1 Chronicles 13:5

So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjath–jearim.

Cross-references

1 Chronicles 13:6 immediately follows, narrating the journey to Kiriath Jearim to bring the ark, continuing the same event.

1 Chronicles 15:3 continues the narrative with David's second assembly to bring the ark to Jerusalem after the first attempt.

Numbers 34:5-8 defines the promised land's boundaries, including 'Lebo-hamath' — the region David assembles from here.

Numbers 34:8 defines the northern border at Lebo Hamath, the same limit used in this assembly description.

Joshua 13:3-8 also describes the land boundaries with Lebo-hamath — the same geographic scope for David's assembly.

Joshua 13:5 Parallel

Joshua 13:5 also mentions Lebo Hamath as a northern boundary in the land allotment, reinforcing the geographical extent.

1 Samuel 6:21 Historical context

1 Samuel 6:21 records the ark's arrival at Kiriath Jearim, explaining why the ark was there for David to retrieve.

1 Samuel 7:1 Historical context

1 Samuel 7:1 records the ark being brought to Kiriath-jearim — the place from which David now brings it.

2 Samuel 6:1 is the parallel account of this same gathering of Israelites to bring the ark.

1 Kings 8:65 describes a similar great assembly from Lebo Hamath to the Wadi of Egypt, directly paralleling this gathering.

2 Samuel 6:2 is the parallel account of David bringing the ark from Baalah of Judah to Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 1:4 summarizes David bringing the ark from Kiriath Jearim to the tent he prepared in Jerusalem.

Psalm 132:6 Allusion

Psalm 132:6 poetically recalls finding the ark in the fields of Jaar (Kiriath Jearim), the same location.

Joshua 9:17 Historical context

Joshua 9:17 lists Kiriath Jearim among the Gibeonite cities, identifying the origin of the ark's resting place.

Judges 18:12 Historical context

Judges 18:12 records the Danites camping at Kiriath Jearim, later the ark's resting place before David moved it.

In 1 Kings 4:21, a similar territorial description from Euphrates to Egypt mirrors David's gathering boundaries.