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1 Chronicles 13:2

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And David said unto all the congregation of Israel, If it seem good unto you, and that it be of the Lord our God, let us send abroad unto our brethren every where, that are left in all the land of Israel, and with them also to the priests and Levites which are in their cities and suburbs, that they may gather themselves unto us:
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  1. 1 Samuel 31:1Rank 1 from verse 2
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    1NOW the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.

  2. Numbers 4:4–20Rank 2 from verse 2
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    4This shall be the service of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation, about the most holy things:

    5¶ And when the camp setteth forward, Aaron shall come, and his sons, and they shall take down the covering vail, and cover the ark of testimony with it:

    6And shall put thereon the covering of badgers’ skins, and shall spread over it a cloth wholly of blue, and shall put in the staves thereof.

    7And upon the table of shewbread they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put thereon the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls, and covers to cover withal: and the continual bread shall be thereon:

    8And they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same with a covering of badgers’ skins, and shall put in the staves thereof.

    9And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the candlestick of the light, and his lamps, and his tongs, and his snuffdishes, and all the oil vessels thereof, wherewith they minister unto it:

    10And they shall put it and all the vessels thereof within a covering of badgers’ skins, and shall put it upon a bar.

    11And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of badgers’ skins, and shall put to the staves thereof:

    12And they shall take all the instruments of ministry, wherewith they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a cloth of blue, and cover them with a covering of badgers’ skins, and shall put them on a bar:

    13And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon:

    14And they shall put upon it all the vessels thereof, wherewith they minister about it, even the censers, the fleshhooks, and the shovels, and the basons, all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread upon it a covering of badgers’ skins, and put to the staves of it.

    15And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to set forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear it: but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation.

    16¶ And to the office of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest pertaineth the oil for the light, and the sweet incense, and the daily meat offering, and the anointing oil, and the oversight of all the tabernacle, and of all that therein is, in the sanctuary, and in the vessels thereof.

    17¶ And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

    18Cut ye not off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites:

    19But thus do unto them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach unto the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appoint them every one to his service and to his burden:

    20But they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered, lest they die.

  3. 1 Chronicles 10:7Rank 3 from verse 2
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    7And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, then they forsook their cities, and fled: and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.

  4. 1 Chronicles 15:2–14Rank 4 from verse 2
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    2Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites: for them hath the Lord chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto him for ever.

    3And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the Lord unto his place, which he had prepared for it.

    4And David assembled the children of Aaron, and the Levites:

    5Of the sons of Kohath; Uriel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twenty:

    6Of the sons of Merari; Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty:

    7Of the sons of Gershom; Joel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and thirty:

    8Of the sons of Elizaphan; Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred:

    9Of the sons of Hebron; Eliel the chief, and his brethren fourscore:

    10Of the sons of Uzziel; Amminadab the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twelve.

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

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

    13For because ye did it not at the first, the Lord our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not after the due order.

    14So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel.

  5. 1 Chronicles 6:54–81Rank 5 from verse 2
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    54¶ Now these are their dwelling places throughout their castles in their coasts, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites: for theirs was the lot.

    55And they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs thereof round about it.

    56But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.

    57And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah, namely, Hebron, the city of refuge, and Libnah with her suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa, with their suburbs,

    58And Hilen with her suburbs, Debir with her suburbs,

    59And Ashan with her suburbs, and Beth-shemesh with her suburbs:

    60And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.

    61And unto the sons of Kohath, which were left of the family of that tribe, were cities given out of the half tribe, namely, out of the half tribe of Manasseh, by lot, ten cities.

    62And to the sons of Gershom throughout their families out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.

    63Unto the sons of Merari were given by lot, throughout their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.

    64And the children of Israel gave to the Levites these cities with their suburbs.

    65And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities, which are called by their names.

    66And the residue of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their coasts out of the tribe of Ephraim.

    67And they gave unto them, of the cities of refuge, Shechem in mount Ephraim with her suburbs; they gave also Gezer with her suburbs,

    68And Jokmeam with her suburbs, and Beth-horon with her suburbs,

    69And Aijalon with her suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with her suburbs:

    70And out of the half tribe of Manasseh; Aner with her suburbs, and Bileam with her suburbs, for the family of the remnant of the sons of Kohath.

    71Unto the sons of Gershom were given out of the family of the half tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, and Ashtaroth with her suburbs:

    72And out of the tribe of Issachar; Kedesh with her suburbs, Daberath with her suburbs,

    73And Ramoth with her suburbs, and Anem with her suburbs:

    74And out of the tribe of Asher; Mashal with her suburbs, and Abdon with her suburbs,

    75And Hukok with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs:

    76And out of the tribe of Naphtali; Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, and Hammon with her suburbs, and Kirjathaim with her suburbs.

    77Unto the rest of the children of Merari were given out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmon with her suburbs, Tabor with her suburbs:

    78And on the other side Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of Jordan, were given them out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with her suburbs, and Jahzah with her suburbs,

    79Kedemoth also with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs:

    80And out of the tribe of Gad; Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, and Mahanaim with her suburbs,

    81And Heshbon with her suburbs, and Jazer with her suburbs.

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1 Chronicles 13:2

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congregation

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1. A gathered assembly, company, or community of people, or the people considered together as a body. 2. In the fixed expressions "tabernacle of the congregation" and "tent of the congregation," part of the name of the appointed meeting place.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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Israel

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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.

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seem

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To appear, be regarded, or be fitting.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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good

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Sense 1: Right, morally upright, beneficial, pleasing, useful, suitable, sound, favourable, or excellent. Sense 2: A good thing, benefit, welfare, possession, or goods. Sense 3: In ‘make good,’ to repair, repay, fulfil, establish, or prove.

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you

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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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let

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Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.

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us

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The first-person plural object pronoun, referring to the speaker together with one or more others as recipients or objects of an action or relation.

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abroad

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Out of doors or away from one’s usual place; outward, away, or throughout a wide area.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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brethren

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1. Persons of the same people, tribe, community, or shared service who are regarded or addressed as brothers. 2. Persons regarded as brothers by reason of faith or another spiritual relation. 3. Male siblings or other male relatives.

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every

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Each individual or member of the class, group, place, time, side, or kind named; all distributively.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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left

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Sense 1: Past tense and past participle of leave: departed, abandoned, allowed to remain, or caused to remain. Sense 2: The direction or side opposite the right.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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land

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Sense 1: The ground or earth; a country, territory, or region. Sense 2: To set or come on shore.

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priests

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Persons set apart to religious service, sanctuary duty, sacrifice, intercession, teaching, or representation before a deity.

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Levites

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Members of the tribe of Levi, especially those appointed to service connected with the tabernacle or temple.

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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suburbs

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The outlying land or district surrounding a city, including ground allotted for cattle and other use.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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2And David said unto all the congregation of Israel, If it seem good unto you, and that it be of the Lord our God, let us send abroad unto our brethren every where, that are left in all the land of Israel, and with them also to the priests and Levites which are in their cities and suburbs, that they may gather themselves unto us:

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3And let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we inquired not at it in the days of Saul.

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