SEV Biblia, Chapter 11:16
Tras aquéllos acudieron también de todas las tribus de Israel los que habían puesto su corazón en buscar al SEÑOR Dios de Israel; y vinieron a Jerusalén para sacrificar al SEÑOR, el Dios de sus padres.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 11:16
Verse 16. Such as set their hearts to seek the Lord] All the truly pious joined him out of every tribe, and the whole tribe of Levi, being deprived of their functions, joined him also. Thus he had Judah, Benjamin, and Levi, and probably a part of Simeon; for he had Etam, which was in that tribe, and the truly religious out of all the other tribes, for they could not bear Jeroboam's idolatry.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 16. And after them out of all the tribes of Israel , etc.] Besides the priests and Levites, and after their example, many of the common people, out of all the ten tribes: such as set their hearts to seek the Lord God of Israel ; to seek his face and favour, where he was to be found; to worship him according to his revealed will, and to receive doctrine or instruction from him, as the Targum: came to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the Lord God of their fathers ; to sacrifice where only sacrifices were to be offered up, and by the priests of the Lord, who were gone thither, and to their fathers’ God, whom the ten tribes had revolted from.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 13-23 - When the priests and Levites came to Jerusalem, the devout, piou Israelites followed them. Such as set their hearts to seek the Lord God of Israel, left the inheritance of their fathers, and went to Jerusalem, that they might have free access to the altar of God, and be out of the temptation to worship the calves. That is best for us, whic is best for our souls; in all our choices, religious advantages must be sought before all outward conveniences. Where God's faithful priest are, his faithful people should be. And when it has been proved that we are willing to renounce our worldly interests, so far as we are calle to do so for the sake of Christ and his gospel, we have good evidenc that we are truly his disciples. And it is the interest of a nation to protect religion and religious people __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
ואחריהם 310 מכל 3605 שׁבטי 7626 ישׂראל 3478 הנתנים 5414 את 853 לבבם 3824 לבקשׁ 1245 את 853 יהוה 3068 אלהי 430 ישׂראל 3478 באו 935 ירושׁלם 3389 לזבוח 2076 ליהוה 3068 אלהי 430 אבותיהם׃ 1
