This was the dedication for the altar from the leaders of Israel, when it was anointed: twelve silver platters, twelve silver sprinkling bowls, and twelve gold pans.

The Merarite clans (the remaining Levites) were allotted twelve cities.

So they got up and crossed over by number: twelve belonging to Benjamin and to Ish-bosheth son of Saul, and twelve from the servants of David.

For twelve years ¹  they had served Kedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year ²  they rebelled. ³ 

Now select for yourselves twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one per tribe.

“Select for yourselves twelve men from the people, one per tribe.

Joshua summoned the twelve men he had appointed from the Israelites, one per tribe.

Now Joshua set up in Gilgal the ¹  twelve stones they had taken from the Jordan.

Twelve thousand men and women died ¹  that day, including all the men of Ai.

Kephar Ammoni, Ophni, and Geba – a total of twelve cities and their towns.

the big bronze basin called “The Sea” with its twelve bulls underneath, ¹ 

and he grabbed the robe ¹  and tore it into twelve pieces.

the third to Zaccur and his sons and relatives – twelve in all,

the fourth to Izri ¹  and his sons and relatives – twelve in all,

the fifth to Nethaniah and his sons and relatives – twelve in all,

the sixth to Bukkiah and his sons and relatives – twelve in all,

the seventh to Jesharelah ¹  and his sons and relatives – twelve in all,

the eighth to Jeshaiah and his sons and relatives – twelve in all,

the ninth to Mattaniah and his sons and relatives – twelve in all,

the tenth to Shimei and his sons and relatives – twelve in all,