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2 Chronicles 11:14

King James Version (KJV)

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2 Chronicles 11:14

Verse 14 of 23

Scripture focus

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:

2 Chronicles 11:14 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 2 Chronicles 11:14

Theological / Devotional

Suburbs. That is, the grazing lands around the cities (see Lev. 25:34; Num. 35:2-5, 7; see on Joshua 14:4).

Their possession. Compare Lev. 25:29-34.

Cast them off. As a matter of policy Jeroboam established a service of religion, with centers of worship, that would be entirely distinct from the service of Jehovah in Jerusalem (1 Kings 12:26-33). Thus he hoped to wean his subjects away from their attachment to the capital in the south.

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