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2 Chronicles 13:7-9
New English Translation

7 Lawless good-for-nothing men[a] gathered around him and conspired[b] against Rehoboam son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was an inexperienced young man[c] and could not resist them. 8 Now you are declaring that you will resist the Lord’s rule through the Davidic dynasty.[d] You have a huge army,[e] and bring with you the gold calves that Jeroboam made for you as gods. 9 But you banished[f] the Lord’s priests, Aaron’s descendants, and the Levites, and appointed your own priests just as the surrounding nations do! Anyone who comes to consecrate himself with a young bull or seven rams becomes a priest of these fake gods![g]

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  1. 2 Chronicles 13:7 tn Heb “empty men, sons of wickedness.”
  2. 2 Chronicles 13:7 tn Heb “strengthened themselves.”
  3. 2 Chronicles 13:7 tn Heb “a young man and tender of heart.”
  4. 2 Chronicles 13:8 tn Heb “the kingdom of the Lord by the hand of the sons of David.”
  5. 2 Chronicles 13:8 tn Or “horde”; or “multitude.”
  6. 2 Chronicles 13:9 tn In the Hebrew text this is phrased as a rhetorical question, “Did you not banish?” The rhetorical question expects the answer, “Of course you did,” the force of which is reflected in the translation “But you banished.”
  7. 2 Chronicles 13:9 tn Heb “whoever comes to fill his hand with a bull, a son of cattle, and seven rams, and he is a priest to no-gods.”
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