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.
And now you think you can stand against the LORD's kingdom, which is in the hands of David's descendants. Yes, you have a large army, and you have those golden calves that Jeroboam made to be your gods.
The writer is showing how King Abijah accused the northern tribes of Israel of rebelling against God's chosen kingdom and worshiping false idols instead of the true God.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of a speech by King Abijah of Judah to the northern kingdom of Israel before a battle around 913 BC. After Solomon's death, the kingdom split into two parts, with Jeroboam leading the northern tribes and setting up golden calf idols at Bethel and Dan to prevent his people from traveling to Jerusalem to worship. Abijah is defending the legitimacy of the Davidic dynasty and the proper worship in Jerusalem.
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