2 Chronicles 13:8

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

The kingdom

Luke 19:14

A great multitude

2 Chronicles 14:9

2 Chronicles 20:6

Psalm 33:16

With you golden

Bible References

The kingdom

Praise be to the Lord your God whose pleasure it was to put you on the seat of his kingdom to be king for the Lord your God: because, in his love for Israel, it was the purpose of your God to make them strong for ever, he made you king over them, to be their judge in righteousness.

Why are the nations so violently moved, and why are the thoughts of the people so foolish?

Let us go up against Judah, troubling her, and forcing our way into her, and let us put up a king in her, even the son of Tabeel:

For to us a child has come, to us a son is given; and the government has been placed in his hands; and he has been named Wise Guide, Strong God, Father for ever, Prince of Peace.

But his people had no love for him, and sent representatives after him, saying, We will not have this man for our ruler.

A great multitude

And Zerah the Ethiopian, with an army of a million, and three hundred war-carriages, came out against them to Mareshah.

And said, O Lord, the God of our fathers, are you not God in heaven? are you not ruler over all the kingdoms of the nations? and in your hands are power and strength so that no one is able to keep his place against you.

A king's salvation is not in the power of his army; a strong man does not get free by his great strength.

With you golden

And he himself made priests for the high places, and for the images of he-goats and oxen which he had made.

So after taking thought the king made two oxen of gold; and he said to the people, You have been going up to Jerusalem long enough; see! these are your gods, O Israel, who took you out of the land of Egypt.

But you have done evil more than any before you, and have made for yourself other gods, and images of metal, moving me to wrath, and turning your back on me.

I will have nothing to do with your young ox, O Samaria; my wrath is burning against them; how long will it be before the children of Israel make themselves clean?