2 Chronicles 23:2

KJV1611 – Modern English

And they went throughout Judah and gathered the Levites from all the cities of Judah, and the chiefs of the fathers of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem.

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  • 2 Chr 11:13-17 : 13 And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel resorted to him from all their territories. 14 For the Levites left their suburbs and possessions, and came to Judah and Jerusalem because Jeroboam and his sons had cast them out from executing the priest's office to the LORD. 15 And he ordained priests for the high places, for the devils, and for the calves which he made. 16 After them, out of all the tribes of Israel, those who set their hearts to seek the LORD God of Israel came to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the LORD God of their fathers. 17 So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong for three years, because three years they walked in the way of David and Solomon.
  • 2 Chr 21:2 : 2 He had brothers, the sons of Jehoshaphat: Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariah, Michael, and Shephatiah—all sons of Jehoshaphat, king of Israel.
  • Ps 112:5 : 5 A good man shows favor and lends; he will guide his affairs with discretion.
  • Matt 10:16 : 16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: therefore, be wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
  • Eph 5:15 : 15 See then that you walk carefully, not as fools, but as wise,
  • 1 Chr 15:12 : 12 And said to them, You are the chief of the fathers of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, both you and your brethren, that you may bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel to the place I have prepared for it.
  • 1 Chr 24:6 : 6 And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, one of the Levites, wrote them down before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and before the chiefs of the fathers of the priests and Levites: one principal household being taken for Eleazar and one taken for Ithamar.

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  • 2 Kgs 23:1-2
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    82%

    1And the king sent and gathered all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem to him.

    2And the king went up to the house of the LORD, with all the men of Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, the priests, the prophets, and all the people, both small and great. And he read in their hearing all the words of the book of the covenant that was found in the house of the LORD.

  • 1 Chr 23:2
    81%

    2And he gathered together all the leaders of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.

  • 2 Chr 34:29-30
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    77%

    29Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.

    30And the king went up into the house of the LORD, with all the men of Judah, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the priests, the Levites, and all the people, great and small: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant that was found in the house of the LORD.

  • Ezra 1:5
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    5Then the leaders of the fathers' houses of Judah and Benjamin arose, and the priests, and the Levites, with all those whose spirit God had raised, to go up to build the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem.

  • 2 Chr 11:13-14
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    77%

    13And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel resorted to him from all their territories.

    14For the Levites left their suburbs and possessions, and came to Judah and Jerusalem because Jeroboam and his sons had cast them out from executing the priest's office to the LORD.

  • 2 Chr 23:1
    75%

    1And in the seventh year, Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah son of Jeroham, and Ishmael son of Jehohanan, and Azariah son of Obed, and Maaseiah son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat son of Zichri, into covenant with him.

  • 2 Chr 19:8
    75%

    8Moreover, in Jerusalem, Jehoshaphat appointed some of the Levites, and of the priests, and of the chief of the fathers of Israel, for the judgment of the LORD and for controversies, when they returned to Jerusalem.

  • 2 Chr 5:2
    75%

    2Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the chiefs of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from the city of David, which is Zion.

  • 2 Chr 29:15-16
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    74%

    15And they gathered their brethren, sanctified themselves, and came according to the commandment of the king, by the words of the LORD, to cleanse the house of the LORD.

    16And the priests went into the inner part of the house of the LORD to cleanse it, and brought out all the uncleanness they found in the temple of the LORD into the court of the house of the LORD. And the Levites took it to carry it out to the brook Kidron.

  • 2 Chr 11:16
    74%

    16After them, out of all the tribes of Israel, those who set their hearts to seek the LORD God of Israel came to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the LORD God of their fathers.

  • Josh 21:1
    74%

    1Then the heads of the fathers of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel;

  • 2 Chr 30:25
    73%

    25And all the congregation of Judah, with the priests and the Levites, and all the congregation that came out of Israel, and the strangers that came out of the land of Israel, and that dwelt in Judah, rejoiced.

  • 2 Chr 24:5-6
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    73%

    5And he gathered together the priests and the Levites, and said to them, Go out to the cities of Judah, and gather from all Israel money to repair the house of your God from year to year, and see that you hasten the matter. However, the Levites did not hasten it.

    6And the king called for Jehoiada the chief, and said to him, Why have you not required of the Levites to bring in from Judah and from Jerusalem the collection, according to the commandment of Moses the servant of the LORD, and of the congregation of Israel, for the tabernacle of witness?

  • 2 Chr 5:4
    73%

    4And all the elders of Israel came, and the Levites took up the ark.

  • 1 Kgs 8:1
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    1Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chiefs of the fathers of the children of Israel, to King Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David, which is Zion.

  • 1 Chr 9:34
    72%

    34These chief ancestors of the Levites, chief throughout their generations, lived in Jerusalem.

  • Ezra 10:7
    72%

    7And they issued a proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem to all the children of the captivity, that they should gather at Jerusalem;

  • Neh 12:23
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    23The sons of Levi, the chief of the fathers, were written in the book of the chronicles, up until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.

  • 1 Chr 28:1
    72%

    1And David assembled all the leaders of Israel, the leaders of the tribes, the captains of the divisions that served the king by turns, the captains over the thousands, and captains over the hundreds, and the stewards over all the possessions of the king and of his sons, with the officers, and the mighty men, and all the valiant men, unto Jerusalem.

  • Neh 11:2-3
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    72%

    2And the people blessed all the men who willingly offered themselves to live at Jerusalem.

    3Now these are the chiefs of the province who lived in Jerusalem: but in the cities of Judah everyone lived in his own possession, in their cities, namely, Israel, the priests, the Levites, the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's servants.

  • Neh 8:13
    72%

    13And on the second day, the heads of the fathers' houses of all the people, the priests, and the Levites gathered to Ezra the scribe to study the words of the law.

  • 1 Chr 13:2
    72%

    2And David said to all the congregation of Israel, If it seems good to you, and if it is of the LORD our God, let us send out to our brothers everywhere, who are left in all the land of Israel, and with them also to the priests and Levites who are in their cities and surrounding areas, that they may gather themselves to us:

  • 2 Chr 23:20
    72%

    20And he took the captains of hundreds, the nobles, the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought down the king from the house of the LORD: and they came through the high gate into the king's house, and set the king upon the throne of the kingdom.

  • 2 Chr 34:9
    71%

    9And when they came to Hilkiah the high priest, they delivered the money that was brought into the house of God, which the Levites that kept the doors had gathered from the hand of Manasseh, Ephraim, and all the remnant of Israel, and all Judah and Benjamin; and they returned to Jerusalem.

  • 2 Chr 29:4
    71%

    4And he brought in the priests and the Levites and gathered them together into the eastern street,

  • 1 Chr 15:4
    71%

    4And David assembled the descendants of Aaron and the Levites:

  • Ezra 2:68
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    68And some of the heads of the fathers, when they came to the house of the LORD which is at Jerusalem, offered freely for the house of God to set it up in its place:

  • 2 Chr 17:8
    71%

    8And with them he sent Levites, Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tobadonijah, Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, priests.

  • Ezra 3:1
    71%

    1And when the seventh month had come, and the children of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered themselves together as one person to Jerusalem.

  • 1 Chr 15:11-12
    2 verses
    71%

    11And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab,

    12And said to them, You are the chief of the fathers of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, both you and your brethren, that you may bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel to the place I have prepared for it.

  • 2 Chr 20:4
    71%

    4And Judah gathered together to seek help from the LORD: even out of all the cities of Judah they came to seek the LORD.

  • 1 Kgs 8:3
    70%

    3And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.

  • 2 Kgs 11:9
    70%

    9The captains over the hundreds did everything Jehoiada the priest ordered, and each took his men who were coming on duty on the Sabbath, with those who were going off duty on the Sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest.

  • 1 Chr 23:24
    70%

    24These were the sons of Levi according to the house of their fathers; even the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by head, who did the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from the age of twenty years and upward.

  • 2 Chr 20:28
    70%

    28So they came to Jerusalem with stringed instruments, harps, and trumpets, to the house of the LORD.

  • 2 Chr 19:4
    70%

    4And Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusalem, and he went out again through the people from Beersheba to Mount Ephraim, and brought them back to the LORD God of their fathers.

  • Ezra 3:8
    70%

    8Now in the second year of their coming to the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the remnant of their brothers the priests and the Levites, and all those who had come out of the captivity to Jerusalem, began; and appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to oversee the work of the house of the LORD.

  • 1 Chr 8:28
    70%

    28These were leaders of the fathers, by their generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem.

  • 2 Chr 23:8
    70%

    8So the Levites and all Judah did according to all things that Jehoiada the priest had commanded, and took each man his men that were to come in on the Sabbath, with those that were to go out on the Sabbath: for Jehoiada the priest did not dismiss the divisions.

  • 1 Chr 24:6
    69%

    6And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, one of the Levites, wrote them down before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and before the chiefs of the fathers of the priests and Levites: one principal household being taken for Eleazar and one taken for Ithamar.

  • Ezra 10:23
    69%

    23Also of the Levites: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (also called Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.

  • Neh 12:27
    69%

    27At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to celebrate the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, stringed instruments, and with harps.

  • Ezra 8:15
    69%

    15And I gathered them together by the river that flows to Ahava; and there we stayed in tents three days: and I viewed the people, and the priests, and found there none of the sons of Levi.