1 Chronicles 13:1

And David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, and with every leader.

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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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Cross References

2 Samuel 6:1Again, David gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand.

1 Chronicles 12:14These were of the sons of Gad, captains of the host: one of the least was over an hundred, and the greatest over a thousand.

1 Chronicles 12:32And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment.

2 Chronicles 29:20Then Hezekiah the king rose early, and gathered the rulers of the city, and went up to the house of the LORD.

Proverbs 15:22Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 13:1

In the foregoing chapter we have David made king, by which the civil government was happily settled. In this chapter care is taken about religion. I. David consults with the representatives of the people about bringing up the ark out of its obscurity into a public place; and it is resolved on, ver. 1-4 . II. With a great deal of solemnity and joy, it is carried from Kirjath-jearim, ver. 5-8 . III. Uzza is struck dead for touching it, which, for the present, spoils the solemnity and stops the proceedings, ver. 9-14… Read the whole commentary →

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