1Ch 26:31 | MHM | STEP | v. 31 : There were more Levite judges with the two and a half tribes on the east side of the Jordan than with all the other tribes—2,700 compared to 1,700 (1 Chronicles 26:30, 32 ). Those tribes needed extra help because they were far from Jerusalem and closer to other nations. This made it easier for them to fall into idolatry, so they needed more Levite judges to keep them faithful to God. The most distant places must be well protected.

‏ 1 Chronicles 26:31

v. 31: There were more Levite judges with the two and a half tribes on the east side of the Jordan than with all the other tribes—2,700 compared to 1,700 (1 Chronicles 26:30, 32 ^a). Those tribes needed extra help because they were far from Jerusalem and closer to other nations. This made it easier for them to fall into idolatry, so they needed more Levite judges to keep them faithful to God. The most distant places must be well protected.