Joshua 20:7 appoints Kedesh as a city of refuge, consistent with its role as a Levitical city.

Joshua 21:32 lists the same three cities given to the Gershonites from Naphtali — a direct parallel of the Levitical city list.

Joshua 12:22 records the king of Kedesh conquered, linking to the same city later given to Levites.

Joshua 19:37 lists Kedesh as a city in Naphtali's inheritance, same as the Levitical city here.

Judges 4:6 mentions Kedesh in Naphtali as the home of Barak — the same city appears here as a Levitical city.