They sent word to the king, 'Return, you and all your men.'

  • Neh 6:7
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    7You have even appointed prophets to proclaim on your behalf in Jerusalem, saying, 'There is a king in Judah!' Now this report will get back to the king. So come, let us consult together."

  • Jer 27:3
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    3Then send them to the kings of Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, Tyre, and Sidon through the envoys who have come to Jerusalem to King Zedekiah of Judah.

  • 2 Chr 30:4
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    4This plan seemed right to the king and the whole assembly.

  • Dan 3:2
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    2Then King Nebuchadnezzar sent for the satraps, prefects, governors, counselors, treasurers, judges, magistrates, and all the rulers of the provinces to attend the dedication of the statue he had set up.