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The priests and the Levites who were in all Israel resorted to him out of all their border.
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A Migration for Worship
Commentators explain that the priests and Levites from all over the northern kingdom of Israel made a deliberate choice to leave their homes and lands. They presented themselves before King Rehoboam in Judah primarily to continue the legitimate worship of God at the Jerusalem temple, rejecting the idolatry established in the north.
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2 Chronicles
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19th Century
Anglican
(c) THE PRIESTS AND LEVITES, AND ALL WHO ARE FAITHFUL TO THE LEGITIMATE WORSHIP, DESERT THE NORTHERN KINGDOM ([Reference …
Baptist
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, …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the priests and the Levites, that were in all Israel In the ten tribes, in the cities assigned to them therein:<…
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Presbyterian
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…