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You are indeed a vast army and have with you the golden calves that Jeroboam made to be your gods. <a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/13.htm">New Living Translation</a> “Do you really think you can stand against the kingdom of the LORD that is led by the descendants of David? You may have a vast army, and you have those gold calves that Jeroboam made as your gods. <a href="/esv/2_chronicles/13.htm">English Standard Version</a> “And now you think to withstand the kingdom of the LORD in the hand of the sons of David, because you are a great multitude and have with you the golden calves that Jeroboam made you for gods. <a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/13.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/13.htm">New King James Version</a> And now you think to withstand the kingdom of the LORD, which is in the hand of the sons of David; and you are a great multitude, and with you are the gold calves which Jeroboam made for you as gods. <a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “So now you intend to assert yourselves against the kingdom of the LORD through the sons of David, being a great multitude and having with you the golden calves which Jeroboam made for you as gods. <a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/13.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220So now you intend to resist the kingdom of the LORD through the sons of David, being a great multitude and having with you the golden calves which Jeroboam made for gods for you. <a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “So now you intend to resist the kingdom of the LORD through the sons of David, being a great multitude and having with you the golden calves which Jeroboam made for gods for you. <a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “So now you intend to exert your strength before the kingdom of Yahweh by the hand of the sons of David, being a great multitude and having with you the golden calves which Jeroboam made for gods for you. <a href="/amp/2_chronicles/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “And now you intend to assert yourselves against the kingdom of the LORD which is in the hands of the sons of David, since you are a great multitude and have with you the golden calves (idols) which Jeroboam made for you as gods. <a href="/csb/2_chronicles/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “And now you are saying you can assert yourselves against the LORD’s kingdom, which is in the hand of one of David’s sons. You are a vast number and have with you the golden calves that Jeroboam made for you as gods. <a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> &#8220And now you are saying you can assert yourselves against the LORD&#8217s kingdom, which is in the hand of one of David&#8217s sons. You are a vast number and have with you the golden calves that Jeroboam made for you as gods. <a href="/asv/2_chronicles/13.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/2_chronicles/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Now you and your powerful army think you can stand up to the kingdom that the LORD has given to David's descendants. The only gods you have are those gold statues of calves that Jeroboam made for you. <a href="/erv/2_chronicles/13.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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 the golden calves which Jeroboam made you for gods. <a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Do you now intend to challenge the LORD's kingdom, which has been placed in the hands of David's descendants? You are a large crowd, and you have the gold calves that Jeroboam made to be your gods. <a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/13.htm">Good News Translation</a> Now you propose to fight against the royal authority that the LORD gave to David's descendants. You have a huge army and have with you the gold bull-calves that Jeroboam made to be your gods. <a href="/isv/2_chronicles/13.htm">International Standard Version</a> "So now you think you'll be able to withstand the LORD's kingdom as controlled by David's descendants, just because you have a large crown and have brought with you the golden calves that Jeroboam made for you as gods. <a href="/msb/2_chronicles/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/2_chronicles/13.htm">NET Bible</a> Now you are declaring that you will resist the LORD's rule through the Davidic dynasty. You have a huge army, and bring with you the gold calves that Jeroboam made for you as gods. <a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "Now you think to withstand the kingdom of the LORD in the hand of the descendants of David; and you are a great multitude, and there are with you the golden calves which Jeroboam made you for gods. <a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And now ye think to withstand the kingdom of the LORD in the hand of the sons of David; and ye are a great multitude, and there are with you golden calves, which Jeroboam made you for gods. <a href="/web/2_chronicles/13.htm">World English Bible</a> “Now you intend to withstand the kingdom of Yahweh 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And now you are saying to strengthen yourselves before the kingdom of YHWH in the hand of the sons of David, and you [are] a numerous multitude, and calves of gold [are] with you that Jeroboam has made for you for gods. <a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And now, ye are saying to strengthen yourselves before the kingdom of Jehovah in the hand of the sons of David, and ye are a numerous multitude, and with you calves of gold that Jeroboam hath made to you for gods. <a href="/slt/2_chronicles/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And now ye saying to be strengthened before the kingdom of Jehovah in the hand of the sons of David; and ye a great multitude, and with you calves of gold which Jeroboam made for you for gods.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And now you say that you are able to withstand the kingdom of the Lord, which he possesseth by the sons of David, and you have a great multitude of people, and golden calves, which Jeroboam hath made you for gods. <a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Now therefore, you say that you are able to resist the kingdom of the Lord, which he possesses through the sons of David, and you have a great multitude of people, and gold calves, which Jeroboam made for you as gods. <a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/13.htm">New American Bible</a> But now, do you think you are a match for the kingdom of the LORD led by the descendants of David, simply because you are a huge multitude and have with you the golden calves which Jeroboam made you for gods? <a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> “And now you think that you can withstand the kingdom of the LORD in the hand of the sons of David, because you are a great multitude and have with you the golden calves that Jeroboam made as gods for you.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And even now what can you say? You went away and renounced the kingdom of the house of David and went and served dead gods. And I reign over a single tribe, but you over many tribes, and there are with you golden calves which Jeroboam the son of Nebat made for you. <a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Also now what do you say? You went and you put away from yourselves the kingdom of the house of David and you went and you served dead gods, and I am standing over one tribe in the kingdom, and you are many tribes, and a calf of gold is among you that Yorbaam son of Nebat made for you.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And now ye think to withstand the kingdom of the LORD 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. <a href="/sep/2_chronicles/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And now ye profess to resist the kingdom of the Lord in the hand of the sons of David; and ye are a great multitude, and with you are golden calves, which Jeroboam made you for gods. <a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/13-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=3057" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/13.htm">Civil War Against Jeroboam</a> …7Then worthless and wicked men gathered around him to resist Rehoboam son of Solomon when he was young, inexperienced, and unable to resist them. 8<a href="/hebrew/6258.htm" title="6258: wə·‘at·tāh (Conj-w:: Adv) -- Now. From eth; at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive.">And now</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tem (Pro-2mp) -- You (masc. sing.). ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ō·mə·rîm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">think</a> <a href="/hebrew/2388.htm" title="2388: lə·hiṯ·ḥaz·zêq (Prep-l:: V-Hitpael-Inf) -- A primitive root; to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong, obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer.">you can resist</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4467.htm" title="4467: mam·le·ḵeṯ (N-fsc) -- Kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign. From malak; dominion, i.e. the estate or the country.">the kingdom</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: bə·yaḏ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">which is in the hands</a> <a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: ḏā·wîḏ (N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">of David’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">descendants.</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: wə·’at·tem (Conj-w:: Pro-2mp) -- You (masc. sing.). ">You</a> <a href="/hebrew/7227.htm" title="7227: rāḇ (Adj-ms) -- Much, many, great. By contracted from rabab; abundant.">are indeed a vast</a> <a href="/hebrew/1995.htm" title="1995: hā·mō·wn (N-ms) -- A sound, murmur, roar, crowd, abundance. Or hamon; from hamah; a noise, tumult, crowd; also disquietude, wealth.">army,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: wə·‘im·mā·ḵem (Conj-w:: Prep:: 2mp) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">and you have with you</a> <a href="/hebrew/2091.htm" title="2091: zā·hāḇ (N-ms) -- Gold. From an unused root meaning to shimmer; gold, figuratively, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky.">the golden</a> <a href="/hebrew/5695.htm" title="5695: ‘eḡ·lê (N-mpc) -- A calf. From the same as agol; a calf, especially one nearly grown.">calves</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3379.htm" title="3379: yā·rā·ḇə·‘ām (N-proper-ms) -- From riyb and am; people will contend; Jarobam, the name of two Israelite kings.">Jeroboam</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">made</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">for you</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: lê·lō·hîm (Prep-l:: N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">as gods.</a> 9But did you not drive out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites? And did you not make priests for yourselves as do the peoples of other lands? Now whoever comes to consecrate himself with a young bull and seven rams can become a priest of things that are not gods.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/1_kings/12-26.htm">1 Kings 12:26-33</a> Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom might revert to the house of David. / If these people go up to offer sacrifices in the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, their hearts will return to their lord, Rehoboam king of Judah; then they will kill me and return to Rehoboam king of Judah.” / After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves and said to the people, “Going up to Jerusalem is too much for you. Here, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.” ... <a href="/1_kings/11-31.htm">1 Kings 11:31-33</a> and said to Jeroboam, “Take ten pieces for yourself, for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and I will give you ten tribes. / But one tribe will remain for the sake of My servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel. / For they have forsaken Me to worship Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the Ammonites. They have not walked in My ways, nor done what is right in My eyes, nor kept My statutes and judgments, as Solomon’s father David did. <a href="/1_kings/14-30.htm">1 Kings 14:30</a> There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam throughout their days. <a href="/1_kings/15-6.htm">1 Kings 15:6</a> And there was war between the houses of Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of Abijam’s life. <a href="/1_kings/15-16.htm">1 Kings 15:16</a> Now there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel throughout their days. <a href="/2_chronicles/10-16.htm">2 Chronicles 10:16-19</a> When all Israel saw that the king had refused to listen to them, they answered the king: “What portion do we have in David, and what inheritance in the son of Jesse? To your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, O David!” So all the Israelites went home, / but Rehoboam still reigned over the Israelites living in the cities of Judah. / Then King Rehoboam sent out Hadoram, who was in charge of the forced labor, but the Israelites stoned him to death. And King Rehoboam mounted his chariot in haste and escaped to Jerusalem. ... <a href="/2_chronicles/11-13.htm">2 Chronicles 11:13-17</a> Moreover, the priests and Levites from all their districts throughout Israel stood with Rehoboam. / For the Levites left their pasturelands and their possessions and went to Judah and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons had rejected them as priests of the LORD. / And Jeroboam appointed his own priests for the high places and for the goat demons and calf idols he had made. ... <a href="/2_chronicles/12-1.htm">2 Chronicles 12:1</a> After Rehoboam had established his sovereignty and royal power, he and all Israel with him forsook the Law of the LORD. <a href="/2_chronicles/12-15.htm">2 Chronicles 12:15</a> Now the acts of Rehoboam, from first to last, are they not written in the records of Shemaiah the Prophet and of Iddo the Seer concerning the genealogies? There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam throughout their days. <a href="/2_chronicles/15-9.htm">2 Chronicles 15:9</a> And he assembled all Judah and Benjamin, along with those from the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who had settled among them, for great numbers had come over to him from Israel when they saw that the LORD his God was with him. <a href="/matthew/12-25.htm">Matthew 12:25</a> Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand. <a href="/mark/3-24.htm">Mark 3:24-25</a> If a kingdom is divided against itself, it cannot stand. / If a house is divided against itself, it cannot stand. <a href="/luke/11-17.htm">Luke 11:17</a> Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and a house divided against a house will fall. <a href="/john/10-16.htm">John 10:16</a> I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them in as well, and they will listen to My voice. Then there will be one flock and one shepherd. <a href="/acts/20-30.htm">Acts 20:30</a> Even from your own number, men will rise up and distort the truth to draw away disciples after them.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And now you think to withstand the kingdom of the LORD in the hand of the sons of David; and you be a great multitude, and there are with your golden calves, which Jeroboam made you for gods.the kingdom<a href="/2_chronicles/9-8.htm">2 Chronicles 9:8</a> Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee to set thee on his throne, to be king for the LORD thy God: because thy God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore made he thee king over them, to do judgment and justice.<a href="/psalms/2-1.htm">Psalm 2:1-6</a> Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? … <a href="/isaiah/7-6.htm">Isaiah 7:6,7</a> 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: … a great multitude<a href="/2_chronicles/14-9.htm">2 Chronicles 14:9-11</a> And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came unto Mareshah… <a href="/2_chronicles/20-6.htm">2 Chronicles 20:6,12</a> And said, O LORD God of our fathers, art not thou God in heaven? and rulest not thou over all the kingdoms of the heathen? and in thine hand is there not power and might, so that none is able to withstand thee? … <a href="/psalms/33-16.htm">Psalm 33:16</a> There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.with you golden<a href="/2_chronicles/11-15.htm">2 Chronicles 11:15</a> And he ordained him priests for the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made.<a href="/1_kings/12-28.htm">1 Kings 12:28</a> 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.<a href="/1_kings/14-9.htm">1 Kings 14:9</a> But hast done evil above all that were before thee: for thou hast gone and made thee other gods, and molten images, to provoke me to anger, and hast cast me behind thy back:<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/13-3.htm">Army</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-10.htm">Authority</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-15.htm">Calves</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-6.htm">David</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-18.htm">David's</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-5.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-22.htm">Gods</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/12-9.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/12-9.htm">Golden</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-17.htm">Great</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/12-7.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/12-10.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/12-12.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/joshua/22-33.htm">Intend</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-6.htm">Jeroboam</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-6.htm">Jerobo'am</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-5.htm">Kingdom</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-6.htm">Multitude</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-15.htm">Oxen</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/28-19.htm">Plan</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-22.htm">Purpose</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-4.htm">Resist</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-7.htm">Shew</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-7.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/19-3.htm">Think</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-8.htm">Vast</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-7.htm">Withstand</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-19.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/14-8.htm">Army</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/19-8.htm">Authority</a> <a href="/job/21-10.htm">Calves</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/14-1.htm">David</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-3.htm">David's</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-7.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-9.htm">Gods</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-11.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/ezra/6-5.htm">Golden</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-17.htm">Great</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-16.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-16.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-27.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-10.htm">Intend</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-13.htm">Jeroboam</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-13.htm">Jerobo'am</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/14-5.htm">Kingdom</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/14-11.htm">Multitude</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-11.htm">Oxen</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-4.htm">Plan</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-7.htm">Purpose</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-4.htm">Resist</a> <a href="/ezra/2-59.htm">Shew</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-18.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-10.htm">Think</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/14-9.htm">Vast</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-6.htm">Withstand</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-17.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 13</div>1. <a href="/2_chronicles/13-1.htm">Abijah succeeding makes war against Jeroboam</a> 4. <a href="/2_chronicles/13-4.htm">he declares the right of his cause</a> 13. <a href="/2_chronicles/13-13.htm">Trusting in God, he overcomes Jeroboam</a> 21. <a href="/2_chronicles/13-21.htm">The wives and children of Abijah</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The "kingdom of the LORD" refers to the divinely sanctioned rule over Israel, which was promised to David and his descendants (<a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12-16</a>). The speaker, Abijah, is addressing Jeroboam and the northern tribes, emphasizing their rebellion against God's ordained monarchy. This reflects the broader biblical theme of human resistance to divine authority, seen throughout Scripture, such as in the rebellion of Korah (Numbers 16) and the rejection of Jesus as King (<a href="/john/19-15.htm">John 19:15</a>).which is in the hands of David’s descendants The Davidic covenant established that David's lineage would have a perpetual throne (<a href="/2_samuel/7-16.htm">2 Samuel 7:16</a>). This covenant is a key element in the biblical narrative, pointing to the ultimate fulfillment in Jesus Christ, who is often referred to as the "Son of David" (<a href="/matthew/1.htm">Matthew 1:1</a>). The phrase underscores the legitimacy of Judah's rule, contrasting it with the illegitimate rule of Jeroboam, who led the northern tribes into idolatry and away from the Davidic line.You are indeed a vast army This acknowledges the military strength of Jeroboam's forces, which consisted of ten tribes compared to Judah's two. Historically, the northern kingdom was often more populous and powerful, yet this phrase serves as a reminder that numerical strength does not equate to divine favor. This theme is echoed in other biblical accounts, such as Gideon's victory with a small army (Judges 7) and David's triumph over Goliath (1 Samuel 17), where God's power is shown to be greater than human might.and you have with you the golden calves that Jeroboam made for you as gods Jeroboam's creation of golden calves (<a href="/1_kings/12-28.htm">1 Kings 12:28-30</a>) was a significant act of idolatry, intended to prevent the northern tribes from worshiping in Jerusalem. This act mirrored the sin of the Israelites in the wilderness (Exodus 32), where they made a golden calf while Moses was on Mount Sinai. The calves symbolized a direct violation of the first two commandments (<a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3-4</a>) and represented a turning away from the worship of Yahweh. This idolatry set a precedent for the northern kingdom's spiritual decline, leading to its eventual downfall and exile.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/a/abijah.htm">Abijah</a> The king of Judah who is speaking in this verse. He is addressing the northern kingdom of Israel, led by Jeroboam. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jeroboam.htm">Jeroboam</a> The first king of the northern kingdom of Israel after the division of the united monarchy. He led Israel into idolatry by making golden calves. 3. <a href="/topical/k/kingdom_of_the_lord.htm">Kingdom of the LORD</a> Refers to the divinely sanctioned rule of the Davidic line over Judah, emphasizing God's covenant with David. 4. <a href="/topical/g/golden_calves.htm">Golden Calves</a> Idols made by Jeroboam to prevent the Israelites from worshiping in Jerusalem, leading them into idolatry. 5. <a href="/topical/d/descendants_of_david.htm">Descendants of David</a> Refers to the Davidic dynasty ruling over Judah, which God promised to establish forever.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_idolatry.htm">The Danger of Idolatry</a> Just as Jeroboam led Israel into idolatry, we must be vigilant against modern forms of idolatry that can lead us away from God. <a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_to_his_promises.htm">God's Faithfulness to His Promises</a> The Davidic covenant reminds us of God's faithfulness. We can trust in His promises, knowing He is sovereign over history. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_leadership_and_responsibility.htm">Spiritual Leadership and Responsibility</a> Abijah's challenge to Israel underscores the importance of godly leadership and the responsibility to lead others in truth. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_rebellion.htm">The Consequences of Rebellion</a> Jeroboam's rebellion against God's ordained kingdom serves as a cautionary tale about the consequences of resisting God's will. <a href="/topical/u/unity_in_worship.htm">Unity in Worship</a> The division of the kingdom and the establishment of false worship highlight the importance of unity in worshiping the one true God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 13</a> <a href="/q/2_chron_13__any_non-biblical_evidence.htm">2 Chronicles 13 - Are there any archaeological or extra-biblical sources that verify the details of this battle's scale and outcome?</a> <a href="/q/why_is_david's_kingdom_size_disputed.htm">Why do historical records suggest that David's kingdom was much smaller than the Bible describes?</a> <a href="/q/2_chronicles_13_4-12__divine_vs._natural_war.htm">2 Chronicles 13:4-12 - How can the divine intervention claimed here be reconciled with naturalistic or historical explanations of warfare?</a> <a href="/q/why_is_judah's_judgment_unique.htm">(Amos 2:4-5) Why does God's judgment on Judah differ from judgments described in other prophetic books?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) And now ye think.--Literally, say, i.e., in your hearts (<a href="/2_chronicles/2-1.htm" title="And Solomon determined to build an house for the name of the LORD, and an house for his kingdom.">2Chronicles 2:1</a>).To withstand the kingdom.--Literally, to show yourselves strong before the kingdom, as in last verse.In (through) the hand of the sons of David.--The meaning is, the kingdom which Jehovah holds by the instrumentality of the house of David, as His earthly representatives. (Comp. Vulg., "regno Domini quod possidet per filios David." (See <a href="/1_chronicles/29-23.htm" title="Then Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king instead of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him.">1Chronicles 29:23</a>).And there are with you golden calves.--And therefore you believe yourselves assured of Divine aid, in addition to the strength of numbers. But your trust is delusive, for Jeroboam made the objects of your fond idolatry (see <a href="/context/isaiah/44-9.htm" title="They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed.">Isaiah 44:9-17</a>); and you have superseded the only lawful worship of Jehovah (<a href="/2_chronicles/13-9.htm" title="Have you 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 whoever comes to consecrate himself with a young bullock and seven rams, the same may be a priest of them that are no gods.">2Chronicles 13:9</a>). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 8, 9. - The five succeeding thrusts of these two verses, prefaced by the somewhat self-conscious but, nevertheless, validly pleaded orthodoxy of his own position, are well delivered by Abijah. Jeroboam is scathed (1) for his confidence in a great multitude; (2) for his golden calves for gods; (3) for what amounted necessarily to the excommunication and repudiation of the priests of the Lord, time- and nation-honoured; . . . <a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/13-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>And now וְעַתָּ֣ה ׀ (wə·‘at·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6258.htm">Strong's 6258: </a> At this time you אַתֶּ֣ם (’at·tem) Pronoun - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> Thou and thee, ye and you think אֹֽמְרִ֗ים (’ō·mə·rîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say you can resist לְהִתְחַזֵּק֙ (lə·hiṯ·ḥaz·zêq) Preposition-l | Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2388.htm">Strong's 2388: </a> To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer the kingdom מַמְלֶ֣כֶת (mam·le·ḵeṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4467.htm">Strong's 4467: </a> Kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign of the LORD, יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel which is in the hands בְּיַ֖ד (bə·yaḏ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> A hand of David’s דָוִ֑יד (ḏā·wîḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse descendants. בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son You וְאַתֶּם֙ (wə·’at·tem) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> Thou and thee, ye and you are indeed a vast רָ֔ב (rāḇ) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7227.htm">Strong's 7227: </a> Much, many, great army, הָמ֣וֹן (hā·mō·wn) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1995.htm">Strong's 1995: </a> A noise, tumult, crowd, disquietude, wealth and you have with you וְעִמָּכֶם֙ (wə·‘im·mā·ḵem) Conjunctive waw | Preposition | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> With, equally with the golden זָהָ֔ב (zā·hāḇ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2091.htm">Strong's 2091: </a> Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky calves עֶגְלֵ֣י (‘eḡ·lê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5695.htm">Strong's 5695: </a> A, calf, one nearly grown that אֲשֶׁ֨ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that Jeroboam יָרָבְעָ֖ם (yā·rā·ḇə·‘ām) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3379.htm">Strong's 3379: </a> Jeroboam -- 'the people increase', the name of two Israelites kings made עָשָׂ֥ה (‘ā·śāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make for you לָכֶ֛ם (lā·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> as gods. לֵאלֹהִֽים׃ (lê·lō·hîm) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/13-8.htm">2 Chronicles 13:8 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/13-8.htm">2 Chronicles 13:8 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_chronicles/13-8.htm">2 Chronicles 13:8 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/13-8.htm">2 Chronicles 13:8 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/13-8.htm">2 Chronicles 13:8 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/13-8.htm">2 Chronicles 13:8 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/13-8.htm">2 Chronicles 13:8 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/13-8.htm">2 Chronicles 13:8 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/13-8.htm">2 Chronicles 13:8 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/13-8.htm">2 Chronicles 13:8 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-8.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 13:8 Now you think to withstand the kingdom (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/13-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 13:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 13:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/13-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 13:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 13:9" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>