2 Chronicles 11:14 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

¹⁴ For the Levites left their common lands and their holdings and came to Judah and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons cast them out from serving as priests of the Lord,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁴ For the Levites left their suburbs and their possessions and came to Judah and Jerusalem, for Jeroboam and his sons had cast them out from executing the priest's office to the Lord.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁴ 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;

Common English Bible

¹⁴ The Levites left their pastures and property to come to Judah and Jerusalem because Jeroboam and his sons had refused to let them serve as the LORD’s priests,

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁴ leaving behind their suburbs and possessions, and crossing over to Judah and to Jerusalem. For Jeroboam and his followers had cast them out, so that they could not exercise the priestly office to the Lord.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁴ Leaving their suburbs, and their possessions, and passing over to Juda, and Jerusalem; because Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off from executing the priestly office to the Lord.

2 Chronicles 11:14 Cross References

1 Kings 13:33

After this thing Jeroboam did not turn from his evil way, but made priests for the high places again from among all the people; any who would, he consecrated to be priests of the high places.

2 Chronicles 11:13

And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel resorted to him from all places where they lived.

2 Chronicles 13:9

Have you not driven out the priests of the Lord, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and made priests for yourselves like the peoples of other lands? Whoever comes to consecrate himself with a young bull or seven rams becomes a priest of what are no gods.

Numbers 35:8

And as for the cities which you shall give from the possession of the people of Israel, from the larger tribes you shall take many, and from the smaller tribes you shall take few; each, in proportion to the inheritance which it inherits, shall give of its cities to the Levites.”