Verse 14

For the Levites left their suburbs and possessions, and came to Judah and Jerusalem because Jeroboam and his sons had cast them out from executing the priest's office to the LORD.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Levittene forlot sine beitemarker og eiendommer og dro til Juda og Jerusalem, ettersom Jeroboam og hans sønner hindret dem i å tjene Herren som prester.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  For levittene forlot sine marker og sine eiendommer og kom til Juda og Jerusalem fordi Jeroboam og hans sønner hadde avvist dem fra å utføre prestetjeneste for Herren.

• Norsk King James

  For levittene forlot sine områder og eiendommer og kom til Juda og Jerusalem, fordi Jeroboam og hans sønner hadde utstøtt dem fra å utføre prestetjenesten for Herren.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  For levittene forlot sine byer og eiendommer og dro til Juda og Jerusalem, fordi Jeroboam og hans sønner avviste dem, så de ikke lenger kunne tjene som prester for Herren.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Levittene forlot sine beitemarker og eiendommer og dro til Juda og Jerusalem, fordi Jeroboam og hans sønner hadde avvist dem fra å tjene som prester for Herren.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Levittene forlot sine forsteder og eiendommer og kom til Juda og Jerusalem, fordi Jeroboam og hans sønner hadde forvist dem fra å utøve prestetjenesten for Herren.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For levittene forlot sine herregårder og eiendommer og reiste til Juda og Jerusalem, fordi Jeroboam og hans sønner hadde forvist dem fra å utføre prestetjenesten for Herren.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Levittene forlot sine forsteder og eiendommer og kom til Juda og Jerusalem, fordi Jeroboam og hans sønner hadde forvist dem fra å utøve prestetjenesten for Herren.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For levittene forlot sine beitemarker og eiendommer og dro til Juda og Jerusalem, fordi Jeroboam og hans sønner hadde avvist dem fra å tjene som prester for Herren.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  For the Levites left their pasturelands and their possessions and came to Judah and Jerusalem because Jeroboam and his sons had rejected them from serving as priests of the LORD.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  For levittene forlot sine beitemarker og eiendommer og kom til Juda og Jerusalem fordi Jeroboam og hans sønner hadde avvist dem fra å tjene som prester for Herren.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi Leviterne forlode deres Forstæder og deres Eiendom, og droge til Juda og til Jerusalem; thi Jeroboam og hans Sønner forkastede dem, at de ikke skulde gjøre Præsteembede for Herren.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off from executing the priest's office unto the LORD:

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For levittene forlot sine forsteder og sin eiendom og kom til Juda og Jerusalem, fordi Jeroboam og hans sønner hadde forkastet dem i utførelsen av prestetjenesten for Herren.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For levittene forlot sine landsbyer og sin eiendom, og kom til Juda og Jerusalem, fordi Jeroboam og hans sønner forkastet dem, slik at de ikke kunne være prester for Herren.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  for levittene forlot sine beitemarker og eiendommer og kom til Juda og Jerusalem, fordi Jeroboam og hans sønner hadde kastet dem ut fra å tjene som prester for Herren.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For levittene forlot sine landområder og eiendommer og kom til Juda og Jerusalem, fordi Jeroboam og hans sønner drev dem bort fra å utføre prestetjenesten for Herren.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For levittene forlot sine hjem og sin eiendom, og kom til Juda og Jerusalem. Jeroboam og hans sønner hadde sendt dem bort, slik at de ikke kunne være prester for Herren.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And lefte their suburbes & possession, and came to Iuda vnto Ierusalem: for Ieroboam and his sonnes expelled them, that they shulde not execute the offyce of ye presthode vnto ye LORDE.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For the Leuites left their suburbes & their possession, and came to Iudah and to Ierusalem: for Ieroboam and his sonnes had cast them out from ministring in the Priestes office vnto the Lorde.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For the Leuites left their suburbes, and their possession, and came to Iuda and Hierusalem: For Ieroboam and his sonnes had cast them out from ministring vnto the Lorde.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off from executing the priest's office unto the LORD:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons cast them off, that they should not execute the priest's office to Yahweh;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  for the Levites have left their suburbs and their possession, and they come to Judah and to Jerusalem, for Jeroboam and his sons have cast them off from acting as priests to Jehovah,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons cast them off, that they should not execute the priest's office unto Jehovah;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For the Levites gave up their living-places and their property, and came to Judah and Jerusalem; for Jeroboam and his sons had sent them away, not letting them be priests to the Lord;

• World English Bible (2000)

  For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons cast them off, that they should not execute the priest's office to Yahweh;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  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.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Chr 13:9 : 9 Have you not cast out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and have made yourselves priests like the peoples of other lands? So that whoever comes to consecrate himself with a young bull and seven rams, the same may be a priest of those who are no gods.
• Num 35:2-5 : 2 Command the children of Israel that they give to the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and give to the Levites suburbs for the cities around them as well. 3 And the cities they shall have to dwell in, and their suburbs shall be for their cattle, and for their goods, and for all their beasts. 4 And the suburbs of the cities that you shall give to the Levites shall reach from the wall of the city and outward a thousand cubits round about. 5 And measure from outside the city on the east side two thousand cubits, and on the south side two thousand cubits, and on the west side two thousand cubits, and on the north side two thousand cubits; and the city shall be in the midst: this shall be to them the suburbs of the cities.
• 1 Kgs 12:28-33 : 28 Therefore the king took counsel and made two calves of gold, and said to them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem; behold your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt. 29 And he set one in Bethel, and the other he put in Dan. 30 And this thing became a sin, for the people went to worship before one, even as far as Dan. 31 And he made a house of high places and made priests from all sorts of people, who were not of the sons of Levi. 32 And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like the feast that is in Judah, and he offered upon the altar. So he did in Bethel, sacrificing to the calves that he had made, and he placed in Bethel the priests of the high places which he had made. 33 So he offered upon the altar that he had made in Bethel the fifteenth day of the eighth month, in the month which he had devised in his own heart; and he ordained a feast for the children of Israel, and offered upon the altar, and burnt incense.
• 1 Kgs 13:33 : 33 After this, Jeroboam did not turn from his evil way, but made again from among all the people priests of the high places: whoever desired, he consecrated him, and he became one of the priests of the high places.
• 1 Chr 6:66-81 : 66 And the remaining families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their territory out of the tribe of Ephraim. 67 And they gave to them, of the cities of refuge, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim with its pasturelands; they also gave Gezer with its pasturelands, 68 And Jokmeam with its pasturelands, and Bethhoron with its pasturelands, 69 And Aijalon with its pasturelands, and Gathrimmon with its pasturelands: 70 And out of the half tribe of Manasseh: Aner with its pasturelands, and Bileam with its pasturelands, for the family of the remnant of the sons of Kohath. 71 To the sons of Gershom were given out of the family of the half tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with its pasturelands, and Ashtaroth with its pasturelands: 72 And out of the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh with its pasturelands, Daberath with its pasturelands, 73 And Ramoth with its pasturelands, and Anem with its pasturelands: 74 And out of the tribe of Asher: Mashal with its pasturelands, and Abdon with its pasturelands, 75 And Hukok with its pasturelands, and Rehob with its pasturelands: 76 And out of the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee with its pasturelands, Hammon with its pasturelands, and Kirjathaim with its pasturelands. 77 To the rest of the children of Merari were given out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmon with its pasturelands, Tabor with its pasturelands: 78 And on the other side of the Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, were given to them out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with its pasturelands, and Jahzah with its pasturelands, 79 Kedemoth also with its pasturelands, and Mephaath with its pasturelands: 80 And out of the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead with its pasturelands, Mahanaim with its pasturelands, 81 Heshbon with its pasturelands, and Jazer with its pasturelands.
• Josh 21:20-42 : 20 And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites who remained of the children of Kohath, even they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim. 21 For they gave them Shechem with its suburbs in mount Ephraim, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with its suburbs, 22 And Kibzaim with its suburbs, and Bethhoron with its suburbs; four cities. 23 And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with its suburbs, Gibbethon with its suburbs, 24 Aijalon with its suburbs, Gathrimmon with its suburbs; four cities. 25 And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with its suburbs, and Gathrimmon with its suburbs; two cities. 26 All the cities were ten with their suburbs for the families of the children of Kohath that remained. 27 And to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the other half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with its suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Beeshterah with its suburbs; two cities. 28 And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with its suburbs, Dabareh with its suburbs, 29 Jarmuth with its suburbs, Engannim with its suburbs; four cities. 30 And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its suburbs, Abdon with its suburbs, 31 Helkath with its suburbs, and Rehob with its suburbs; four cities. 32 And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammothdor with its suburbs, and Kartan with its suburbs; three cities. 33 All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs. 34 And to the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its suburbs, and Kartah with its suburbs, 35 Dimnah with its suburbs, Nahalal with its suburbs; four cities. 36 And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its suburbs, and Jahazah with its suburbs, 37 Kedemoth with its suburbs, and Mephaath with its suburbs; four cities. 38 And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with its suburbs, 39 Heshbon with its suburbs, Jazer with its suburbs; four cities in all. 40 So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, which were remaining of the families of the Levites, were by their lot twelve cities. 41 All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty-eight cities with their suburbs. 42 These cities were each with their suburbs around them: thus were all these cities.
• Lev 27:30-34 : 30 And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the LORD'S: it is holy to the LORD. 31 And if a man will at all redeem anything of his tithes, he shall add to it the fifth part thereof. 32 And concerning the tithe of the herd, or of the flock, even of whatever passes under the rod, the tenth shall be holy to the LORD. 33 He shall not search whether it is good or bad, neither shall he change it: and if he changes it at all, then both it and the change thereof shall be holy; it shall not be redeemed. 34 These are the commandments, which the LORD commanded Moses for the children of Israel on Mount Sinai.
• Num 18:21-28 : 21 And, behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they serve, even the service of the tabernacle of the congregation. 22 Neither must the children of Israel henceforth come near the tabernacle of the congregation, lest they bear sin, and die. 23 But the Levites shall do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they shall bear their iniquity: it shall be a statute forever throughout your generations, that among the children of Israel they have no inheritance. 24 But the tithes of the children of Israel, which they offer as a heave offering to the LORD, I have given to the Levites to inherit: therefore I have said to them, Among the children of Israel they shall have no inheritance. 25 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 26 Thus speak to the Levites, and say to them, When you take of the children of Israel the tithes which I have given you from them for your inheritance, then you shall offer up a heave offering of it for the LORD, even a tenth part of the tithe. 27 And this your heave offering shall be reckoned to you, as though it were the corn of the threshing floor, and as the fullness of the winepress. 28 Thus you also shall offer a heave offering to the LORD of all your tithes, which you receive of the children of Israel; and you shall give thereof the LORD'S heave offering to Aaron the priest.