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zechariah 12:13 the family of the house of Levi by itself, and their wives by themselves; the family of the Shimeites by itself, and their wives by themselves;
13. Levi . . . Shimei--the highest and lowest of the
priestly order
(Nu 3:18, 21).
Their example and that of the royal order would of course influence the
rest.