כִּֽי־עָזְב֣וּ הַלְוִיִּ֗ם אֶת־מִגְרְשֵׁיהֶם֙ וַאֲחֻזָּתָ֔ם וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ לִיהוּדָ֖ה וְלִֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם כִּֽי־הִזְנִיחָ֤ם יָֽרָבְעָם֙ וּבָנָ֔יו מִכַּהֵ֖ן לַיהוָֽה׃
Sapagkat iniwan ng mga Levita ang kanilang mga pastulan at ang kanilang mga ari-arian, at pumunta sila sa Juda at sa Jerusalem, sapagkat itinakwil sila ni Jeroboam at ng kanyang mga anak upang hindi na sila makapaglingkod bilang mga saserdote sa Walang-Hanggan.
Rashi
For the Levites had abandoned their open land that was in the entire land of the ten tribes.
Rashi
because Jeroboam...had coerced them to abandon He coerced them to abandon serving and ministering to the Lord.