Leaving their suburbs, and their possessions, and passing over to Juda, and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off, from executing the priestly office to the Lord.
כִּֽי־עָזְב֣וּ הַלְוִיִּ֗ם אֶת־מִגְרְשֵׁיהֶם֙ וַאֲחֻזָּתָ֔ם וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ לִיהוּדָ֖ה וְלִֽירוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם כִּֽי־הִזְנִיחָ֤ם יָֽרָבְעָם֙ וּבָנָ֔יו מִכַּהֵ֖ן לַיהוָֽה׃
One Church Father comments on this verse
When the split occurred and Jeroboam established the golden calves, the priests and Levites residing among the ten tribes relocated to the kingdom of David, as God's temple was situated there. This narrative illustrates that, despite their desires, Jeroboam and his descendants expelled them for their refusal to worship the Lord.
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