1 Chronicles 13:2

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And sayde vnto all the congregation of Israel: If it seeme you good, & to be of the Lord our God, we will send abrode vnto our brethren that are left in all the lande of Israel, and with them also to the priestes and Leuites which are in their suburbes, to gather them together vnto vs:

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  • 1 Sam 31:1 : 1 And the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled away from the Philistines, and fell downe wounded in mount Gilboa.
  • 2 Sam 7:2-5 : 2 The king sayde vnto Nathan the prophete: Beholde, I dwell nowe in an house of Cedar trees, but the arke of God dwelleth within the curtaynes. 3 And Nathan sayde to the king: Go, and do all that is in thyne heart, for the Lord is with thee. 4 And the same night the worde of the Lorde came vnto Nathan, saying: 5 Go, and tell my seruaunt Dauid, thus sayeth the Lorde: shalt thou buylde me an house to dwell in?
  • 1 Kgs 12:7 : 7 And they sayd vnto him: If thou be a seruaunt vnto this people this day, and folowe their mindes, and aunswere them, & speake kinde wordes to them, they will be thy seruauntes for euer.
  • 2 Kgs 9:15 : 15 And king Ioram returned to be healed in Iezrahel of the woundes which the Syrians had geuen him when he fought with Hazael king of Syria) And Iehu sayde: If it be your mindes, then let no man depart and escape out of the citie, to go and tell in Iezrahel.
  • 1 Chr 6:54-81 : 54 And these are the dwelling places of them througout their townes & coastes, euen of the sonnes of Aaron throughout the kinredes of the Caathites: for so the lot fell for them. 55 And they gaue them Hebron in the land of Iuda, and the suburbes thereof rounde about it. 56 But the fieldes of the citie and the villages pertayning thereto, they gaue to Caleb the sonne of Iephune. 57 And to the sonnes of Aaron they gaue the cities of refuge, euen Hebron and Libna with their suburbes, Iathir and Esthemoa with their suburbes: 58 And Hilen with her suburbes, and Dabir with her suburbes, 59 Asan and her suburbes, Bethsemes and her suburbes. 60 And out of the tribe of Beniamin, Geba and her suburbes, Alemeth and her suburbes, Anathoth and her suburbes: all their cities throughout their kinredes were thirteene. 61 And vnto the sonnes of Caath the remnaunt of the kynrede of the tribe, were cities geuen out of the halfe tribe of Manasse by lot, euen ten cities. 62 And the sonnes of Gersom throughout their kinredes, had out of the tribe of Isachar, out of the tribe of Aser, & out of the tribe of Nephthali, and out of the tribe Manassem Basan, thirteene cities. 63 And vnto the sonnes of Merari were geuen by lot throughout their kinredes out of the tribe of Ruben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zabulon, twelue cities. 64 And the children of Israel gaue the Leuites cities with their suburbes, 65 And that by lot, out of the tribe of the children of Iuda, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Beniamin, these cities, whiche they called by their names. 66 And they that were of the kinredes of the sonnes of Caath, had cities & their coastes out of the tribe of Ephraim. 67 And they gaue vnto them cities of refuge: Sichem in mount Ephraim and her suburbes, Gaser and her suburbes, 68 Iocmeam and her suburbes, Bethhoron and her suburbes, 69 Aialon and her suburbes, Geth Rimmon and her suburbes. 70 And out of the halfe tribe of Manasse, Auer and her suburbes, and Bileam and her suburbes, for the kinred of the remnaunt of the sonnes of Caath. 71 And vnto the sonnes of Gersom were geuen out of the kinred of the halfe tribe of Manasse: Golon in Basan and her suburbes, and Astharoth and her suburbes. 72 Out of the tribe of Isachar, Kedes, and her suburbes, Dabrath and her suburbes, 73 Ramoth also and her suburbes, Anem and her Suburbes. 74 And out of Aser, Masal and her suburbes, Abdon and her suburbes, 75 Hukock and her suburbes, Rehob and her suburbes. 76 Out of the tribe of Nephthali, Kedes in Galilea and her suburbes, Hammon and her suburbes, Kiriathaim and her suburbes. 77 And vnto the rest of the children of Merari were geuen out of the tribe of Zabulon, Rimmon and her suburbes, Thabor and her suburbes. 78 And on the other syde Iordane by Iericho, euen on the east syde of Iordane, were geuen them out of the tribe of Ruben, Bezer in the wildernesse with her suburbes, Iahzah with her suburbes, 79 Kedemoth also with her suburbes: Mephaath with her suburbes. 80 Out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her Suburbes, Mahanaim with her suburbes, 81 Hesbon with her suburbes, and Iazer with her suburbes.
  • 1 Chr 10:7 : 7 And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley, sawe how they fled, and that Saul & his sonnes were dead, they forsoke their cities, and ran away: and the Philistines came, and dwelt in them.
  • 1 Chr 15:2-9 : 2 Then Dauid saide: The arke of God ought not to be carryed but of the Leuites: For them hath the Lord chosen to beare the arke of the Lorde, and to minister vnto him for euer. 3 And Dauid gathered all Israel together to Hierusalem, to fetch the arke of the Lorde vnto his place which he had ordayned for it. 4 And Dauid brought together the children of Aaron and the Leuites. 5 Of the sonnes of Caath, was Uriel the chiefe, & of his brethren there were an hundred and twentie. 6 Of the children of Merari, Asaia the chiefe, and of his brethren two hundred and twentie. 7 Of the sonnes of Gersom, Ioel the chiefe, and of his brethren an hundred and thirtie. 8 Of the children of Elizaphan, Semaia the chiefe, & of his brethren two hundred. 9 Of the sonnes of Hebron, Eliel the chiefe, and of his brethren fourescore. 10 Of the sonnes of Uzziel, Aminadab the chiefe, and of his brethren an hundred and twelue. 11 And Dauid called Zadoc and Abiathar the priestes: and the Leuites, Uzziel, Asaia, Ioel, Semaia, Eliel, and Aminadab, 12 And saide vnto them: Ye that are the principall fathers of the Leuites, see that ye be holy with your brethren, that ye may bring in the arke of the Lorde God of Israel vnto the place that I haue prepared for it. 13 For, because ye were not there at the first, the Lorde our God made a rent among vs, for that we sought him not as the fassion ought to be. 14 So the priestes and the Leuites sanctified them selues, to fet the arke of the Lorde God of Israel.
  • 2 Chr 31:4-9 : 4 And he bade the people that dwelt in Hierusalem, to geue a parte to the priestes and Leuites, that they might substancially applie them selues to the lawe of the Lorde. 5 And assoone as the kinges commaundement came abrode, the children of Israel brought aboudance of first fruites, of corne, wine, oyle, hony, and of all maner of fruites of the fielde, & the tythes of all maner of thinges brought they in plenteously. 6 And the children of Israel and Iuda that dwelt in the cities of Iuda, they also brought in the tithes of oxen and sheepe, & other holy tithes which were consecrate vnto the Lorde their God, they did offer and brought them all by heapes. 7 In the third moneth, they began to lay the heapes in maner of a foundation, and finished them in the seuenth moneth. 8 And when Hezekia and the lordes came and sawe the heapes, they blessed the Lorde, and his people Israel. 9 And Hezekia questioned with the priestes and the Leuites concerning the heapes. 10 And Azaria the chiefe priest of the house of Zador, aunswered him and saide: Since the people began to bryng the heaue offringes into the house of the Lorde, we also haue had inough to eate, there remayned so much: for the Lorde hath blessed his people, and this heape is left. 11 And Hezekia bade prepare the chambers in the house of the Lord: And they did prepare them, 12 And caried in the first fruites, the tithes, and the dedicate thinges faithfully: ouer which Chonaniahu the Leuite had the rule, and Semei his brother next to him: 13 And Iehiel, Azariahu, Nahath, Asael, Ierimoth, Iosabad, Eliel, Iesmachiahu, Mahath, and Banaiahu, were ouerseres ordayned by Chonaniahu, & Semei his brother was an officer of Hezekia the king, & Azariahu was the ruler of the house of God. 14 And Core the sonne of Imna the Leuite, and porter of the east doore, had the ouersight of the thinges that were offered of a free wyll vnto God, & were geuen in maner seuerally vnto the lord, and ouer the thinges most holy. 15 And vnder his hand were Eden, Miniamin, Iesua, Semeiahu, Amariahu, and Sechaniahu in the cities of the priestes appoynted of their fidelitie to geue to their brethren their portions, aswell to the small as to the great. 16 Beside their generation, beyng males, from three yeres old and vpwarde, euen vnto euery one that entereth into the house of the Lord, they should geue day by day, for their ministration, and for their geuing attendaunce, and for their diuers waytinges by course, 17 Both to the generation of the priestes and Leuites throughout the housholde of their fathers, from twentie yeres and aboue, to wayte when their courses came: 18 And to the families of all their babes, wynes, sonnes and daughters through all the congregation: For vpon the fidelitie of them were the holy thinges bestowed. 19 And to the children of Aaron the priestes whiche were in the fieldes and suburbes of their cities, citie by citie, the men whose names were expressed afore, shoulde geue portions, euen to all the males among the priestes, and to all the Leuites, according to their number. 20 And of this maner did Hezekia throughout all Iuda: & wrought it that is good, and right and true before the Lorde his God. 21 And in al the workes that he began, for seruice of the house of God, for the lawe, & for the commaundementes, he sought his God: and that did he with all his heart, and prospered.
  • Prov 15:22 : 22 Thoughtes without counsayle shall come to naught: but wheras men are that can geue good counsayle, there is stedfastnesse.
  • Isa 37:4 : 4 The Lorde thy God no doubt hath well considered the wordes of Rabsakeh, whom his lorde king of the Assyrians hath sent to defie and blaspheme the lyuyng God, with such wordes as the Lorde thy God hath hearde ryght well: and therfore lyft vp thy prayer for the remnaunt that yet are left.
  • Phlm 1:8-9 : 8 Wherfore, though I myght be much bolde in Christe, to inioyne thee that which is conuenient: 9 Yet for loues sake, I rather beseche thee, beyng such a one as Paul the aged, & nowe also a prisoner of Iesus Christe.
  • Exod 18:23 : 23 If thou shalt do this thing, and God charge thee withall, thou shalt be able to endure, and yet the people shall come to their place in peace.
  • Num 4:4-9 : 4 This shalbe the office of the chyldren of Caath in the tabernacle of the congregation, about the most holy. 5 And when the hoast remoueth, Aaron and his sonnes shall come and take downe the couering vayle, and wrap the arke of wytnesse in it: 6 And shall put thereon a coueryng of Badgers skinnes, and shall spreade vppon it a cloth that is altogether of blew silke, and put in the barres therof. 7 And vpon the shewe table, they shall spreade abrode a cloth of blew silke, and put thereon the dishes, incense cuppes, and goblets, and pottes to powre with: and there shalbe bread thereon continually. 8 And they shall spreade vpon them a couering of skarlet, and couer the same with a couering of Badgers skinnes, and put in the barres thereof. 9 And they shall take a cloth of blewe silke, and couer the candelsticke of light, with his lampes, snuffers, and censars, and all the oyle vessels whiche they occupie about it. 10 And they shall put both it and all the vessels thereof, within a coueryng of Badgers skinnes, and put it vpon a barre. 11 And vpon the golden aulter, they shall spreade a cloth of blewe silke, and couer it with a couering of Badgers skinnes, and put to the barres therof. 12 And they shall take all the instrumentes wherewith they minister in the sanctuarie, and put a cloth of blew silke vpon them, and couer them with a couering of Badgers skynnes, and put them on a barre. 13 And they shall take away the asshes from the aulter, and spreade a purple cloth thereon. 14 And put vpon it all the vessels thereof that they minister withall, euen the cole pannes, the fleshe hookes, the fire shouels, the basens, & the other vessels of the aulter: and they shall spreade vppon it a couering of Badgers skinnes, and put to the barres of it. 15 And when Aaron & his sonnes haue made an ende of couering the sanctuarie, and all the vessels of the sanctuarie, agaynst that the hoast remoue, then the sonnes of Caath shall come in for to beare: but they shall not touche any holye thyng, lest they dye. And this is the charge of the sonnes of Caath, in the tabernacle of the congregation. 16 And to the office of Eleasar the sonne of Aaron the priest, pertayneth the oyle for the light, the sweete incense, the daylye meate offering, and the annoyntyng oyle, and the ouersight of all the tabernacle, and of all that therein is, both in the sanctuarie, and in all the vessels thereof. 17 And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses and Aaron, saying: 18 Ye shall not cut of the tribe of the kinred of the Caathites, from among the Leuites: 19 But thus do vnto them, that they may lyue and not dye: when they go vnto the most holy thinges: let Aaron and his sonnes go in, and appoint them euerye one to his office, and to his charge. 20 But let them not go in, to see when the holy thinges are folden vp, lest they dye.
  • Num 35:2-9 : 2 Commaunde ye chyldren of Israel, that they geue vnto the Leuites of the inheritaunce of their possession, cities to dwell in: And ye shal geue also vnto the cities of the Leuites, suburbes harde by their cities rounde about them. 3 The cities shall they haue to dwell in, and the suburbes for their cattell, and for their possession, & al maner of beastes of theirs. 4 And the suburbes of the cities whiche ye shall geue vnto the Leuites, shall reache from the wall of the citie outwarde, a thousande cubites rounde about. 5 And ye shall measure without the citie of the east syde, two thousande cubites: and of the south syde, two thousande cubites: and of the west side, two thousand cubites: and of the north side, two thousande cubites also, and the citie shalbe in the middes: and these shalbe the suburbes of their cities. 6 And from among the cities whiche ye shall geue vnto the Leuites, there shal be sixe cities for refuge, whiche ye shall appoynt to that intent that he whiche kylleth, may flee thyther: And to them ye shall adde fourtie and two cities mo. 7 So that all the cities whiche ye shall geue the Leuites, may be fourtie and eyght, them shall ye geue with their suburbes. 8 And these cities whiche ye shall geue, shalbe out of the possession of the chyldren of Israel. They that haue many, shall geue many: but of them that haue fewe, ye shall take fewe. Euery one shal geue of his cities vnto the Leuites, accordyng to the inheritaunce whiche he inheriteth. 9 And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses, saying:

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