Deuteronomy 18:6

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Suppose a Levite comes by his own free will from one of your villages, from any part of Israel where he is living, to the place the LORD chooses

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Referenced Verses

  • Num 35:2-3 : 2 “Instruct the Israelites to give the Levites towns to live in from the inheritance the Israelites will possess. You must also give the Levites grazing land around the towns. 3 Thus they will have towns in which to live, and their grazing lands will be for their cattle, for their possessions, and for all their animals.
  • Deut 12:5 : 5 But you must seek only the place he chooses from all your tribes to establish his name as his place of residence, and you must go there.
  • Deut 16:2 : 2 You must sacrifice the Passover animal(from the flock or the herd) to the LORD your God in the place where he chooses to locate his name.
  • Ps 26:8 : 8 O LORD, I love the temple where you live, the place where your splendor is revealed.
  • Ps 27:4 : 4 I have asked the LORD for one thing– this is what I desire! I want to live in the LORD’s house all the days of my life, so I can gaze at the splendor of the LORD and contemplate in his temple.
  • Ps 63:1-2 : 1 A psalm of David, written when he was in the Judean wilderness. O God, you are my God! I long for you! My soul thirsts for you, my flesh yearns for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water. 2 Yes, in the sanctuary I have seen you, and witnessed your power and splendor.
  • Ps 84:5 : 5 How blessed are those who find their strength in you, and long to travel the roads that lead to your temple!
  • Ps 84:10 : 10 Certainly spending just one day in your temple courts is better than spending a thousand elsewhere. I would rather stand at the entrance to the temple of my God than live in the tents of the wicked.
  • 1 Tim 3:1 : 1 Qualifications for Overseers and Deacons This saying is trustworthy:“If someone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a good work.”
  • 1 Pet 5:2 : 2 Give a shepherd’s care to God’s flock among you, exercising oversight not merely as a duty but willingly under God’s direction, not for shameful profit but eagerly.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Deut 18:7
    82%

    7and serves in the name of the LORD his God like his fellow Levites who stand there before the LORD.

  • Deut 18:5
    82%

    5For the LORD your God has chosen them and their sons from all your tribes to stand and serve in his name permanently.

  • Deut 12:5-6
    2 verses
    77%

    5But you must seek only the place he chooses from all your tribes to establish his name as his place of residence, and you must go there.

    6And there you must take your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, the personal offerings you have prepared, your votive offerings, your freewill offerings, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks.

  • Deut 14:27
    75%

    27As for the Levites in your villages, you must not ignore them, for they have no allotment or inheritance along with you.

  • Deut 12:14
    75%

    14for you may do so only in the place the LORD chooses in one of your tribal areas– there you may do everything I am commanding you.

  • Deut 12:11-12
    2 verses
    75%

    11Then you must come to the place the LORD your God chooses for his name to reside, bringing everything I am commanding you– your burnt offerings, sacrifices, tithes, the personal offerings you have prepared, and all your choice votive offerings which you devote to him.

    12You shall rejoice in the presence of the LORD your God, along with your sons, daughters, male and female servants, and the Levites in your villages(since they have no allotment or inheritance with you).

  • Judg 17:9
    74%

    9Micah said to him,“Where do you come from?” He replied,“I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah. I am looking for a new place to live.”

  • Deut 16:11
    74%

    11You shall rejoice before him– you, your son, your daughter, your male and female slaves, the Levites in your villages, the resident foreigners, the orphans, and the widows among you– in the place where the LORD chooses to locate his name.

  • Num 18:6
    74%

    6I myself have chosen your brothers the Levites from among the Israelites. They are given to you as a gift from the LORD, to perform the duties of the tent of meeting.

  • Deut 14:24-25
    2 verses
    73%

    24When he blesses you, if the place where he chooses to locate his name is distant,

    25you may convert the tithe into money, secure the money, and travel to the place the LORD your God chooses for himself.

  • 2 Chr 23:6
    73%

    6No one must enter the LORD’s temple except the priests and Levites who are on duty. They may enter because they are ceremonially pure. All the others should carry out their assigned service to the LORD.

  • Num 3:6
    73%

    6“Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may serve him.

  • Deut 14:29
    73%

    29Then the Levites(because they have no allotment or inheritance with you), the resident foreigners, the orphans, and the widows of your villages may come and eat their fill so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work you do.

  • Judg 17:7
    72%

    7Micah Hires a Professional There was a young man from Bethlehem in Judah. He was a Levite who had been temporarily residing among the tribe of Judah.

  • Deut 12:18-19
    2 verses
    72%

    18Only in the presence of the LORD your God may you eat these, in the place he chooses. This applies to you, your son, your daughter, your male and female servants, and the Levites in your villages. In that place you will rejoice before the LORD your God in all the output of your labor.

    19Be careful not to overlook the Levites as long as you live in the land.

  • Num 16:10
    72%

    10He has brought you near and all your brothers, the sons of Levi, with you. Do you now seek the priesthood also?

  • Deut 17:8-10
    3 verses
    72%

    8Appeal to a Higher Court If a matter is too difficult for you to judge– bloodshed, legal claim, or assault– matters of controversy in your villages– you must leave there and go up to the place the LORD your God chooses.

    9You will go to the Levitical priests and the judge in office in those days and seek a solution; they will render a verdict.

    10You must then do as they have determined at that place the LORD chooses. Be careful to do just as you are taught.

  • Deut 23:16
    72%

    16Indeed, he may live among you in any place he chooses, in whichever of your villages he prefers; you must not oppress him.

  • Judg 17:11-12
    2 verses
    72%

    11So the Levite agreed to stay with the man; the young man was like a son to Micah.

    12Micah paid the Levite; the young man became his priest and lived in Micah’s house.

  • Num 18:2
    72%

    2“Bring with you your brothers, the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, so that they may join with you and minister to you while you and your sons with you are before the tent of the testimony.

  • Deut 10:8-9
    2 verses
    72%

    8At that time the LORD set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the LORD’s covenant, to stand before the LORD to serve him, and to formulate blessings in his name, as they do to this very day.

    9Therefore Levi has no allotment or inheritance among his brothers; the LORD is his inheritance just as the LORD your God told him.

  • Deut 12:26
    72%

    26Only the holy things and votive offerings that belong to you, you must pick up and take to the place the LORD will choose.

  • Deut 21:5
    71%

    5Then the Levitical priests will approach(for the LORD your God has chosen them to serve him and to pronounce blessings in his name, and to decide every judicial verdict)

  • 1 Chr 15:2
    71%

    2Then David said,“Only the Levites may carry the ark of God, for the LORD chose them to carry the ark of the LORD and to serve before him perpetually.”

  • Deut 26:11
    71%

    11You will celebrate all the good things that the LORD your God has given you and your family, along with the Levites and the resident foreigners among you.

  • Deut 18:1
    71%

    1Provision for Priests and Levites The Levitical priests– indeed, the entire tribe of Levi– will have no allotment or inheritance with Israel; they may eat the burnt offerings of the LORD and of his inheritance.

  • Num 8:14-15
    2 verses
    71%

    14And so you are to separate the Levites from among the Israelites, and the Levites will be mine.

    15“After this, the Levites will go in to do the work of the tent of meeting. So you must cleanse them and offer them like a wave offering.

  • Exod 32:26
    71%

    26So Moses stood at the entrance of the camp and said,“Whoever is for the LORD, come to me.” All the Levites gathered around him,

  • 2 Chr 11:13-14
    2 verses
    70%

    13The priests and Levites who lived throughout Israel supported him, no matter where they resided.

    14The Levites even left their pasturelands and their property behind and came to Judah and Jerusalem, for Jeroboam and his sons prohibited them from serving as the LORD’s priests.

  • Num 8:6
    70%

    6“Take the Levites from among the Israelites and purify them.

  • Num 8:9
    70%

    9You are to bring the Levites before the tent of meeting and assemble the entire community of the Israelites.

  • Num 8:22
    70%

    22After this, the Levites went in to do their work in the tent of meeting before Aaron and before his sons. As the LORD had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so they did.

  • Deut 12:21
    70%

    21If the place he chooses to locate his name is too far for you, you may slaughter any of your herd and flock he has given you just as I have stipulated; you may eat them in your villages just as you wish.

  • 2 Chr 11:16
    70%

    16Those among all the Israelite tribes who were determined to worship the LORD God of Israel followed them to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the LORD God of their ancestors.

  • Num 16:7
    70%

    7put fire in them, and set incense on them before the LORD tomorrow, and the man whom the LORD chooses will be holy. You take too much upon yourselves, you sons of Levi!”

  • Deut 31:11
    70%

    11when all Israel comes to appear before the LORD your God in the place he chooses, you must read this law before them within their hearing.

  • Deut 16:14
    69%

    14You are to rejoice in your festival, you, your son, your daughter, your male and female slaves, the Levites, the resident foreigners, the orphans, and the widows who are in your villages.

  • 2 Chr 6:5
    69%

    5He told David,‘Since the day I brought my people out of the land of Egypt, I have not chosen a city from all the tribes of Israel to build a temple in which to live. Nor did I choose a man as leader of my people Israel.

  • 2 Chr 6:32
    69%

    32“Foreigners, who do not belong to your people Israel, will come from a distant land because of your great reputation and your ability to accomplish mighty deeds; they will come and direct their prayers toward this temple.

  • Neh 1:9
    69%

    9But if you repent and obey my commandments and do them, then even if your dispersed people are in the most remote location, I will gather them from there and bring them to the place I have chosen for my name to reside.’