Jeroboam probably confiscated the Levitical lands for the benefit of this new priesthood. Under these circumstances, the priests and Levites emigra…

Their suburbs. — Pasture-grounds (Numbers 35:1–8).

And their possession —that is, the…

No wonder, therefore, that Rehoboam's kingdom was strengthened by the advent of these men, who were, doubtless, the best men in the whole country, …

For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession
The cities and the fields adjacent to them, which were given…

When the priests and Levites came to Jerusalem, the devout, pious Israelites followed them. Those who set their hearts to seek the Lord God of Isra…