KJV King James Version
For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off from executing the priest’s office unto the LORD:
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2 Chronicles 11:14
For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off from executing the priest’s office unto the LORD:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
For the Levites left their pasturelands and their possessions and went to Judah and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons had rejected them as priests of the LORD.
WEB World English Bible
For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons cast them off, that they should not execute the priest’s office to Yahweh;
ASV American Standard Version
For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons cast them off, that they should not execute the priest’s office unto Jehovah;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
for the Levites have left their suburbs and their possession, and they come to Judah and to Jerusalem, for Jeroboam and his sons have cast them off from acting as priests to Jehovah,
Surrounding context — 2 Chronicles 11
11 And he fortified the strong holds, and put captains in them, and store of victual, and of oil and wine.
12 And in every several city [he put] shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong, having Judah and Benjamin on his side.
13 And the priests and the Levites that [were] in all Israel resorted to him out of all their coasts.
14 For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off from executing the priest’s office unto the LORD:
15 And he ordained him priests for the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made.
16 And after them out of all the tribes of Israel such as set their hearts to seek the LORD God of Israel came to Jerusalem, to sacrifice unto the LORD God of their fathers.
17 So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong, three years: for three years they walked in the way of David and Solomon.
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כִּֽי־H3588 · kiforעָזְב֣וּH5800 · a.zavto leave: forsakeהַלְוִיִּ֗םH3881 · le.viy.yiLeviאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]מִגְרְשֵׁיהֶם֙H4054 · mig.rashpastureוַאֲחֻזָּתָ֔םH272 · a.chuz.zahpossessionוַיֵּלְכ֥וּH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentלִיהוּדָ֖הH3063 · ye.hu.dahJudahוְלִֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑םH3389 · ye.ru.sha.laimJerusalemכִּֽי־H3588 · kiforהִזְנִיחָ֤םH2186 · za.nachto rejectיָֽרָבְעָם֙H3379 · ya.rov.amJeroboamוּבָנָ֔יוH1121 · benson: childמִכַּהֵ֖ןH3547 · ka.hanto ministerלַיהוָֽה׃H3068 · ye.ho.vahLORD
Cross-references
2 Chronicles 13:9Have ye not cast out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and have made you priests after the manner of the nations of [other] lands? so that whosoever cometh to consecrate himself with a young bullock and seven rams, [the same] may be a priest of [them that are] no gods.Numbers 35:2-5Command 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.1 Kings 12:28-33Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves [of] gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.Joshua 21:20-42And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites which remained of the children of Kohath, even they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.Leviticus 27:30-34And all the tithe of the land, [whether] of the seed of the land, [or] of the fruit of the tree, [is] the LORD’S: [it is] holy unto the LORD.Numbers 18:21-28And, behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they serve, [even] the service of the tabernacle of the congregation.1 Chronicles 6:66-81And [the residue] of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their coasts out of the tribe of Ephraim.1 Kings 13:33After this thing Jeroboam returned not from his evil way, but made again of the lowest of the people priests of the high places: whosoever would, he consecrated him, and he became [one] of the priests of the high places.
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