2 Chronicles 11:17 meaning and explanation

So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah and supported Rehoboam son of Solomon for three years, because they walked for three years in the way of David and Solomon.

2 Chronicles 11:17, Berean Standard Bible

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After the kingdom split, Rehoboam ruled the southern tribes of Judah and Benjamin. The Chronicler, writing for a post exilic community, notes that priests and Levites from the north moved south because Jeroboam had appointed his own priests, and that people from every tribe who set their hearts on seeking the LORD followed them to Jerusalem.

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