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2 Chronicles 11:15-17
New English Translation
2 Chronicles 11:15-17
New English Translation
15 Jeroboam[a] appointed his own priests to serve at the worship centers[b] and to lead in the worship of the goat idols and calf idols he had made.[c] 16 Those among all the Israelite tribes who were determined to worship the Lord God of Israel followed them to Jerusalem[d] to sacrifice to the Lord God of their ancestors.[e] 17 They supported[f] the kingdom of Judah and were loyal to[g] Rehoboam son of Solomon for three years; they followed the edicts of[h] David and Solomon for three years.
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- 2 Chronicles 11:15 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jeroboam) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- 2 Chronicles 11:15 tn Heb “for the high places.”
- 2 Chronicles 11:15 tn Heb “and for the goats and for the calves that he had made.”
- 2 Chronicles 11:16 tn Heb “and after them from all the tribes of Israel, the ones giving their heart[s] to seek the Lord God of Israel came [to] Jerusalem.”
- 2 Chronicles 11:16 tn Heb “fathers.”
- 2 Chronicles 11:17 tn Or “strengthened.”
- 2 Chronicles 11:17 tn Or “strengthened.”
- 2 Chronicles 11:17 tn Heb “they walked in the way of.”
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