Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 13:8
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 of the Lord in the land of the sons of David; that kingdom which was not set up by vain men in pursuance of their own ambition and discontent, as yours was, but ordained and established by God himself in the house of David.
And ye be a great multitude, or because (that Hebrew particle being oft so used) ye be, &c. This he mentions partly as the ground of their confidence, that they had more tribes and a greater host; and partly as a presage of their downfall, which trusting to the arm of flesh is.
And there are with you golden calves, or, but there are, &c. There is that among you which may damp your courage and confidence: you worship those images which God abhors and severely forbids.
For gods, or for God, as that plural word is most commonly used, i.e. instead of God, to give them the name of God, as Exo 32:4, and that worship which is peculiar to him.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And now ye think to withstand the kingdom of the Lord in the hand of the sons of David,…. To oppose them, prevail over them, and get it out of their hands, which is delivered to them by the Lord, as the Targum:
and ye be a great multitude; of which they boasted, and in which they trusted, being ten tribes to two, and in this army two to one:
and [there are] with you golden calves which Jeroboam made you for gods; or, “but r there are with you”, &c. which Abijah suggests would be so far from helping them, that they would be their ruin, they having, by the worship of them, provoked the Lord against them.
r So Grotious, Schnidt, and others.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(8) And now ye think.Literally, say, i.e., in your hearts (2Ch. 2:1).
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 1Ch. 29:23).
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 Isa. 44:9-17); and you have superseded the only lawful worship of Jehovah (2Ch. 13:9).
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
2Ch 13:8 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.
Ver. 8. To withstand the kingdom of the Lord. ] And so, giant-like, to fight against God. Is that ever like to do well? “Do ye provoke the Lord to anger? are ye stronger than he?”
And there are with you golden calves.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
the kingdom of the LORD. Once pertaining to the whole nation (1Ch 28:5. 1Ch 9:8), now confined to Judah.
made you. Compare 1Ki 12:28.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
the kingdom: 2Ch 9:8, Psa 2:1-6, Isa 7:6, Isa 7:7, Isa 9:6, Isa 9:7, Luk 19:14, Luk 19:27
a great multitude: 2Ch 14:9-11, 2Ch 20:6, 2Ch 20:12, Psa 33:16
with you golden: 2Ch 11:15, 1Ki 12:28, 1Ki 14:9, Hos 8:5, Hos 8:6
Reciprocal: Exo 32:4 – calf Isa 8:6 – refuseth Hos 10:5 – the calves Amo 7:10 – the priest
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
2Ch 13:8. Ye think to withstand the kingdom of the Lord That kingdom which was not set up by vain men, in pursuance of their own ambition and discontent, as yours was, but ordained and established by God himself in the house of David. And ye be Or, because ye be, a great multitude This he mentions, as being both the ground of their confidence, namely, that they had more tribes, and a greater host; and also a presage of their downfall, which their trusting to the arm of flesh was. And there are with you golden calves Or, But there are, &c. There is that among you which may damp your courage and confidence: you worship those images which God abhors. Which Jeroboam made you for gods Or, for God, as that plural word is most commonly used: that is, instead of God, to give them the name of God, and that worship which is peculiar to him.