2nd Chronicles Chapter 13 verse 9 Holy Bible
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.
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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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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.
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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.
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Have ye not cast out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and have made for you priests after the manner of the nations of other lands? so that whoever cometh to consecrate himself with a young bullock and seven rams, the same may be a priest of them that are no gods.
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Haven't you driven out the priests of Yahweh, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and made you priests after the manner of the peoples of [other] lands? so that whoever comes to consecrate himself with a young bull and seven rams, the same may be a priest of [those who are] no gods.
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`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!
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(9) The priests of the Lord . . . and the Levites.--The Hebrew seems to include the Levites among the priests of the Lord.Cast out.--Banished (Jeremiah 8:3).After the manner of the nations of other lands.--Literally, like the peoples of the lands; that is, priests of all classes of the nation, and not members of the divinely chosen tribe of Levi. (See 1Kings 12:31; 1Kings 13:33). The surrounding heathen had no exclusive sacerdotal castes.So that whosoever cometh . . .--Literally, every one that cometh, that they may fill his hand, with a steer, son of a herd, and seven rams, becometh a priest unto non-gods. "To fill a man's hand" was the legal phrase for giving him authority and instituting him as a priest. (See Exodus 28:41; Exodus 29:9; Judges 17:5.) Every one that came with the prescribed sacrifices (see Exodus 29) was admissible to the new priesthood. The phrase "a young bullock and seven rams" is not a full account of the sacrifices required by the law of Moses for the consecration of a priest. Perhaps Abijah did not care to be exact; but it is quite possible that Jeroboam had modified the Mosaic rule. . . . Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewBut did you notהֲלֹ֤א (hă·lō)Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, nodrive outהִדַּחְתֶּם֙ (hid·daḥ·tem)Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine pluralStrong's 5080: To impel, thrust, banishthe priestsכֹּהֲנֵ֣י (kō·hă·nê)Noun - masculine plural constructStrong's 3548: Priestof the LORD,יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israelthe descendantsבְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê)Noun - masculine plural constructStrong's 1121: A sonof Aaron,אַהֲרֹ֖ן (’a·hă·rōn)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 175: Aaron -- an elder brother of Mosesand the Levites,וְהַלְוִיִּ֑ם (wə·hal·wî·yim)Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine pluralStrong's 3881: Levites -- descendant of Leviand makeוַתַּעֲשׂ֨וּ (wat·ta·‘ă·śū)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine pluralStrong's 6213: To do, makepriestsכֹּהֲנִים֙ (kō·hă·nîm)Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 3548: Priestfor yourselvesלָכֶ֤ם (lā·ḵem)Preposition | second person masculine pluralStrong's Hebrew as do the peoplesכְּעַמֵּ֣י (kə·‘am·mê)Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural constructStrong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flockof other lands?הָאֲרָצ֔וֹת (hā·’ă·rā·ṣō·wṯ)Article | Noun - feminine pluralStrong's 776: Earth, landNow whoeverכָּל־ (kāl-)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 3605: The whole, all, any, everycomesהַבָּ֗א (hab·bā)Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularStrong's 935: To come in, come, go in, goto consecrateלְמַלֵּ֨א (lə·mal·lê)Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive constructStrong's 4390: To fill, be full ofhimselfיָד֜וֹ (yā·ḏōw)Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 3027: A handwith a young bullבְּפַ֤ר (bə·p̄ar)Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 6499: Young bull, steerand sevenשִׁבְעָ֔ה (šiḇ·‘āh)Number - masculine singularStrong's 7651: Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite numberramsוְאֵילִ֣ם (wə·’ê·lim)Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 352: Strength, strong, a chief, a ram, a pilaster, an oak, strong treecan becomeוְהָיָ֥ה (wə·hā·yāh)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, bea priestכֹהֵ֖ן (ḵō·hên)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 3548: Priestof [things that are] notלְלֹ֥א (lə·lō)Preposition-l | Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, nogods.אֱלֹהִֽים׃ (’ĕ·lō·hîm)Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlativeJump to PreviousAaron Bull Cast Consecrate Driven Gods Levites Manner Nations Peoples Priest Priests Rams Seven Young
