Numbers 1:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 1:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 1:16 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "These were the renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 1:16 — KJV
“These were the renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel.”
— Numbers 1:16 (KJV)
Numbers 1:16 in Context — About the Book of Numbers
Numbers follows Israel through forty years of wilderness — a journey that should have taken eleven days. It is an honest record of grumbling, unbelief, and consequence, but also of God's patient provision: manna, water, guidance by cloud and fire, and the famous priestly blessing.
Cross-References for Numbers 1:16
“These are the inheritances, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, divided for an inheritance by lot in Shiloh before the LORD, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. So they made an end of dividing the country.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 1:16: these, congregation, tribes
“And these are the countries which the children of Israel inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed for inheritance to them.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 1:16: these, tribes, fathers
“And with him ten princes, of each chief house a prince throughout all the tribes of Israel; and each one was an head of the house of their fathers among the thousands of Israel. chief...: Heb. house of the father”
Shares key themes with Numbers 1:16: princes, tribes, fathers
“And when Phinehas the priest, and the princes of the congregation and heads of the thousands of Israel which were with him, heard the words that the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the children of Manasseh spake, it pleased them. pleased...: Heb. was good in their eyes”
Shares key themes with Numbers 1:16: congregation, princes, heads
“Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David, which is Zion. chief: Heb. princes”
Shares key themes with Numbers 1:16: princes, tribes, fathers
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