12 Also in every city he put shields and spears, and made them very strong, having Judah and Benjamin on his side.

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12 He put shields and spears in all the cities, and made them very strong. So Judah and Benjamin were his.

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Priests and Levites Move to Judah(A)

13 And from all their territories the priests and the Levites who were in all Israel took their stand with him.

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13 The priests and Levites from all their districts throughout Israel sided with him.

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16 (A)And [a]after the Levites left, those from all the tribes of Israel, such as set their heart to seek the Lord God of Israel, (B)came to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the Lord God of their fathers.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 11:16 Lit. after them

16 Those from every tribe of Israel(A) who set their hearts on seeking the Lord, the God of Israel, followed the Levites to Jerusalem to offer sacrifices to the Lord, the God of their ancestors.

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Then he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and (A)those who dwelt with them from Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon, for they came over to him in great numbers from Israel when they saw that the Lord his God was with him.

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Then he assembled all Judah and Benjamin and the people from Ephraim, Manasseh and Simeon who had settled among them, for large numbers(A) had come over to him from Israel when they saw that the Lord his God was with him.

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11 Nevertheless (A)some from Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun humbled themselves and came to Jerusalem.

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11 Nevertheless, some from Asher, Manasseh and Zebulun humbled(A) themselves and went to Jerusalem.(B)

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18 For a multitude of the people, (A)many from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, (B)yet they ate the Passover contrary to what was written. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, “May the good Lord provide atonement for everyone

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18 Although most of the many people who came from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar and Zebulun had not purified themselves,(A) yet they ate the Passover, contrary to what was written. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, “May the Lord, who is good, pardon everyone

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