And Abijah stood up upon mount [a]Zemaraim, which is in mount Ephraim, and said, O Jeroboam, and all Israel, hear you me,

Ought you not to know that the Lord God of Israel hath given the kingdom over Israel to [b]David forever, even to him and to his sons by a covenant [c]of salt?

And Jeroboam the son of Nebat the servant of Solomon the son of David is risen up, and hath (A)rebelled against his lord:

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 13:4 Which was one of the tops of mount Ephraim.
  2. 2 Chronicles 13:5 And therefore whosoever doth usurp it or take it from that stock, transgresseth the ordinance of the Lord. Thus like an hypocrite he allegeth the word of God for his advantage.
  3. 2 Chronicles 13:5 That is, perpetual because that thing which is salted, is preserved from corruption: he meaneth also that it was made solemnly, and confirmed by offering of sacrifices, where as they used salt according as was ordained, Num. 18:19.

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