2 Kings 23:9 — Those local priests could not serve at the Lord's altar in Jerusalem, but they… — CEV | maBible
Read 2 Kings 23:9 (Contemporary English Version) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: 2 Kings 23.9, 2 Kings 23v9, 2R. 23:9. Those local priests could not serve at the Lord's altar in Jerusalem, but they were allowed to eat sacred bread, just like the priests from Jerusalem.
9 Those local priests could not serve at the Lord's altar in Jerusalem, but they were allowed to eat sacred bread, just like the priests from Jerusalem.
Notes and references
sacred bread: The Hebrew text has “thin bread,” which may be either the pieces of thin bread made without yeast to be eaten during the Passover Festival (see verses 21-23) or the baked flour used in sacrifices to give thanks to the Lord (see Leviticus 2.4,5).