2 Chronicles 13 · Verse 9

2 Chronicles 13:9

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.
2 Chronicles 13:9, King James Version

2 Chronicles 13:9 in other translations

BSBBut 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.
WEBHaven’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.
ASVHave 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.
YLT‘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!
DARBYHave 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.
BBEAnd 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.
WebsterHave 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.

What does 2 Chronicles 13:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 13:4-12

4-12. Abijah stood up upon Mount Zemaraim--He had entered the enemy's territory and was encamped on an eminence near Beth-el (Jos 18:22). Jeroboam's army lay at the foot of the hill, and as a pitched battle was expected, Abijah, according to the singular usage of ancient times, harangued the enemy. The speakers in such circumstances, while always extolling their own merits, poured out torrents of invective and…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 9 A young bullock and seven rams - He who could provide these for his own consecration was received into the order of this spurious and wicked priesthood. Some think he who could give to Jeroboam a young bullock and seven rams, was thereby received into the priesthood; this being the price for which the priesthood was conferred. The former is most likely.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

2 Chronicles 13:9 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

הֲלֹ֤אha.Lo'¿ notH3808
הִדַּחְתֶּם֙hi.dach.Temhave you driven outH5080
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
כֹּהֲנֵ֣יko.ha.Nei[the] priests ofH3548
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei[the] descendants ofH1121
אַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonAaronH175
וְהַלְוִיִּ֑םve.hal.vi.Yimand the LevitesH3881
וַתַּעֲשׂ֨וּva.ta.'a.Suand you have appointedH6213
לָכֶ֤םla.Khemfor yourselves
כֹּהֲנִים֙ko.ha.NimpriestsH3548
כְּעַמֵּ֣יke.'a.Meilike [the] peoples ofH5971
הָאֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.Tzotthe landsH776
כָּל\־kol-everyH3605
הַבָּ֗אha.Ba'<the> [one who] comesH935
לְמַלֵּ֨אle.ma.Le'to fillH4390
יָד֜וֹya.Doown hand hisH3027
בְּפַ֤רbe.Farwith a young bullH6499
בֶּן\־ben-a young one ofH1121
בָּקָר֙ba.KarcattleH1241
וְאֵילִ֣םve.'ei.Limand ramsH352
שִׁבְעָ֔הshiv.'AhsevenH7651
וְהָיָ֥הve.ha.Yahand he will becomeH1961
כֹהֵ֖ןkho.Hena priestH3548
לְלֹ֥אle.Lo'to notH3808
אֱלֹהִֽים\׃\ \ס'E.lo.HimgodsH430

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Chronicles 13:9

  • 2 Chronicles 11:14-15

    For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off from executing the priest’s office unto the Lord: And he ordained him priests for the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made.

  • Jeremiah 2:11

    Hath a nation changed their gods, which are yet no gods? but my people have changed their glory for that which doth not profit.

  • Exodus 29:35

    And thus shalt thou do unto Aaron, and to his sons, according to all things which I have commanded thee: seven days shalt thou consecrate them.

  • Exodus 32:29

    For Moses had said, Consecrate yourselves to day to the Lord, even every man upon his son, and upon his brother; that he may bestow upon you a blessing this day.

  • Galatians 4:8

    Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods.

  • 1 Kings 12:31-33

    And he made an house of high places, and made priests of the lowest of the people, which were not of the sons of Levi. And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like unto the feast that is in Judah, and he offered upon the altar. So did he in Beth–el, sacrificing unto the calves that he had made: and he placed in Beth–el the priests of the high places which he had made. So he offered upon the altar which he had made in Beth–el the fifteenth day of the eighth month, even in the month which he had devised of his own heart; and ordained a feast unto the children of Israel: and he offered upon the altar, and burnt incense.

  • Hosea 8:6

    For from Israel was it also: the workman made it; therefore it is not God: but the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces.

  • Leviticus 16:32

    And the priest, whom he shall anoint, and whom he shall consecrate to minister in the priest’s office in his father’s stead, shall make the atonement, and shall put on the linen clothes, even the holy garments:

  • 1 Chronicles 29:5

    The gold for things of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and for all manner of work to be made by the hands of artificers. And who then is willing to consecrate his service this day unto the Lord?

  • Leviticus 8:2

    Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments, and the anointing oil, and a bullock for the sin offering, and two rams, and a basket of unleavened bread;

  • Exodus 29:1

    And this is the thing that thou shalt do unto them to hallow them, to minister unto me in the priest’s office: Take one young bullock, and two rams without blemish,

  • 1 Kings 13:33

    After this thing Jeroboam returned not from his evil way, but made again of the lowest of the people priests of the high places: whosoever would, he consecrated him, and he became one of the priests of the high places.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
cast out.
11:14,15
made you priests.
1Ki 12:31-33; 13:33
consecrated himself. Heb. fill his hand.
Ex 32:29; Le 16:32; 1Ch 29:5; *margins
young.
Ex 29:1,35; Le 8:2
no gods.
De 32:17; 2Ki 19:18; Jer 2:11; Ho 8:6; Ac 19:26; Ga 4:8

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Context

  • 2 Chronicles 13:8

    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 13:9

    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.

  • 2 Chronicles 13:10

    But as for us, the Lord is our God, and we have not forsaken him; and the priests, which minister unto the Lord, are the sons of Aaron, and the Levites wait upon their business:

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2 Chronicles 13:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
¿No echasteis vosotros á los sacerdotes de Jehová, á los hijos de Aarón, y á los Levitas, y os habéis hecho sacerdotes á la manera de los pueblos de otras tierras, para que cualquiera venga á consagrarse con un becerro y siete carneros, y así sea sacerdote de los que no son dioses?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
N’avez-vous pas chassé les sacrificateurs de l’ Éternel, les fils d’Aaron, et les lévites? Et vous vous êtes fait des sacrificateurs, comme les peuples des autres pays; quiconque est venu avec un jeune taureau et sept béliers, pour être consacré, est devenu sacrificateur de ce qui n’est pas Dieu.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Habt ihr nicht die Priester Jehovas, die Söhne Aarons, und die Leviten verstoßen, und euch Priester gemacht wie die Völker der Länder? Wer irgend mit einem jungen Farren und sieben Widdern kam, um sich weihen zu lassen, der wurde ein Priester der Nicht-Götter.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et ejecistis sacerdotes Domini, filios Aaron, atque Levitas, et fecistis vobis sacerdotes sicut omnes populi terrarum: quicumque venerit, et initiaverit manum suam in tauro de bobus, et in arietibus septem, fit sacerdos eorum qui non sunt dii.