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2 Chronicles 13:8

DavidJeroboam
Pride

6 Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon the son of David, is risen up, and hath rebelled against his lord.

7 And there are gathered unto him vain men, the children of Belial, and have strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tenderhearted, and could not withstand them.

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.

9 Have ye not cast out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and have made you priests after the manner of the nations of other lands? so that whosoever cometh to consecrate himself with a young bullock and seven rams, the same may be a priest of them that are no gods.

10 But as for us, the LORD is our God, and we have not forsaken him; and the priests, which minister unto the LORD, are the sons of Aaron, and the Levites wait upon their business:

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BSB
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.
KJV
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.
WEB
“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.
ASV
And now ye think to withstand the kingdom of Jehovah in the hand of the sons of David; and ye are a great multitude, and there are with you the golden calves which Jeroboam made you for gods.
DARBY
And now ye think to shew yourselves strong against the kingdom of Jehovah in the hand of the sons of David; and ye are a great multitude, and ye have with you the golden calves that Jeroboam made you for gods.
BLB
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.
ÅB
Og nå tenker dere at dere kan stå dere mot Herrens kongedømme, som Davids sønner har i hende, fordi dere er en stor hop og har hos dere de gullkalver som Jeroboam lot gjøre for at de skulle være deres guder.
OTB
Så nå har dere til hensikt å hevde dere mot Herrens kongedømme gjennom Davids sønner, som er en stor mengde og har med dere gullkalvene som Jeroboam laget til guder for dere.
B1930
Og nu tenker I at I kan stå eder mot Herrens kongedømme, som Davids sønner har i hende, fordi I er en stor hop og har hos eder de gullkalver som Jeroboam lot gjøre forat de skulde være eders guder.

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Cross references

  • 1 Kings 12:28

    Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

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  • 2 Chronicles 11:15

    And he ordained him priests for the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made.

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  • Isaiah 7:6–7

    Let us go up against Judah, and vex it, and let us make a breach therein for us, and set a king in the midst of it, even the son of Tabeal:

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  • Isaiah 9:6–7

    For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

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  • 2 Chronicles 20:12

    O our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that cometh against us; neither know we what to do: but our eyes are upon thee.

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  • Psalms 33:16

    There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.

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  • 2 Chronicles 14:9–11

    And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came unto Mareshah.

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  • Psalms 2:1–6

    Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?

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