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Behold, God is with us at our head, and his priests with the trumpets of alarm to sound an alarm against you. Children of Israel, don`t you fight against Yahweh, the God of your fathers; for you shall not prosper.

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The Trumpets of Remembrance

Commentators explain that the trumpets were not merely for signaling troops but were a 'divinely appointed pledge' that God would remember His people in battle. Based on Numbers 10:9, sounding the trumpets was an act of faith, reminding Judah that God was their true Captain and that the fight was ultimately His.

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2 Chronicles

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On 2 Chronicles 13:12

19th Century

Bishop

God himself.The (true) God. So in 2 Chronicles 13:15.

Literally, and behold there are …

John Gill

John Gill

On 2 Chronicles 13:12

17th Century

Pastor

And, behold, God himself is with us for our Captain
To go before our armies, and fight our battles for us:

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On 2 Chronicles 13:1–22

17th Century

Minister

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