2 Chronicles 11:16

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¹⁴ 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:

¹⁵ And he ordained him priests for the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made.

And after them out of all the tribes of Israel such as set their hearts to seek the LORD God of Israel came to Jerusalem, to sacrifice unto the LORD God of their fathers.

¹⁷ So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong, three years: for three years they walked in the way of David and Solomon.

¹⁸ And Rehoboam took him Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David to wife, and Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse;

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: Those from every tribe of Israel who had set their hearts to seek the LORD their God followed the Levites to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the LORD, the God of their fathers.
KJV: And after them out of all the tribes of Israel such as set their hearts to seek the LORD God of Israel came to Jerusalem, to sacrifice unto the LORD God of their fathers.
WEB: After them, out of all the tribes of Israel, those who set their hearts to seek the LORD, the God of Israel, came to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the LORD, the God of their fathers.
ASV: And 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.
DARBY: And after them, those out of all the tribes of Israel that set their heart to seek Jehovah the God of Israel came to Jerusalem, to sacrifice to Jehovah the God of their fathers.
BLB: And after them, those from all the tribes of Israel who had set their heart to seek YHWH, God of Israel, came to Jerusalem to sacrifice to YHWH, God of their fathers.

ÅB: Og med dem[^3] fulgte fra alle Israels stammer de som vendte sitt hjerte til å søke Herren, Israels Gud; de kom til Jerusalem for å ofre til Herren, sine fedres Gud.
OTB: De fra alle Israels stammer som var viet til å søke Herren, Israels Gud, fulgte dem til Jerusalem for å ofre til Herren, deres fedres Gud.
B1930: Og med dem fulgte fra alle Israels stammer de som vendte sitt hjerte til å søke Herren, Israels Gud; de kom til Jerusalem for å ofre til Herren, sine fedres Gud. / < prestene og levittene, 2KR 11, 13. 14.>

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Original text and word study

Cross references

2 Chronicles 15:9
And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and the strangers with them out of Ephraim and Manasseh, and out of Simeon: for they fell to him out of Israel in abundance, when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.
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Hosea 4:8
They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity.
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Deuteronomy 12:5–6
But unto the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come:
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Deuteronomy 12:13–14
Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt offerings in every place that thou seest:
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1 Chronicles 22:1
Then David said, This is the house of the LORD God, and this is the altar of the burnt offering for Israel.
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Haggai 1:5
Now therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways.
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Psalms 108:1
O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.
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1 Samuel 7:3–4
And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the LORD, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.
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