The nationwide conspiracy — Levitical involvement — 'And they went about through Judah and gathered the Levites from all the cities of Judah, and the heads of families of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem' (וַיִּשׁוּטוּ בִיהוּדָה וַיִּקְבְּצוּ אֶת־הַלְּוִיִּם מִכָּל־עָרֵי יְהוּדָה וְרָשֵׁי הָאָבוֹת לְיִשְׂרָאֵל וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל־יְרוּשָׁלִָם). The conspiracy expands beyond the military commanders to include Levites (הלויים) from 'all the cities of Judah' and 'heads of families' (ראשׁי האבות). The verb שׁוט (went about, traveled through) indicates systematic recruitment throughout the kingdom. The inclusion of Levites is distinctively Chronicler's emphasis — the restoration of the Davidic dynasty is not merely political but religious, involving the priestly and Levitical classes. The gathering in Jerusalem represents the assembly of the covenant community.

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