rsv 2Chronicles:13:1-14 SEEK
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In the eighteenth year of King Jerobo '
am Abi '
jah began to reign over Judah .
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He reigned for three years in Jerusalem .
His mother '
s name was Micai '
ah the daughter of U '
riel of Gib '
e-ah .
Now there was war between Abi '
jah and Jerobo '
am .
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Abi '
jah went out to battle having an army of valiant men of war ,
four hundred thousand picked men ;
and Jerobo '
am drew up his line of battle against him with eight hundred thousand picked mighty warriors .
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Then Abi '
jah stood up on Mount Zemara '
im which is in the hill country of E '
phraim ,
and said , "
Hear me ,
O Jerobo '
am and all Israel !
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Ought you not to know that the LORD God of Israel gave the kingship over Israel for ever to David and his sons by a covenant of salt ?
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Yet Jerobo '
am the son of Nebat ,
a servant of Solomon the son of David ,
rose up and rebelled against his lord ;
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and certain worthless scoundrels gathered about him and defied Rehobo '
am the son of Solomon ,
when Rehobo '
am was young and irresolute and could not withstand them .
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And now you think to withstand the kingdom of the LORD in the hand of the sons of David ,
because you are a great multitude and have with you the golden calves which Jerobo '
am made you for gods .
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Have you not driven out the priests of the LORD ,
the sons of Aaron ,
and the Levites ,
and made priests for yourselves like the peoples of other lands ?
Whoever comes to consecrate himself with a young bull or seven rams becomes a priest of what are no gods .
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But as for us ,
the LORD is our God ,
and we have not forsaken him .
We have priests ministering to the LORD who are sons of Aaron ,
and Levites for their service .
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They offer to the LORD every morning and every evening burnt offerings and incense of sweet spices ,
set out the showbread on the table of pure gold ,
and care for the golden lampstand that its lamps may burn every evening ;
for we keep the charge of the LORD our God ,
but you have forsaken him .
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Behold ,
God is with us at our head ,
and his priests with their battle trumpets to sound the call to battle against you .
O sons of Israel ,
do not fight against the LORD ,
the God of your fathers ;
for you cannot succeed ."
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Jerobo '
am had sent an ambush around to come on them from behind ;
thus his troops were in front of Judah ,
and the ambush was behind them .
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And when Judah looked ,
behold ,
the battle was before and behind them ;
and they cried to the LORD ,
and the priests blew the trumpets .