Numbers 17:2
Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod according to the house of their fathers, of all their princes according to the house of their fathers twelve rods: write thou every man’s name upon his rod.
Cross-references
Numbers 17:6
Parallel
Numbers 17:6 records the obedience to the command in verse 2—the princes give rods exactly as instructed, including Aaron's.
Numbers 1:5–16
Parallel
Numbers 1:5-16 lists the tribal chiefs whose names are written on the staffs here — the same leaders.
Numbers 2:3–30
Parallel
Numbers 2:3-30 names the same tribal leaders who give staffs here; they are the tribal heads.
Numbers 10:14–27
Parallel
Numbers 10:14-27 records the tribal leaders leading the march; these are the same chiefs who provide staffs here.
Ezekiel 37:16–20
Parallel
Ezekiel 37:16-20 mirrors Numbers 17:2: taking sticks, writing names, representing tribes—here to symbolize reunification of Israel and Judah.
Exodus 24:4
Parallel
Exodus 24:4 uses twelve pillars to represent the twelve tribes—parallels the twelve rods in Numbers 17:2 as tribal symbols.