2 Chronicles 13:9 “But did you not drive out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron,…”

2 Chronicles 13:9

But did you not drive out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites? And did you not make priests for yourselves as do the peoples of other lands? Now whoever comes to consecrate himself with a young bull and seven rams can become a priest of things that are not gods.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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 no gods.

World English Bible

Haven’t you driven out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and made priests for yourselves according to the ways of the peoples of other lands? Whoever comes to consecrate himself with a young bull and seven rams may be a priest of those who are no gods.

American Standard Version

Have ye not driven out the priests of Jehovah, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and made you priests after the manner of the peoples 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 no gods.

Geneva Bible 1599

Haue ye not driuen away the Priestes of the Lord the sonnes of Aaron and the Leuites, and haue made you Priests like the people of other countreis? whosoeuer commeth to consecrate with a yong bullocke and seuen rams, the same may be a Priest of them that are no gods.

Darby Translation

Have ye not cast out the priests of Jehovah, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and made you priests as the peoples of the lands? whoever comes to consecrate himself with a young bullock and seven rams, he becomes a priest of what is not God.

Young's Literal Translation

'Have ye not cast out the priests of Jehovah, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and make to you priests like the peoples of the lands? every one who hath come to fill his hand with a bullock, a son of the herd, and seven rams, even he hath been a priest to No-gods!

Bible in Basic English

And after driving out the priests of the Lord, the sons of Aaron and the Levites, have you not made priests for yourselves as the people of other lands do? so that anyone who comes to make himself priest by offering an ox or seven sheep, may be a priest of those who are no gods.

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Cross references

“cast out”

2 Chronicles 11:14 2 Chronicles 11:15

2 Chronicles 11:14 · BSB

For the Levites left their pasturelands and their possessions and went to Judah and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons had rejected them as priests of the LORD.

2 Chronicles 11:15 · BSB

And Jeroboam appointed his own priests for the high places and for the goat demons and calf idols he had made.

“made you priests”

1 Kings 12:31–33 1 Kings 13:33

1 Kings 12:31–33 · BSB

Jeroboam also built shrines on the high places and appointed from every class of people priests who were not Levites.

1 Kings 13:33 · BSB

Even after these events, Jeroboam did not repent of his evil ways, but again he appointed priests for the high places from every class of people. He ordained anyone who desired to be a priest of the high places.

“consecrated himself”

Exodus 32:29 Leviticus 16:32 1 Chronicles 29:5

Exodus 32:29 · BSB

Afterward, Moses said, “Today you have been ordained for service to the LORD, since each man went against his son and his brother; so the LORD has bestowed a blessing on you this day.”

Leviticus 16:32 · BSB

The priest who is anointed and ordained to succeed his father as high priest shall make atonement. He will put on the sacred linen garments

1 Chronicles 29:5 · BSB

for the gold work and the silver work, and for all the work to be done by the craftsmen. Now who is willing to consecrate himself to the LORD today?”

“young”

Exodus 29:35 Exodus 29:1 Leviticus 8:2

Exodus 29:35 · BSB

This is what you are to do for Aaron and his sons based on all that I have commanded you, taking seven days to ordain them.

Exodus 29:1 · BSB

“Now this is what you are to do to consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve Me as priests: Take a young bull and two rams without blemish,

Leviticus 8:2 · BSB

“Take Aaron and his sons, their garments, the anointing oil, the bull of the sin offering, the two rams, and the basket of unleavened bread,

“no gods”

Jeremiah 2:11 Deuteronomy 32:17 2 Kings 19:18 Hosea 8:6 Acts 19:26 Galatians 4:8

Jeremiah 2:11 · BSB

Has a nation ever changed its gods? (Yet they are not gods at all.) But My people have exchanged their Glory for useless idols.

Deuteronomy 32:17 · BSB

They sacrificed to demons, not to God, to gods they had not known, to newly arrived gods, which your fathers did not fear.

2 Kings 19:18 · BSB

They have cast their gods into the fire and destroyed them, for they were not gods, but only wood and stone—the work of human hands.

Hosea 8:6 · BSB

For this thing is from Israel— a craftsman made it, and it is not God. It will be broken to pieces, that calf of Samaria.

Acts 19:26 · BSB

And you can see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but in nearly the whole province of Asia, this Paul has persuaded a great number of people to turn away. He says that man-made gods are no gods at all.

Galatians 4:8 · BSB

Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods.

Also

Jeremiah 5:7

Jeremiah 5:7 · BSB

“Why should I forgive you? Your children have forsaken Me and sworn by gods that are not gods. I satisfied their needs, yet they committed adultery and assembled at the houses of prostitutes.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

8And now you think you can resist the kingdom of the LORD, which is in the hands of David’s descendants. You are indeed a vast army, and you have with you the golden calves that Jeroboam made for you as gods.

10But as for us, the LORD is our God. We have not forsaken Him; the priests who minister to the LORD are sons of Aaron, and the Levites attend to their duties.

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