Verse 8
2 Chronicles 13:8
World English Bible, British Edition
8
“Now you intend to withstand the kingdom of the LORD in the hand
of the sons of David. You are a great multitude, and the golden calves which Jeroboam made you for gods
are with you.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/עַתָּ֣ה אַתֶּ֣ם אֹֽמְרִ֗ים לְ/הִתְחַזֵּק֙ לִ/פְנֵי֙ מַמְלֶ֣כֶת יְהוָ֔ה בְּ/יַ֖ד בְּנֵ֣י דָוִ֑יד וְ/אַתֶּם֙ הָמ֣וֹן רָ֔ב וְ/עִמָּ/כֶם֙ עֶגְלֵ֣י זָהָ֔ב אֲשֶׁ֨ר עָשָׂ֥ה לָ/כֶ֛ם יָרָבְעָ֖ם לֵ/אלֹהִֽים
English Translation
And now you say to strengthen yourselves against the kingdom of the LORD by the hand of the sons of David, and you are a great multitude, and with you are the golden calves that Jeroboam made for you as gods.
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Chapter 13 Context
1
In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, Abijah began to reign over Judah.
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2
He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Micaiah the
daughter of Uriel of Gibeah....
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3
Abijah joined battle with an army of valiant men of war, even four hundred
thousand chosen men; and...
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4
Abijah stood up on Mount Zemaraim, which is in the hill country of Ephraim,
and said, “Hear me, Jero...
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5
Ought you not to know that the LORD, the God (Elohim) of Israel, gave the kingdom
over Israel to Dav...
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6
Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon the son of David,
rose up, and rebelled agains...
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7
Worthless men were gathered to him, wicked fellows who strengthened themselves
against Rehoboam the...
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8
“Now you intend to withstand the kingdom of the LORD in the hand
of the sons of David. You are a gre...
9
Haven’t you driven out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and
the Levites, and made priests...
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10
“But as for us, the LORD is our God (Elohim), and we have not forsaken
him. We have priests serving...
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11
They burn to the LORD every morning and every evening burnt offerings
and sweet incense. They also s...
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12
Behold, God (Elohim) is with us at our head, and his priests with the trumpets
of alarm to sound an...
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13
But Jeroboam caused an ambush to come about behind them; so
they were before Judah, and the ambush w...
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14
When Judah looked back, behold, the battle was before and behind them;
and they cried to the LORD, a...
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15
Then the men of Judah gave a shout. As the men of Judah shouted, God (Elohim)
struck Jeroboam and al...
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16
The children of Israel fled before Judah, and God (Elohim) delivered them into
their hand.
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17
Abijah and his people killed them with a great slaughter, so five hundred
thousand chosen men of Isr...
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18
Thus the children of Israel were brought under at that time, and the
children of Judah prevailed, be...
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19
Abijah pursued Jeroboam, and took cities from him: Bethel with its
villages, Jeshanah with its villa...
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20
Jeroboam didn’t recover strength again in the days of Abijah.
The LORD struck him, and he died.
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21
But Abijah grew mighty and took for himself fourteen wives, and became
the father of twenty-two sons...
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22
The rest of the acts of Abijah, his ways, and his sayings are written
in the commentary of the proph...
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