2 Chronicles 13:8

Abijah And Civil War

⁷ And certain foolish and good-for-nothing men were joined with him, and made themselves strong against Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, when he was young and untested and not able to keep them back. ⁸ And now it is your purpose to put yourselves against the authority which the Lord has put into the hands of the sons of David, and you are a very great number, and you have with you the gold oxen which Jeroboam made to be your gods. ⁹ And after driving out the priests of the Lord, the sons of Aaron and the Levites, have you not made priests for yourselves as the people of other lands do? so that anyone who comes to make himself priest by offering an ox or seven sheep, may be a priest of those who are no gods.

Be Strong

Calves of Gold

Descendants of David

Golden Calves

Sons of David

David

Jehovah

Jeroboam

1 Kings 12:28

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.

2 Chronicles 11:15

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

1 Kings 14:9

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.

2 Chronicles 9:8

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.

2 Chronicles 14:9-11

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

2 Chronicles 20:6

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.

2 Chronicles 20:12

O our God, will you not be their judge? for our strength is not equal to this great army which is coming against us; and we are at a loss what to do: but our eyes are on you.

Psalm 2:1-6

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

Psalm 33:16

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

Isaiah 7:6-7

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:

Isaiah 9:6-7

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.

Hosea 8:5-6

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?

Luke 19:14

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

Luke 19:27

And as for those who were against me, who would not have me for their ruler, let them come here, and be put to death before me.