10. as well as Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which were very fortified cities in Judah and in Benjamin.
11. And when he had enclosed them with walls, he placed in them rulers, and storehouses of provisions, that is, of oil and wine.
12. Moreover, in each city he made an armory of shields and spears, and he strengthened them with the utmost diligence. And he ruled over Judah and Benjamin.
13. Then the priests and Levites, who were in all of Israel, came to him from all their settlements,
14. leaving behind their suburbs and possessions, and crossing over to Judah and to Jerusalem. For Jeroboam and his followers had cast them out, so that they could not exercise the priestly office to the Lord.