¹⁴^*For the Levites left ^stheir suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons ^thad cast them off from executing the priest’s office unto the Lord:

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tch. 13:9.

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*B.C. 974.
s Num. 35:2.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

For the Levites left their common lands and their holdings and came to Judah and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons cast them out from serving as priests of the Lord,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The Levites even abandoned their pasturelands and property and came to Judah and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons had rejected them as priests of the Lord

CSBChristian Standard Bible

for the Levites left their pasturelands and their possessions and went to Judah and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons refused to let them serve as priests of the Lord.

NLTNew Living Translation

The Levites even abandoned their pasturelands and property and moved to Judah and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons would not allow them to serve the Lord as priests.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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