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2 Chronicles 11:13
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11 And he fortified the strongholds, and put captains in them, and stores of food, oil, and wine.
12 Also in every city he put shields and spears, and made them very strong, having Judah and Benjamin on his side.

Priests and Levites Move to Judah

13 And from all their territories the priests and the Levites who were in all Israel took their stand with him.
14 For the Levites left atheir common-lands and their possessions and came to Judah and Jerusalem, for bJeroboam and his sons had rejected them from serving as priests to the Lord.  
15 aThen he appointed for himself priests for the1 high places, for bthe demons, and cthe calf idols which he had made.  
16 aAnd1 after the Levites left, those from all the tribes of Israel, such as set their heart to seek the Lord God of Israel, bcame to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the Lord God of their fathers.  
17 So they astrengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong for three years, because they walked in the way of David and Solomon for three years.  

The Family of Rehoboam

18 Then Rehoboam took for himself as wife Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David, and of Abihail the daughter of aEliah the son of Jesse.  
Verse Comparison: 2 Chronicles 11:13

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American Standard Version
And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel resorted to him out of all their border.

Amplified® Bible
And the priests and the Levites who were in all Israel came over to Rehoboam from wherever they lived.

Contemporary English Version
The priests and Levites from the northern tribes of Israel gave their support to King Rehoboam.

Darby English Version
And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel resorted to him out of all their districts;

Good News Bible
From all the territory of Israel priests and Levites came south to Judah.

King James Version
And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel resorted to him out of all their coasts.

New American Standard Bible
Moreover, the priests and the Levites who were in all Israel stood with him from all their districts.

New International Version
The priests and Levites from all their districts throughout Israel sided with him.

New King James Version
And from all their territories the priests and the Levites who were in all Israel took their stand with him.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Moreover, the priests and the Levites who lived in all Israel stood with him from all their districts.

Revised Standard Version
And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel resorted to him from all places where they lived.

Young's Literal Translation
And the priests, and the Levites, that `are' in all Israel, have stationed themselves by him, out of all their border,

New English Translation
The priests and Levites who lived throughout Israel supported him, no matter where they resided.1


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