2 Chronicles 11:14

Translations

Modern

For the Levites left their pasturelands and their possessions and went to Judah and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons had rejected them as priests of the LORD.

Traditional

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:

Literal

For the Levites left their pasturelands and their possession, and they came to Judah and Jerusalem, for Jeroboam and his sons had rejected them from serving as priests to YHWH.

Latin

…relinquentes suburbana et possessiones suas, et transeuntes ad Judam et Jerusalem: eo quod abjecisset eos Jeroboam et posteri ejus, ne sacerdotio Domini fungerentur.

Original

Hebrew

English

For the Levites left their pasturelands and their possessions and went to Judah and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons had rejected them as priests of the LORD.

Notes

2 Chronicles 11:13–17

Jeroboam's rebellion in the north (see 1 Kings 12:26–33) caused those who truly wanted to worship the Lord to move south. Rehoboam followed the Lord faithfully for three years, but he became unfaithful in the fourth year of his reign (2 Chronicles 12:1). God then quickly punished Rehoboam by sending Shishak to invade from Egypt (2 Chronicles 12:2–5).

2 Chronicles 11:5–23

The Lord blessed Rehoboam through his building projects, the movement of loyal priests from the north to the south, the migration of faithful people from the north to Jerusalem, and his large family.

Theme notes and profiles

Jeroboam I Rehoboam Apostasy and Renewal

Related verses

2 Chronicles 13:9
But did you not drive out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites? And did you not make priests for yourselves as do the peoples of other lands? Now whoever comes to consecrate himself with a young bull and seven rams can become a priest of things that are not gods.
Numbers 35:2–5
“Command the Israelites to give, from the inheritance they will possess, cities for the Levites to live in and pasturelands around the cities.
1 Kings 12:28–33
After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves and said to the people, “Going up to Jerusalem is too much for you. Here, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.”
Joshua 21:20–42
The remaining Kohathite clans of the Levites were allotted these cities: From the tribe of Ephraim
1 Chronicles 6:66–81
And some of the clans of the Kohathites were given cities from the tribe of Ephraim for their territory:
Numbers 18:21–28
Behold, I have given to the Levites all the tithes in Israel as an inheritance in return for the work they do, the service of the Tent of Meeting.
Leviticus 27:30–34
Thus any tithe from the land, whether from the seed of the land or the fruit of the trees, belongs to the LORD; it is holy to the LORD.
1 Kings 13:33
Even after these events, Jeroboam did not repent of his evil ways, but again he appointed priests for the high places from every class of people. He ordained anyone who desired to be a priest of the high places.

People

Jeroboam: First king of the northern kingdom of Israel Judah: Israelite tribe, kingdom, and province Levi: Son of Jacob; progenitor of the Levites

Places

Jerusalem: The capital of Israel, a holy city for three religions

Glossary

Chronicles, Books of First and Second Genealogy Golden Calf Judah, Tribe of Levitical Cities

Topics

Jeroboam: First King of Israel After the Revolt: Subverts the Religion of Moses Levites: Degraded from the Levitical office by Jeroboam Rehoboam: Builds Fortified Cities; is Temporarily Prosperous Religion: National: Priests Supported by the State Religion: National: Subverted by Jeroboam Rulers: Wicked: Exalting Debased Persons to the Priesthood

2 Chronicles 11:14

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