2 Chronicles 11:13 - The Message13-17 The priests and Levites from all over Israel came and made themselves available to Rehoboam. The Levites left their pastures and properties and moved to Judah and Jerusalem because Jeroboam and his sons had dismissed them from the priesthood of God and replaced them with his own priests to preside over the worship centers at which he had installed goat and calf demon-idols. Everyone from all the tribes of Israel who determined to seek the God of Israel migrated with the priests and Levites to Jerusalem to worship there, sacrificing to the God of their ancestors. That gave a tremendous boost to the kingdom of Judah. They stuck with Rehoboam son of Solomon for three years, loyal to the ways of David and Solomon for this period. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 176913 And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel resorted to him out of all their coasts. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition13 And the priests and the Levites who were in all Israel came over to Rehoboam from wherever they lived. See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)13 And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel resorted to him out of all their border. See the chapterCommon English Bible13 The priests and the Levites from every region throughout all Israel sided with Rehoboam. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version13 Then the priests and Levites, who were in all of Israel, came to him from all their settlements, See the chapter |