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Priests and Levites leave Israel for Judah

Jeroboam rejected the priests and Levites from serving the LORD. They left their pasturelands and property and came to Judah and Jerusalem, joined by Israelites who set their hearts on seeking God (2 Chronicles 11:13-17).

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📖 2 Chronicles 11:5–7

5Rehoboam continued to live in Jerusalem, and he built up cities for defense in Judah. 6He built up Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa, 7Beth-zur, Soco, Adullam,

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Sources: Scripture — 2 Chronicles 11:5-17
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