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2 Chronicles 11:14

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.

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ASV

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 unto Jehovah;

KJV

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:

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15 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
עָזְב֣וּ'a.ze.Vuthey forsookH5800 →
הַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.Yimthe LevitesH3881 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
מִגְרְשֵׁיהֶם֙mig.re.shei.Hempasture lands theirH4054 →
וַאֲחֻזָּתָ֔םva.'a.chu.za.Tamand property theirH272 →
וַיֵּלְכ֥וּvai.ye.le.Khuand they wentH1980 →
לִיהוּדָ֖הli.hu.Dahto JudahH3063 →
וְלִֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑םve.li.ru.sha.Limand to JerusalemH3389 →
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
הִזְנִיחָ֤םhiz.ni.Chamhe had rejected themH2186 →
יָֽרָבְעָם֙ya.ra.ve.'AmJeroboamH3379 →
וּבָנָ֔יוu.va.Navand sons hisH1121 →
מִכַּהֵ֖ןmi.ka.Henfrom serving as priestsH3547 →
לַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehto YahwehH3068 →

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2 Chronicles 13:9But 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 12:28–33After 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.”Luke 1:8One day while Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,Numbers 18:21–28Behold, 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.1 Chronicles 6:66–81And some of the clans of the Kohathites were given cities from the tribe of Ephraim for their territory:Leviticus 27:30–34Thus 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.Joshua 21:20–42The remaining Kohathite clans of the Levites were allotted these cities:1 Kings 13:33Even 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.Numbers 35:3The cities will be for them to live in, and the pasturelands will be for their herds, their flocks, and all their other livestock.Exodus 28:1“Next, have your brother Aaron brought to you from among the Israelites, along with his sons Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar, to serve Me as priests.

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