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 traveled throughout Judah and assembled the Levites from all the cities of Judah, as well as the Israelite family leaders. 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 from all their districts throughout Israel sided with him.The Levites even abandoned their pasturelands and property and came to Judah and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons had rejected them as priests of the Lordwhen he appointed his own priests for the high places and for the goat and calf idols he had made.Those from every tribe of Israel 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.They strengthened the kingdom of Judah and supported Rehoboam son of Solomon three years, following the ways of David and Solomon during this time. (niv)

“ I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves. (niv)

Good will come to those who are generous and lend freely, who conduct their affairs with justice. (niv)

Jehoram’s brothers, the sons of Jehoshaphat, were Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariahu, Michael and Shephatiah. All these were sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel. (niv)

Be very careful, then, how you live— not as unwise but as wise, (niv)

He said to them,“ You are the heads of the Levitical families; you and your fellow Levites are to consecrate yourselves and bring up the ark of the Lord, the God of Israel, to the place I have prepared for it. (niv)

The scribe Shemaiah son of Nethanel, a Levite, recorded their names in the presence of the king and of the officials: Zadok the priest, Ahimelek son of Abiathar and the heads of families of the priests and of the Levites— one family being taken from Eleazar and then one from Ithamar. (niv)