Bible Commentary

But Jeroboam caused an ambushment to come about behind them: so they were before Judah, and the ambushment [was] behind them. 13. Jeroboam caused an ambushment ] While Abijah was endeavouring to shake the fidelity of the Northern army, the Northern leader was not idle. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Verse 13. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 13:13”

And, behold, God himself [is] with us for [our] captain, and his priests with sounding trumpets to cry alarm against you. O children of Israel, fight ye not against the LORD God of your fathers; for ye shall not prosper. 12. God himself is with us for our captain ] R.V. God is with us … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 13:12”

And they burn unto the LORD every morning and every evening burnt sacrifices and sweet incense: the shewbread also [set they in order] upon the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with the lamps thereof, to burn every evening: for we keep the charge of the LORD our God; but ye have forsaken him. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 13:11”

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 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 13:10”

Have ye not cast out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and have made you priests after the manner of the nations of [other] lands? so that whosoever cometh to consecrate himself with a young bullock and seven rams, [the same] may be a priest of [them that are] … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 13:9”

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 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 13:8”

And there are gathered unto him vain men, the children of Belial, and have strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tenderhearted, and could not withstand them. 7. are gathered ] R.V. were gathered. children of Belial ] R.V. sons of Belial (mg. sons of worthlessness). The general sense … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 13:7”

Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon the son of David, is risen up, and hath rebelled against his lord. 6. is risen up, and hath rebelled ] R.V. rose up, and rebelled. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 13:6”

Ought ye not to know that the LORD God of Israel gave the kingdom over Israel to David forever, [even] to him and to his sons by a covenant of salt? 5. a covenant of salt ] Salt was necessary for the efficacy of a sacrifice (Lev 2:13), so that Covenant of salt became a … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 13:5”

And Abijah stood up upon mount Zemaraim, which [is] in mount Ephraim, and said, Hear me, thou Jeroboam, and all Israel; 4. Abijah stood up ] it was natural that Abijah should attempt a conference before beginning civil war, both because his was the weaker side numerically and because he had a telling appeal to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 13:4”