1 Chronicles 9:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Chronicles 9:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Chronicles 9:2 is a verse from the book of 1 Chronicles in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Now the first inhabitants that dwelt in their possessions in their cities were, the Israelites, the priests, Levites, an..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Chronicles 9:2 — KJV
“Now the first inhabitants that dwelt in their possessions in their cities were, the Israelites, the priests, Levites, and the Nethinims.”
— 1 Chronicles 9:2 (KJV)
1 Chronicles 9:2 in Context — About the Book of 1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles retells David's story for a generation returning from exile, anchoring their identity in genealogy, worship, and covenant. Its highlights are musical and devotional: David appoints singers, organizes temple worship, and prays one of Scripture's greatest thanksgiving prayers — including the famous prayer of Jabez.
Cross-References for 1 Chronicles 9:2
“Now these are the chief of the province that dwelt in Jerusalem: but in the cities of Judah dwelt every one in his possession in their cities, to wit, Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's servants.”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 9:2: now, dwelt, cities
“So the priests, and the Levites, and some of the people, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 9:2: dwelt, cities, priests
“So the priests, and the Levites, and the porters, and the singers, and some of the people, and the Nethinims, and all Israel, dwelt in their cities; and when the seventh month came, the children of Israel were in their cities.”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 9:2: dwelt, cities, priests
“And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters, the singers, the Nethinims, and all they that had separated themselves from the people of the lands unto the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, every one having knowledge, and having understanding;”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 9:2: now, priests, levites
“And that we should bring the firstfruits of our dough, and our offerings, and the fruit of all manner of trees, of wine and of oil, unto the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God; and the tithes of our ground unto the Levites, that the same Levites might have the tithes in all the cities of our tillage.”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 9:2: first, cities, priests
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