And, behold, God himself is with us for our captain, and his priests with sounding trumpets to cry alarm against you. O children of Israel, fight ye not against the LORD God of your fathers; for ye shall not prosper.
Look, God himself is with us as our leader, and his priests are here with their trumpets ready to sound the battle cry against you. People of Israel, don't fight against the LORD God of your ancestors, because you will not succeed.
The writer is declaring that God is leading their army and warning their enemies not to fight against God's people because they cannot win against the Lord.
📚 Historical Context
This is King Abijah of Judah speaking to the army of Israel before a major battle around 913 BC. The kingdom had split into northern Israel and southern Judah after Solomon's death, and they were now fighting each other. Abijah was trying to convince the northern kingdom that they were fighting against God himself by attacking Judah.
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