Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 13:10
But as for us, the LORD [is] our God, and we have not forsaken him; and the priests, which minister unto the LORD, [are] the sons of Aaron, and the Levites [wait] upon [their] business:
10. and the priests, which minister unto the Lord, are the sons of Aaron ] R.V. and we have priests ministering unto the LORD, the sons of Aaron.
wait upon their business ] R.V. in their work (sc. ministering to the Lord as above). Part of the ideal of the Priestly Code was that the Levites should be restricted to the duty of helping the priests, and should be prevented from executing priestly functions themselves. With this ideal the Chronicler plainly sympathised, but it could not always be realised.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Verse 10. The Lord is our God] We have not abandoned the Lord; and we still serve him according to his own law.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
The Lord, Heb. Jehovah, the only true and great God.
We have not forsaken him; we maintain his honour and worship, which you have ungratefully rejected.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
But as for us, the Lord [is] our God,…. The Word of the Lord, as the Targum; we know and acknowledge no other; not the calves at Dan and Bethel, nor any other idols, only the one living and true God:
and we have not forsaken him; his laws, statutes, ordinances, and worship; for though Abijah was not a religious man, yet it seems the form of religion was kept up, and temple service was observed, in his days:
and the priests which minister unto the Lord; by offering sacrifices, and burning incense:
are the sons of Aaron; and they only:
and the Levites wait upon their business; some in singing songs of praise, vocally and instrumentally, others in keeping the doors of the temple and the treasures of the house of God, and others in assisting the priests at the altar.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(10) We have not forsaken him.Comp. 1Ki. 15:3. he walked in all the sins of his father, his heart was not perfect with the Lord his God. But that passage is by no means incompatible with the present as some have asserted. What Abijah here states is surely trueviz.,that Judah had maintained the Levitical priesthood, and its associated worship. And the following words prove this to be his meaning: and the priests which minister unto the Lord are the sons of Aaron; and the Levites wait upon their business, (literally, are in the work). The work of the service of Jehovah could be duly performed by none but Levites.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
Abijah, having in the former part of his speech pointed out the badness of the cause of his enemies, in those verses calls upon the people to judge of the goodness of his cause from the Lord. He strongly represents that his priests are the descendants of Aaron, and dwells more particularly, (and I wish the Reader not to overlook this part of his address) on that distinguishing character of the true religion, the observance of the burnt sacrifice in the morning and evening of every day. Reader! was not this evidently with an eye to Christ? Sweet thought! If Jesus be for us who can be against us!
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
2Ch 13:10 But as for us, the LORD [is] our God, and we have not forsaken him; and the priests, which minister unto the LORD, [are] the sons of Aaron, and the Levites [wait] upon [their] business:
Ver. 10. But as for us, the Lord is our God, &c. ] Summa ratio est quae pro religione facit, saith Papinian. Abijah was none of the best, and yet pretendeth to a great deal of religion, and pleadeth hard for it; though he “walked in all the sins of his father” Rehoboam. 1Ki 15:3 Hypocrites want for no fair words. Some think that Abijah, when he went forth to battle, was indifferent good; but puffed up with his great victory, he fell away. Pellican holdeth that he was ever naught: only the worship of God was by him externally maintained and magnified; wherewith because God was well pleased, it being of his own ordaining, he now took part with him.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
the Lord: We have not abandoned the Lord; and we still serve him according to His own law. But what Abijah urged concerning the state of religion in Judah was not strictly just; and, as spoken by him, it favoured ostentation. Abijah himself was but an indifferent character; and idolatry was evidently connived at in his days. Yet it was true, that the men of Judah had the priests, ordinances, and worship of Jehovah among them; that there were numbers of pious worshippers in the land; that theirs was the more righteous cause; that Jehovah was on their side as their Captain, while Israel fought against him; and that the presence of the priests with the sacred trumpets was a token of His presence and favour. 2Ch 11:16, 2Ch 11:17, Exo 19:5, Exo 19:6, Zec 13:9
the priests: Exo 29:1-37, Num 16:40, Num 18:1-7
Reciprocal: Num 1:53 – and the 2Ch 21:10 – because Psa 20:7 – but we Joe 1:9 – the Lord’s Joh 4:22 – we worship
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
2Ch 13:10. But the Lord is our God Hebrew, Jehovah, the only true and great God. And we have not forsaken him We maintain his honour and worship, which you have ungratefully rejected. And he is able to protect us and give us success.