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2 Chronicles 11:13

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What does 2 Chronicles 11:13 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel resorted to him out of all their border.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel resorted to him out of all their border.
2 Chronicles 11:13 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Chronicles 11

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
10and Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin, fortified cities.
11And he fortified the strongholds, and put captains in them, and stores of victuals, and oil and wine.
12And in every city [he put] shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong. And Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.
13And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel resorted to him out of all their border.
14For 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;
15and he appointed him priests for the high places, and for the he-goats, and for the calves which he had made.
16And after them, out of all the tribes of Israel, such as set their hearts to seek Jehovah, the God of Israel, came to Jerusalem to sacrifice unto Jehovah, the God of their fathers.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And the priests and the Levites, that were in all Israel, etc.] In the ten tribes, in the cities assigned to them therein: resorted to him out of all their coasts; as to their rightful sovereign, and chiefly for the sake of the service of the sanctuary at Jerusalem.”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“the priests and the Levites . . . resorted to him out of all their coasts--This was an accession of moral power, for the maintenance of the true religion is the best support and safeguard of any nation; and as it was peculiarly the grand source of the strength and prosperity of the Hebrew monarchy, the great numbers of good and pious people who sought an asylum within the territories of Judah contributed greatly to consolidate the throne of Rehoboam. The cause of so extensive an emigration from the kingdom of Israel was the deep and daring policy of Jeroboam, who set himself to break the national unity by entirely abolishing, within his dominions, the religious institutions of Judaism. He…”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“11:13-17 The apostasy that Jeroboam initiated in the north (see 1 Kgs 12:26-33) led those who sincerely wanted to worship the Lord to emigrate to the south. Rehoboam followed the Lord faithfully for three years, but he was unfaithful in the fourth year of his reign (2 Chr 12:1). God then immediately punished Rehoboam by sending Shishak to invade from Egypt (12:2-5).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“am 3030, bc 974 resorted to him: Heb. presented themselves to him, Ch2 11:13 2 Chronicles 11:14”
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Keil & Delitzsch
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · Commentary on the Old Testament · 19th-century historical commentary
“Ch2 11:13-17, the account of the internal spiritual strengthening of the kingdom of Judah by the migration of the priests and Levites, and many pious worshippers of Jahve out of all the tribes, to the kingdom of Judah. Ch2 11:13-14 The priests and Levites in all Israel went over to him out of their whole domain. על התיצּב, to present oneself before any one, to await his commands, cf. Zac 6:5; Job 1:6; Job 2:1; here in the signification to place oneself at another's disposal, i.e., to go over to one. The suffix in גּבוּלם refers to "all Israel." For - this was the motive of their migration, Ch2 11:14 -the Levites (in the wider signification of the word, including the priests) forsook their…”
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