They traveled throughout Judah and assembled the Levites from all the cities of Judah, as well as the Israelite family leaders. They came to Jerusalem,

他们走遍犹大，从犹大各城里招聚利未人和以色列的众族长到耶路撒冷来。

他们走遍犹大，从犹大各城召集利未人和以色列的众族长到耶路撒冷来。

他们走遍犹大，从犹大各城召集利未人和以色列的众族长到耶路撒冷来。

他们走遍犹大各城，把利未人和以色列的各族长召集到耶路撒冷。

他们就走遍犹大，从犹大各城召集利未人和以色列各家族的首领；他们就来到耶路撒冷。

他們走遍猶大，從猶大各城裏招聚利未人和以色列的眾族長到耶路撒冷來。

他們走遍猶大，從猶大各城召集利未人和以色列的眾族長到耶路撒冷來。

他們走遍猶大，從猶大各城召集利未人和以色列的眾族長到耶路撒冷來。

他們走遍猶大各城，把利未人和以色列的各族長召集到耶路撒冷。

他們就走遍猶大，從猶大各城召集利未人和以色列各家族的首領；他們就來到耶路撒冷。

他們環遊了猶大，從猶大各城招集了利未人和以色列父系家屬的族長；他們就來到耶路撒冷。

眾乃遍行猶大、自猶大諸邑、集利未人、及以色列族長、咸至耶路撒冷、

普告猶大諸邑、集利未人、與以色列族中最著者、至耶路撒冷、

乃遍行猶大、自猶大諸邑集利未人、及以色列諸族長、咸至耶路撒冷、

They went throughout Judah and gathered the Levites and the heads of Israelite families from all the towns. When they came to Jerusalem,

They went all through Judah. They gathered together the Levites and the leaders of Israelite families from all the towns. They came to Jerusalem.

And they went about through Judah and gathered the Levites from all the cities of Judah, and the heads of fathers’ houses of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem.

These men traveled secretly throughout Judah and summoned the Levites and clan leaders in all the towns to come to Jerusalem.

They made a circuit throughout Judah. They gathered the Levites from all the cities of Judah and the family heads of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem.

And they went throughout Judah and gathered the Levites from all the cities of Judah, and the heads of the fathers’ households of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem.

And they went throughout Judah and gathered the Levites from all the cities of Judah, and the chief fathers of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem.

And they went about in Judah, and gathered the Levites out of all the cities of Judah, and the heads of fathers’ houses of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem.

They made a circuit throughout Judah. They gathered the Levites from all the cities of Judah and the heads of the families of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem.

And they went about in Judah, and gathered the Levites out of all the cities of Judah, and the chief of the fathers of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem.

They went around in Judah, and gathered the Levites out of all the cities of Judah, and the heads of fathers’ households of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem.

The priests and Levites who lived throughout Israel supported him, no matter where they resided.The Levites even left their pasturelands and their property behind and came to Judah and Jerusalem, for Jeroboam and his sons prohibited them from serving as the LORD’s priests.Jeroboam appointed his own priests to serve at the worship centers and to lead in the worship of the goat idols and calf idols he had made.Those among all the Israelite tribes who were determined to worship the LORD God of Israel followed them to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the LORD God of their ancestors.They supported the kingdom of Judah and were loyal to Rehoboam son of Solomon for three years; they followed the edicts of David and Solomon for three years.

“ I am sending you out like sheep surrounded by wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.

It goes well for the one who generously lends money, and conducts his business honestly.

His brothers, Jehoshaphat’s sons, were Azariah, Jechiel, Zechariah, Azariahu, Michael, and Shephatiah. All of these were sons of King Jehoshaphat of Israel.

Therefore be very careful how you live– not as unwise but as wise,

He told them:“ You are the leaders of the Levites’ families. You and your relatives must consecrate yourselves and bring the ark of the LORD God of Israel up to the place I have prepared for it.

The scribe Shemaiah son of Nethanel, a Levite, wrote down their names before the king, the officials, Zadok the priest, Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the leaders of the priestly and Levite families. One family was drawn by lot from Eleazar, and then the next from Ithamar.