Quotes about Community
“Go,” said Elisha, “borrow jars, even empty ones, from all your neighbors. Do not gather just a few.
— 2 Kings 4:3
Now a man from Baal-shalishah came to the man of God with a sack of twenty loaves of barley bread from the first ripe grain. “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha.
— 2 Kings 4:42
Now the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, “Please take note that the place where we meet with you is too small for us.
— 2 Kings 6:1
Now there were four men with leprosy at the entrance of the city gate, and they said to one another, “Why just sit here until we die?
— 2 Kings 7:3
Thus one of the priests they had carried away came and lived in Bethel, and he began to teach them how they should worship the LORD.
— 2 Kings 17:28
These men listed by name were the leaders of their clans. Their families increased greatly,
— 1 Chronicles 4:38
Their kinsmen by families were Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber—seven in all.
— 1 Chronicles 5:13
All these were heads of families, the chiefs according to their genealogies, and they lived in Jerusalem.
— 1 Chronicles 8:28
and Mikloth, who was the father of Shimeah. These also lived alongside their relatives in Jerusalem.
— 1 Chronicles 8:32
Their relatives came from their villages at fixed times to serve with them for seven-day periods.
— 1 Chronicles 9:25
All these were heads of Levite families, chiefs according to their genealogies, and they lived in Jerusalem.
— 1 Chronicles 9:34
Mikloth was the father of Shimeam. They too lived alongside their relatives in Jerusalem.
— 1 Chronicles 9:38