2 Chronicles 13:8

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

And now you think you can stand firm against the kingdom of the LORD in the hands of David’s descendants because you have a great multitude and golden calves that Jeroboam made for you as gods.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And now you think to withstand the kingdom of the LORD in the hand of the sons of David; and you are a great multitude, and with you are golden calves, which Jeroboam made for you to be gods.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And now ye think{H559} to withstand{H2388} the kingdom{H6440} of Jehovah{H3068} in the hand{H3027} of the sons{H1121} of David;{H1732} and ye are a great{H7227} multitude,{H1995} and there are with you the golden{H2091} calves{H5695} which Jeroboam{H3379} made{H6213} you for gods.{H430}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And now ye think{H559}{(H8802)} to withstand{H2388}{(H8692)} the kingdom{H6440}{H4467} of the LORD{H3068} in the hand{H3027} of the sons{H1121} of David{H1732}; and ye be a great{H7227} multitude{H1995}, and there are with you golden{H2091} calves{H5695}, which Jeroboam{H3379} made{H6213}{(H8804)} you for gods{H430}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Now thinke ye to set youre selues against the kyngdome of the LORDE amonge the sonnes of Dauid, for so moch as there is so greate a multitude of you, and haue ye golden calues yt Ieroboam made for goddes.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Now therefore ye thinke that yee be able to resist against the kingdome of the Lorde, which is in the handes of the sonnes of Dauid, and ye bee a great multitude, and the golden calues are with you which Ieroboam made you for gods.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And now ye say, that ye be able to preuaile against the kingdome of the Lord, which is in the hande of the sonnes of Dauid, and ye be a great multitude, and haue the golden calues which Ieroboam made you for gods.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Now you think to withstand the kingdom of Yahweh in the hand of the sons of David; and you are a great multitude, and there are with you the golden calves which Jeroboam made you for gods.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    `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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    "Now you think to withstand the kingdom of Yahweh in the hand of the sons of David; and you are a great multitude, and there are with you the golden calves which Jeroboam made you for gods.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    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.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 12:28 : 28 After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves. He said to the people, "It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem. Here are your gods, Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt.
  • 2 Chr 11:15 : 15 Jeroboam appointed priests for the high places, for the goat idols, and for the calf idols he had made.
  • 2 Chr 14:9-9 : 9 Asa went out to meet him, and they took up positions in the Valley of Zephathah near Mareshah. 10 Asa called to the Lord his God and said, "Lord, there is no one like You to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, Lord our God, for we rely on You, and in Your name we have come against this vast army. Lord, You are our God; do not let mere humans prevail against You." 11 The Lord struck down the Cushites before Asa and Judah, and the Cushites fled.
  • 2 Chr 20:6 : 6 He said: 'LORD, the God of our ancestors, are you not the God in heaven? You rule over all the kingdoms of the nations. In your hand are power and might, and no one can withstand you.'
  • 2 Chr 20:12 : 12 Our God, will you not judge them? For we have no power to face this vast army coming against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you.
  • Ps 2:1-6 : 1 Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? 2 The kings of the earth take their stand, and the rulers gather together against the Lord and against His Anointed One. 3 Let us break their chains and throw off their ropes from us. 4 The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord scoffs at them. 5 Then He speaks to them in His anger and terrifies them in His wrath: 6 I have installed My King on Zion, My holy mountain.
  • Ps 33:16 : 16 A king is not saved by a large army; a warrior will not be delivered by great strength.
  • Isa 7:6-7 : 6 'Let us invade Judah; let us tear it apart and divide it among ourselves, and make the son of Tabeal king over it.' 7 This is what the Sovereign Lord says: It will not take place; it will not happen.
  • Isa 9:6-7 : 6 Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the LORD Almighty will accomplish this. 7 The Lord has sent a word against Jacob, and it will fall upon Israel.
  • Hos 8:5-6 : 5 Your calf idol is rejected, Samaria! My anger burns against them. How long will they be unable to attain innocence? 6 This calf comes from Israel! A craftsman made it; it is not God. It will be shattered into pieces—this calf of Samaria.
  • Luke 19:14 : 14 But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, 'We don’t want this man to reign over us.'
  • Luke 19:27 : 27 'But as for these enemies of mine who didn’t want me to reign over them—bring them here and slaughter them in my presence.'
  • 1 Kgs 14:9 : 9 You have done more evil than all who came before you. You have gone and made other gods and cast images to provoke Me to anger, and you have turned your back on Me.
  • 2 Chr 9:8 : 8 May the LORD your God be praised! He delighted in you and placed you on his throne as king for the LORD your God. Because of His love for Israel and His desire to uphold them forever, He has made you king over them to govern with justice and righteousness.

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  • 1 Kgs 12:26-28
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    26 Jeroboam said to himself, "The kingdom will now likely return to the house of David.

    27 If these people go up to worship at the temple of the LORD in Jerusalem, they will again give their allegiance to their lord, Rehoboam king of Judah. They will kill me and return to King Rehoboam of Judah.

    28 After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves. He said to the people, "It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem. Here are your gods, Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt.

  • 2 Chr 13:9
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    9 Have you not driven out the priests of the LORD, the descendants of Aaron, and the Levites, and appointed your own priests like the peoples of other lands? Whoever comes with a young bull and seven rams can become a priest of what are not gods.

  • 2 Chr 13:4-7
    4 verses
    78%

    4 Abijah stood on Mount Zemaraim, in the hill country of Ephraim, and said, "Listen to me, Jeroboam and all Israel!"

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    6 But Jeroboam son of Nebat, a servant of Solomon son of David, rose up and rebelled against his master.

    7 Then worthless and reckless men gathered around him and opposed Rehoboam, son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and inexperienced and could not stand against them.

  • 1 Kgs 14:7-9
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    75%

    7 Go and tell Jeroboam, 'This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I raised you up from among the people and appointed you ruler over My people Israel.

    8 I tore the kingdom away from the house of David and gave it to you. But you have not been like My servant David, who kept My commandments and followed Me with all his heart, doing only what was right in My eyes.

    9 You have done more evil than all who came before you. You have gone and made other gods and cast images to provoke Me to anger, and you have turned your back on Me.

  • Hos 13:2
    74%

    2 Now they continue to sin and make for themselves cast images, idols skillfully crafted from their silver, all of it the work of artisans. They say about them, 'Those who sacrifice kiss the calves!'

  • 2 Chr 11:3-4
    2 verses
    74%

    3 “Say to Rehoboam, son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin,

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  • 2 Chr 11:15
    73%

    15 Jeroboam appointed priests for the high places, for the goat idols, and for the calf idols he had made.

  • Hos 8:4-6
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    73%

    4 They set up kings, but not by me; they appointed leaders, but I did not know of it. With their silver and gold, they made idols for themselves, to their own destruction.

    5 Your calf idol is rejected, Samaria! My anger burns against them. How long will they be unable to attain innocence?

    6 This calf comes from Israel! A craftsman made it; it is not God. It will be shattered into pieces—this calf of Samaria.

  • 2 Kgs 17:21
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    21 For when Israel was torn from the house of David, they made Jeroboam son of Nebat king. Jeroboam drove Israel away from following the Lord and led them into great sin.

  • 2 Chr 13:12
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    12 Now look, God is with us at our head, and His priests with their trumpets are ready to sound the battle cry against you. People of Israel, do not fight against the LORD, the God of your fathers, for you will not succeed.

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    72%

    10 And now you intend to enslave the men and women of Judah and Jerusalem. But aren’t you also guilty of sins against the LORD your God?

  • 1 Kgs 13:32-34
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    32 For the message he declared by the word of the LORD against the altar at Bethel and against all the shrines of the high places in the towns of Samaria will surely be fulfilled.

    33 Even after this, Jeroboam did not turn away from his evil way. Instead, he made priests for the high places from all sorts of people. Anyone who wanted to become a priest, he consecrated, and they became priests for the high places.

    34 This response became a sin to the house of Jeroboam, leading to its downfall and destruction from the face of the earth.

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    7 Manasseh took a carved idol that he had made and placed it in the temple of God, of which God had said to David and to his son Solomon, 'In this temple and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put my Name forever.'

  • 2 Chr 10:15
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    15 So the king did not listen to the people, for this turn of events was from God, to fulfill the word the Lord had spoken through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat.

  • 1 Kgs 12:15
    72%

    15 So the king refused to listen to the people, for this turn of events was from the LORD, to fulfill the word spoken by the LORD through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat.

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    71%

    8 Just as they have done to me from the day I brought them up out of Egypt until this day—forsaking me and serving other gods—so they are also doing to you.

  • 1 Sam 12:15
    71%

    15 But if you do not obey the LORD and rebel against His command, then the hand of the LORD will be against you, as it was against your ancestors.

  • 1 Sam 12:13
    71%

    13 Now here is the king you have chosen, the one you asked for. See, the LORD has set a king over you.

  • Hos 10:5
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    5 The inhabitants of Samaria tremble for the calf idol of Beth-aven. Its people will mourn over it, and so will its idolatrous priests, who rejoiced over its glory, because it will be taken from them.

  • 2 Kgs 10:29
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    29 However, Jehu did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit—the worship of the golden calves at Bethel and Dan.

  • 1 Kgs 12:31-32
    2 verses
    71%

    31 Jeroboam also built shrines on high places and appointed priests from all sorts of people, even though they were not Levites.

    32 He instituted a festival on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, like the festival held in Judah, and offered sacrifices on the altar. He did this in Bethel, sacrificing to the calves he had made. And there at Bethel he installed priests for the high places he had made.

  • Hos 10:2
    71%

    2 Their hearts are divided; now they must bear their guilt. He will tear down their altars and destroy their sacred pillars.

  • Jer 7:9
    71%

    9 Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known,

  • 1 Kgs 14:14
    71%

    14 The LORD will raise up a king over Israel who will cut off the house of Jeroboam. This is the day! What indeed is even now happening!

  • Acts 7:41
    71%

    41 At that time, they made a calf and offered a sacrifice to the idol, rejoicing in the works of their hands.

  • Exod 32:8
    70%

    8 They have turned aside quickly from the way I commanded them. They have made for themselves a molten calf, bowed down to it, sacrificed to it, and said, 'These are your gods, Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.'

  • 2 Kgs 17:16
    70%

    16 They abandoned all the commandments of the Lord their God. They made for themselves two cast idols in the form of calves, made an Asherah pole, worshiped all the host of heaven, and served Baal.

  • Amos 6:13
    70%

    13 You who rejoice in nothingness and say, 'By our own strength we have taken horns for ourselves!'

  • 1 Kgs 12:20
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    20 When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they sent for him and called him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. Only the tribe of Judah remained loyal to the house of David.

  • 1 Kgs 12:3
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    3 They sent for him, and Jeroboam and the entire assembly of Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam.

  • 2 Chr 12:5
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  • 2 Chr 12:8
    70%

    8 However, they will become his servants, so that they may learn the difference between serving me and serving the kings of other lands."

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    1 Behold, a man of God came from Judah by the word of the LORD to Bethel, and Jeroboam was standing by the altar to offer incense.

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