Numbers 35:2
Command the children of Israel, that they give unto the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and ye shall give also unto the Levites suburbs for the cities round about them.
Cross-references
Leviticus 25:32 provides the redemption law for Levitical cities, directly related to the command here to give them cities.
Leviticus 25:33 continues the redemption law for Levitical houses, building on the command here.
Joshua 14:3 explains that Levites received no land inheritance, which is why they needed the cities commanded here.
Joshua 14:4 explicitly says Levites only got cities, echoing the command here.
Joshua 21:2-42 records the actual distribution of the 48 Levitical cities, fulfilling the command here.
1 Corinthians 9:10-14 applies the OT principle of supporting religious workers (like Levites) to Christian ministers, citing this very logic.
1 Chronicles 6:64 records the actual allocation of Levite cities, directly fulfilling the command given here.
In 2 Chronicles 31:19, Hezekiah's reforms ensure provision for priests in Levitical cities, fulfilling the Numbers 35:2 command.
In 2 Chronicles 11:14, Levites abandoned their pasturelands granted per Numbers 35:2 due to Jeroboam's rejection, showing the later fate of those cities.
Nehemiah 13:10 reveals Levites were not receiving their allotted portions from cities like those commanded in Numbers 35:2, so they fled.
Deuteronomy 18:6 describes Levites leaving their cities to serve at the sanctuary, building on the city allocation established here.