LXX Concordance for φυλῶν

“These are the men called from the community; they are leaders of their ancestral tribes, the heads of Israel's clans.”

the leaders of Israel, the heads of their ancestral families,[fn] presented an offering. They were the tribal leaders who supervised the registration.

Moses told the leaders of the Israelite tribes, “This is what the LORD has commanded:

“Send one thousand men to war from each Israelite tribe.”

So Moses gave orders about them to the priest Eleazar, Joshua son of Nun, and the family heads of the Israelite tribes.

“If they marry any of the men from the other Israelite tribes, their inheritance will be taken away from our fathers' inheritance and added to that of the tribe into which they marry. Therefore, part of our allotted inheritance would be taken away.

“Any daughter who possesses an inheritance from an Israelite tribe must marry someone from the clan of her ancestral tribe, so that each of the Israelites will possess the inheritance of his fathers.

“All of you approached me with your tribal leaders and elders when you heard the voice from the darkness and while the mountain was blazing with fire.

“Instead, turn to the place the LORD your God chooses from all your tribes to put his name for his dwelling and go there.

“You must offer your burnt offerings only in the place the LORD chooses in one of your tribes, and there you must do everything I command you.

“For the LORD your God has chosen him and his sons from all your tribes to stand and minister in his name from now on.[fn]

and said to them, “Go across to the ark of the LORD your God in the middle of the Jordan. Each of you lift a stone onto his shoulder, one for each of the Israelite tribes,

The Israelites received these portions that the priest Eleazar, Joshua son of Nun, and the family heads of the Israelite tribes gave them in the land of Canaan.

The Levite family heads approached the priest Eleazar, Joshua son of Nun, and the family heads of the Israelite tribes.

Ain with its pasturelands, Juttah with its pasturelands, and Beth-shemesh with its pasturelands ​— ​nine cities from these two tribes.

They sent ten leaders with him ​— ​one family leader for each tribe of Israel. All of them were heads of their ancestral families among the clans of Israel.

In those days, there was no king in Israel, and the Danite tribe was looking for territory to occupy. Up to that time no territory had been captured by them among the tribes of Israel.

The Israelites asked, “Who of all the tribes of Israel didn't come to the LORD with the assembly? ” For a great oath had been taken that anyone who had not come to the LORD at Mizpah would certainly be put to death.

They asked, “Which city among the tribes of Israel didn't come to the LORD at Mizpah? ” It turned out that no one from Jabesh-gilead had come to the camp and the assembly.

He would get up early and stand beside the road leading to the city gate. Whenever anyone had a grievance to bring before the king for settlement, Absalom called out to him and asked, “What city are you from? ” If he replied, “Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel,”

“but one tribe will remain his for the sake of my servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city I chose out of all the tribes of Israel.

Now Rehoboam, Solomon's son, reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he became king; he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city where the LORD had chosen from all the tribes of Israel to put his name. Rehoboam's mother's name was Naamah the Ammonite.

Elijah took twelve stones ​— ​according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD had come, saying, “Israel will be your name” ​— ​

Manasseh set up the carved image of Asherah, which he made, in the temple that the LORD had spoken about to David and his son Solomon: “I will establish my name forever in this temple and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel.

The following were in charge of the tribes of Israel:

For the Reubenites, Eliezer son of Zichri was the chief official;

for the Simeonites, Shephatiah son of Maacah;

for Dan, Azarel son of Jeroham.

Those were the leaders of the tribes of Israel.

At that time Solomon assembled at Jerusalem the elders of Israel ​— ​all the tribal heads, the ancestral chiefs of the Israelites ​— ​in order to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD up from the city of David, that is, Zion.

“Since the day I brought my people Israel

out of the land of Egypt,

I have not chosen a city to build a temple in

among any of the tribes of Israel,

so that my name would be there,

and I have not chosen a man

to be ruler over my people Israel.

Those from every tribe of Israel who had determined in their hearts to seek the LORD their God followed the Levites to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the LORD, the God of their ancestors.

King Rehoboam established his royal power in Jerusalem. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the LORD had chosen from all the tribes of Israel to put his name. Rehoboam's mother's name was Naamah the Ammonite.

Manasseh set up a carved image of the idol, which he had made, in God's temple that God had spoken about to David and his son Solomon: “I will establish my name forever[fn] in this temple and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel.

For the dedication of God's house they offered one hundred bulls, two hundred rams, and four hundred lambs, as well as twelve male goats as a sin offering for all Israel ​— ​one for each Israelite tribe.

“You will allot it as an inheritance for yourselves and for the aliens residing among you, who have fathered children among you. You will treat them[fn] like native-born Israelites; along with you, they will be allotted an inheritance among the tribes of Israel.

“Now these are the names of the tribes:

From the northern end, along the road of Hethlon, to Lebo-hamath as far as Hazar-enon, at the northern border of Damascus, alongside Hamath and extending from the eastern side to the sea, will be Dan ​— ​one portion.

“The city's workers from all the tribes of Israel will cultivate it.

“As for the rest of the tribes:

From the east side to the west, will be Benjamin ​— ​one portion.

“there will be three gates facing north, the gates of the city being named for the tribes of Israel: one, the gate of Reuben; one, the gate of Judah; and one, the gate of Levi.

I have known only you

out of all the clans of the earth;

therefore, I will punish you for all your iniquities.

Should any of the families of the earth not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of Armies, rain will not fall on them.