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15 耶罗波安为邱坛、公山羊神,以及他铸造的牛犊,自己设立了祭司。 16 以色列众支派中所有定意寻求耶和华以色列的 神的,都随着利未人来到耶路撒冷,向耶和华他们列祖的 神献祭。 17 这样,他们就加强了犹大国的势力,使所罗门的儿子罗波安强盛了三年,因为他们在这三年,跟随了大卫和所罗门的道路。

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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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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 11:15 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jeroboam) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  2. 2 Chronicles 11:15 tn Heb “for the high places.”
  3. 2 Chronicles 11:15 tn Heb “and for the goats and for the calves that he had made.”
  4. 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.”
  5. 2 Chronicles 11:16 tn Heb “fathers.”
  6. 2 Chronicles 11:17 tn Or “strengthened.”
  7. 2 Chronicles 11:17 tn Or “strengthened.”
  8. 2 Chronicles 11:17 tn Heb “they walked in the way of.”