2 Chronicles 13:8
2 Chronicles · Old Testament · Chapter 13
“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.”2 Chronicles 13:8
What Does 2 Chronicles 13:8 Mean?
2 Chronicles 13:8 is found in the book of 2 Chronicles, chapter 13, verse 8 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 18 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Idolatry.
Cross-References (18)
These passages are connected to 2 Chronicles 13:8 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Kings 12:28“Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.”2 Chronicles 11:15“And he ordained him priests for the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made.”Exodus 32:4“And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.”1 Kings 14:9“But hast done evil above all that were before thee: for thou hast gone and made thee other gods, and molten images, to provoke me to anger, and hast cast me behind thy back:”2 Chronicles 9:8“Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee to set thee on his throne, to be king for the LORD thy God: because thy God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore made he thee king over them, to do judgment and justice.”2 Chronicles 14:9“And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came unto Mareshah.”2 Chronicles 20:6“And said, O LORD God of our fathers, art not thou God in heaven? and rulest not thou over all the kingdoms of the heathen? and in thine hand is there not power and might, so that none is able to withstand thee?”2 Chronicles 20:12“O our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that cometh against us; neither know we what to do: but our eyes are upon thee.”Psalms 2:1“Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?”Psalms 33:16“There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.”Isaiah 7:6“Let us go up against Judah, and vex it, and let us make a breach therein for us, and set a king in the midst of it, even the son of Tabeal:”Isaiah 8:6“Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah’s son;”Isaiah 9:6“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.”Hosea 8:5“Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast thee off; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocency?”Amos 7:10“Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words.”Luke 19:14“But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.”Luke 19:27“But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.”Hosea 10:5“The inhabitants of Samaria shall fear because of the calves of Bethaven: for the people thereof shall mourn over it, and the priests thereof that rejoiced on it, for the glory thereof, because it is departed from it.”
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