Leaving their inheritances behind, they moved their families south to Judah, where they could continue to worship Jehovah without interference.
وَصَنَعَ بَيْتَ ٱلْمُرْتَفَعَاتِ وَعَيَّنَ كَهَنَةً مِنْ عَامَّةِ ٱلشَّعْبِ ،‏ ٱلَّذِينَ لَمْ يَكُونُوا مِنْ بَنِي لَاوِي » .‏