2 Chronicles 5:2

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Solomon commanded the elders of Israel and all the leaders of the family groups to meet together in Jerusalem. (These men were the leaders of the heads of the families of Israel.) Solomon did this so \{the Levites\} could bring the Box of the Lord’s Agreement {\cf2\super [76]} up \{to the temple\} from the City of David, that is, Zion.

Cross References

2 Samuel 5:7

But David did take the fort of Zion. This fort became the City of David. [24])

2 Samuel 6:12

Later, people told David, “The Lord has blessed the family of Obed Edom and everything he owns, because God’s Holy Box [44] is there.” So David went and brought God’s Holy Box from Obed Edom’s house. David was very happy and excited.

1 Chronicles 15:1

David built houses for himself in the City of David. {\cf2\super [150]} Then he built a place to put the Box of the Agreement. {\cf2\super [151]} He set up a tent for it.

1 Chronicles 15:12

David said to them, “You are the leaders from the family group of Levi. You and the other Levites must make yourselves holy. {\cf2\super [155]} Then bring the Box of the Agreement {\cf2\super [156]} to the place I have made for it.

1 Chronicles 15:25

David, the elders (leaders) of Israel, and the generals {\cf2\super [170]} went to get the Box of the Agreement. {\cf2\super [171]} They brought it out from Obed Edom’s house. Everyone was very happy!

1 Chronicles 15:3

David told all the people of Israel to meet together at Jerusalem \{while the Levites carried\} the Box of the Agreement {\cf2\super [153]} to the place he had made for it.

1 Chronicles 16:1

The Levites brought the Box of the Agreement {\cf2\super [182]} and put it inside the tent David had set up for it. Then they offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings to God.

1 Chronicles 24:31

They \{were chosen for special jobs\}. They threw lots {\cf2\super [268]} like their relatives, the priests. The priests were Aaron’s descendants. {\cf2\super [269]} They threw lots in front of David the king, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the leaders of the priests’ and Levite families. The older families and the younger families were treated the same when their jobs were chosen.

1 Chronicles 24:6

Shemaiah was the secretary. {\cf2\super [263]} He was Nethanel’s son. Shemaiah was from the family group of Levi. Shemaiah wrote the names of those descendants. {\cf2\super [264]} He wrote those names in front of King David and these leaders: Zadok the priest, Ahimelech, and the leaders from the families of the priests and of the Levites. Ahimelech was Abiathar’s son. Each time they threw the lots {\cf2\super [265]} a man was chosen, and Shemaiah wrote down that man’s name. So they divided the work among the men from families of Eleazar and Ithamar.

1 Chronicles 26:26

Shelomith and his relatives were responsible for all the things David had collected for the temple.

1 Chronicles 28:1

David gathered all the leaders of the people of Israel. He commanded all those leaders to come to Jerusalem. David called all the leaders of the family groups, the commanders of the army groups serving the king, the captains, the generals, the officials taking care of the property and animals that belonged to the king and his sons, the king’s important officials, the powerful heroes, and all the brave soldiers.

2 Chronicles 1:4

David had carried God’s Box of the Agreement {\cf2\super [3]} from Kiriath Jearim to Jerusalem. David had made a place to put it in Jerusalem. David had set up a tent for God’s Box of the Agreement in Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 5:1

Then all the work Solomon had done for the Lord’s temple {\cf2\super [75]} was finished. Solomon brought in all the things that his father David had given for the temple. Solomon brought all the things in that were made of silver and gold and all the furniture. Solomon put all those things in the treasury rooms of God’s temple.

2 Chronicles 5:12

The Levite singers stood at the east side of the altar. {\cf2\super [86]} All of the singing groups of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun were there. And their sons and relatives were there also. Those Levite singers were dressed in white linen. {\cf2\super [87]} They had cymbals, {\cf2\super [88]} lyres, {\cf2\super [89]} and harps. There were 120 priests there with those Levite singers. Those 120 priests blew trumpets.

Psalm 87:2

The Lord loves Zion’s gates\par more than any other place in Israel.\par

Leviticus 9:5

So all the people came to the Meeting Tent. [104] They all brought the things that Moses had commanded. All the people stood before the Lord.

Numbers 10:33

{So Hobab agreed,} and they began traveling from the mountain of the Lord. The priests took the Box of the Lord’s Agreement [155] and walked in front of the people. They carried the Holy Box for three days, looking for a place to camp.

Numbers 10:36

And when the Holy Box was put in its place, Moses always said,