Deuteronomy 16:14
Deuteronomy · Old Testament · Chapter 16
“And thou shalt rejoice in thy feast, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite, the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are within thy gates.”Deuteronomy 16:14
What Does Deuteronomy 16:14 Mean?
Deuteronomy 16:14 is found in the book of Deuteronomy, chapter 16, verse 14 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Generosity, Hospitality, Joy, Care for the Poor, Family, Work & Rest, and Freedom.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Deuteronomy 16:14 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 100:2“Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing.”Leviticus 23:40“And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God seven days.”Nehemiah 8:9“And Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto the LORD your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law.”Ecclesiastes 9:7“Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.”Esther 9:19“Therefore the Jews of the villages, that dwelt in the unwalled towns, made the fourteenth day of the month Adar a day of gladness and feasting, and a good day, and of sending portions one to another.”Luke 14:13“But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:”1 Timothy 5:3“Honour widows that are widows indeed.”Deuteronomy 14:29“And the Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest.”Deuteronomy 15:19“All the firstling males that come of thy herd and of thy flock thou shalt sanctify unto the LORD thy God: thou shalt do no work with the firstling of thy bullock, nor shear the firstling of thy sheep.”Deuteronomy 16:11“And thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is within thy gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are among you, in the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen to place his name there.”Psalms 19:8“The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes.”Isaiah 30:29“Ye shall have a song, as in the night when a holy solemnity is kept; and gladness of heart, as when one goeth with a pipe to come into the mountain of the LORD, to the mighty One of Israel.”Isaiah 62:9“But they that have gathered it shall eat it, and praise the LORD; and they that have brought it together shall drink it in the courts of my holiness.”Deuteronomy 12:12“And ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God, ye, and your sons, and your daughters, and your menservants, and your maidservants, and the Levite that is within your gates; forasmuch as he hath no part nor inheritance with you.”Deuteronomy 26:11“And thou shalt rejoice in every good thing which the LORD thy God hath given unto thee, and unto thine house, thou, and the Levite, and the stranger that is among you.”Deuteronomy 26:12“When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithes of thine increase the third year, which is the year of tithing, and hast given it unto the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat within thy gates, and be filled;”Deuteronomy 27:7“And thou shalt offer peace offerings, and shalt eat there, and rejoice before the LORD thy God.”1 Chronicles 29:22“And did eat and drink before the LORD on that day with great gladness. And they made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and anointed him unto the LORD to be the chief governor, and Zadok to be priest.”2 Chronicles 7:10“And on the three and twentieth day of the seventh month he sent the people away into their tents, glad and merry in heart for the goodness that the LORD had shewed unto David, and to Solomon, and to Israel his people.”2 Chronicles 30:21“And the children of Israel that were present at Jerusalem kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with great gladness: and the Levites and the priests praised the LORD day by day, singing with loud instruments unto the LORD.”
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