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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;
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A Politically Motivated Purge
Commentators explain that King Jeroboam's establishment of a new, state-sponsored religion was a political move to consolidate his power. To achieve this, he forcibly removed the Levites from their duties, confiscated their lands, and prevented them from serving God according to the law, effectively purging them from the northern kingdom.
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2 Chronicles
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Jeroboam probably confiscated the Levitical lands for the benefit of this new priesthood. Under these circumstances, the priests and Levites emigra…
19th Century
Anglican
Their suburbs. — Pasture-grounds (Numbers 35:1–8).
And their possession —that is, the…
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, …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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…
