2 Chronicles 13:10
in 2 Chronicles 13But as for us, the LORD is our God. We have not forsaken Him; the priests who minister to the LORD are sons of Aaron, and the Levites attend to their duties.
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ASV
But as for us, Jehovah is our God, and we have not forsaken him; and we have priests ministering unto Jehovah, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites in their work:
KJV
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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This verse in 2 Chronicles 13
Commentary
6 notes on this verseA commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
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.
This site's exposition
the LORD is our God
on 2 Chronicles 13:10-11
Abijah sets Judah's own: “the priests who minister to the LORD are sons of Aaron, and the Levites attend to their duties”. These are the daily courses set at 1 Chronicles 23-26. He ends, “We are carrying out the requirements of the LORD our God, while you have forsaken Him”.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
) we have not forsaken God. Jehovah is our God, the God of our fathers, the God of Israel, who is able to protect us, and give us success. He is with us, for we are with him." First, "At home in his temple: We keep his charge,
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But as for us, the Lord is our God,....
We worship no images, have no priests but what he has ordained, no rites of worship but what he has prescribed. Both the temple service and the temple furniture are of his appointing.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
The Lord is our God - We have not abandoned the Lord; and we still serve him according to his own law.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
engage in the work i.e., in their work; this one to sing, and that one to guard the gates, every man to his work, as David prepared it.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 4 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
12 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַאֲנַ֛חְנוּ | vaanachnu | and we | H587 → | 120 times |
| יְהוָ֥ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ | ʾeloheinu | [is] God our | H430 → | 2601 times |
| וְלֹ֣א | velo' | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| עֲזַבְנֻ֑הוּ | ʾazavnuhu | we have forsaken him | H5800 → | 215 times |
| וְכֹ֨הֲנִ֜ים | vekhohanim | and [we are] priests | H3548 → | 750 times |
| מְשָׁרְתִ֤ים | mesharetim | serving | H8334 → | 97 times |
| לַֽיהוָה֙ | layahweh | <to> Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| בְּנֵ֣י | benei | [the] descendants of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| אַהֲרֹ֔ן | ʾaharon | Aaron | H175 → | 347 times |
| וְהַלְוִיִּ֖ם | vehalviyim | and the Levites | H3881 → | 291 times |
| בַּמְלָֽאכֶת׃ | bamlakhet | [are] in the work | H4399 → | 167 times |
וַאֲנַ֛חְנוּand we
vaanachnuH587 →120 times
יְהוָ֥הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ[is] God our
ʾeloheinuH430 →2601 times
וְלֹ֣אand not
velo'H3808 →5168 times
עֲזַבְנֻ֑הוּwe have forsaken him
ʾazavnuhuH5800 →215 times
וְכֹ֨הֲנִ֜יםand [we are] priests
vekhohanimH3548 →750 times
מְשָׁרְתִ֤יםserving
mesharetimH8334 →97 times
לַֽיהוָה֙<to> Yahweh
layahwehH3068 →6520 times
בְּנֵ֣י[the] descendants of
beneiH1121 →4930 times
אַהֲרֹ֔ןAaron
ʾaharonH175 →347 times
וְהַלְוִיִּ֖םand the Levites
vehalviyimH3881 →291 times
בַּמְלָֽאכֶת׃[are] in the work
bamlakhetH4399 →167 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
5 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Numbers 16:40just as the LORD commanded him through Moses. This was to be a reminder to the Israelites that no outsider who is not a descendant of Aaron should approach to offer incense before the…
it leads to
- Numbers 3:10
So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons to carry out the duties of the priesthood; but any outsider who approaches the tabernacle must be put to death.”
- Numbers 18:4–7
They are to join you and attend to the duties of the Tent of Meeting, doing all the work at the Tent; but no outsider may come near you.
- 2 Chronicles 26:16–21
But when Uzziah grew powerful, his arrogance led to his own destruction. He was unfaithful to the LORD his God, for he entered the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar…
- Numbers 1:51
Whenever the tabernacle is to move, the Levites are to take it down, and whenever it is to be pitched, the Levites are to set it up. Any outsider who goes near it must…
- 1 Kings 13:1–3
Suddenly, as Jeroboam was standing beside the altar to burn incense, there came a man of God from Judah to Bethel by the word of the LORD.
- Numbers 3:10
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.