Have you not driven out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and made priests for yourselves like the peoples of other lands? Whoever comes to consecrate himself with a young bull or seven rams becomes a priest of what are no gods.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Seven rams - A bullock and two rams was the offering which God had required at the original consecration of the sons of Aaron ([Ref…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Regarding The priests of the Lord ... and the Levites, the Hebrew text seems to include the Levites among the priests of the Lord.…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Have you not cast out the priests of the Lord the sons of
Aaron, and the Levites
Beca…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Jeroboam and his people, through apostasy and idolatry, deserved the severe punishment Abijah was permitted to inflict upon them. It appears from A…

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