2 CHRONICLES 13:8 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“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.”
'And now you think to withstand the kingdom of the LORD in the hands of the sons of David, yet you are a great multitude and with you are golden calves that Jeroboam made as gods for you — The theological accusation: 'you intend to withstand the kingdom of the LORD' (וְאַתֶּם אֹמְרִים לְהִשְׁמַר עַל־מַלְכוּת־יְהוָה בְּיַד־בְנֵי־דָוִד) through 'golden calves' (עֲגָלִים הַזָּהָב אֲשֶׁר־עָשׂוּ לְכֶם יָרָבְעָם לֵאלֹהִים). The condemnation of Jeroboam's calf-cult marks his idolatry as central to the schism.
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