Ezekiel 37:16 Cross References
Ezekiel 37:16
16: "Son of man, take a stick and carve on it these words: `This stick represents Judah and its allied tribes.' Then take another stick and carve these words on it: `This stick represents the northern tribes of Israel.'
2 Chronicles 10:19
- The northern tribes of Israel have refused to be ruled by a descendant of David to this day.
2 Chronicles 15:9
- Then Asa called together all the people of Judah and Benjamin, along with the people of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who had settled among them. Many had moved to Judah during Asa's reign when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.
2 Chronicles 10:17
- But Rehoboam continued to rule over the Israelites who lived in the towns of Judah.
Numbers 17:2
- "Take twelve wooden staffs, one from each of Israel's ancestral tribes, and inscribe each tribal leader's name on his staff.
- Inscribe Aaron's name on the staff of the tribe of Levi, for there must be one staff for the leader of each ancestral tribe.
2 Chronicles 11:11
- Rehoboam strengthened their defenses and stationed commanders in them. In each of them, he stored supplies of food, olive oil, and wine.
- He also put shields and spears in these towns as a further safety measure. So only Judah and Benjamin remained under his control.
- But all the priests and Levites living among the northern tribes of Israel sided with Rehoboam.
- The Levites even abandoned their homes and property and moved to Judah and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons would not allow them to serve the LORD as priests.
- Jeroboam appointed his own priests to serve at the pagan shrines, where they worshiped the goat and calf idols he had made.
1 Kings 12:16
- When all Israel realized that the king had rejected their request, they shouted, "Down with David and his dynasty! We have no share in Jesse's son! Let's go home, Israel! Look out for your own house, O David!" So the people of Israel returned home.
- But Rehoboam continued to rule over the Israelites who lived in the towns of Judah.
- King Rehoboam sent Adoniram, who was in charge of the labor force, to restore order, but all Israel stoned him to death. When this news reached King Rehoboam, he quickly jumped into his chariot and fled to Jerusalem.
- The northern tribes of Israel have refused to be ruled by a descendant of David to this day.
- When the people of Israel learned of Jeroboam's return from Egypt, they called an assembly and made him king over all Israel. So only the tribe of Judah remained loyal to the family of David.
2 Chronicles 30:11
- However, some from Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun humbled themselves and went to Jerusalem.
- At the same time, God's hand was on the people in the land of Judah, giving them a strong desire to unite in obeying the orders of the king and his officials, who were following the word of the LORD.
- And so a huge crowd assembled at Jerusalem in midspring to celebrate Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread.
- They set to work and removed the pagan altars from Jerusalem. They took away all the incense altars and threw them into the Kidron Valley.
- On the appointed day in midspring, one month later than usual, the people slaughtered their Passover lambs. Then the priests and Levites became ashamed, so they purified themselves and brought burnt offerings to the Temple of the LORD.