Numbers 16:10
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 16:10 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 16:10 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And he hath brought thee near to him, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee: and seek ye the priesthood also?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 16:10 — KJV
“And he hath brought thee near to him, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee: and seek ye the priesthood also?”
— Numbers 16:10 (KJV)
Numbers 16:10 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 16:10
“And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them the LORD thy God hath chosen to minister unto him, and to bless in the name of the LORD; and by their word shall every controversy and every stroke be tried: word: Heb. mouth”
Shares key themes with Numbers 16:10: hath, near, sons
“Also the Levites which were the singers, all of them of Asaph, of Heman, of Jeduthun, with their sons and their brethren, being arrayed in white linen, having cymbals and psalteries and harps, stood at the east end of the altar, and with them an hundred and twenty priests sounding with trumpets:)”
Shares key themes with Numbers 16:10: brethren, sons, levi
“And the children of Israel carried away captive of their brethren two hundred thousand, women, sons, and daughters, and took also away much spoil from them, and brought the spoil to Samaria.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 16:10: brought, brethren, sons
“Then stood Jeshua with his sons and his brethren, Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah, together, to set forward the workmen in the house of God: the sons of Henadad, with their sons and their brethren the Levites. Judah: also called, Hodaviah together: Heb. as one”
Shares key themes with Numbers 16:10: brethren, sons, levi
“And by the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel; and Sherebiah, with his sons and his brethren, eighteen;”
Shares key themes with Numbers 16:10: brought, brethren, sons
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