Some rulers have tried to set up their own form of State religion, pressuring their subjects to comply. Christendom’s clergy and other presumptuous ones have tried to claim the spiritual priesthood for themselves.
(‏ ٢ اخ ١١ :‏ ​ ١٣ ،‏ ١٤‏ )‏ وَفَضَّلَ إِسْرَائِيلِيُّونَ آخَرُونَ كَانُوا قَدِ ٱنْتَقَلُوا لِلْعَيْشِ مُؤَقَّتًا فِي يَهُوذَا أَنْ يَسْتَقِرُّوا هُنَاكَ بَدَلًا مِنَ ٱلرُّجُوعِ إِلَى مَوْطِنِهِمْ .‏