2 Chronicles 13:8

Translations

Modern

And now you think you can resist the kingdom of the LORD, which is in the hands of David’s descendants. You are indeed a vast army, and you have with you the golden calves that Jeroboam made for you as gods.

Traditional

And now ye think to withstand the kingdom of the Lord in the hand of the sons of David; and ye be a great multitude, and there are with you golden calves, which Jeroboam made you for gods.

Literal

And you are saying to strengthen yourselves before the face of the kingdom of YHWH in the hand of the sons of David, and you are a great multitude, and with you are the gold calves that Jeroboam made for you as gods.

Latin

Nunc ergo vos dicitis quod resistere possitis regno Domini, quod possidet per filios David, habetisque grandem populi multitudinem, atque vitulos aureos quos fecit vobis Jeroboam in deos.

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English

And now you think you can resist the kingdom of the LORD, which is in the hands of David’s descendants. You are indeed a vast army, and you have with you the golden calves that Jeroboam made for you as gods.

Notes

2 Chronicles 13:8–9

Abijah’s speech highlighted two main points about the northern rebellion: The north rejected:

The rightful king
The true place of worship

The northerners' revolt, where they expelled the proper priestly order, contrasts sharply with us (2 Chronicles 13:10). The most objectionable issues were the worship of the calves and the role of unauthorized priests.

Theme notes and profiles

Jeroboam I

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And Jeroboam appointed his own priests for the high places and for the goat demons and calf idols he had made.
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You have done more evil than all who came before you. You have proceeded to make for yourself other gods and molten images to provoke Me, and you have flung Me behind your back.
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No king is saved by his vast army; no warrior is delivered by his great strength.

People

David: Anointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christ Jeroboam: First king of the northern kingdom of Israel

Glossary

Abijah Abijam Chronicles, Books of First and Second Genealogy Jehoram Jeroboam

Topics

Calves of Jeroboam: Called The: Golden Calves Calves of Jeroboam: Worship of Became the Sin of Israel Faith: And Other Conquests Faithfulness: Abijah God: Preserver by Abijah Jeroboam: First King of Israel After the Revolt: Subverts the Religion of Moses Kings: Who Reigned Over Judah: Abijam or Abijah Rebellion: Revolt of the Ten Tribes Reproof: Faithfulness in a Prophet of Judah, of Jeroboam Theocracy: Rejected by Israel War: Enemy Harangued by the General of the Opposing Side

2 Chronicles 13:8

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