2 Chronicles 13:8-12 ▼

8 “And now you are saying you can assert yourselves against the LORD’s kingdom, which is in the hand of one of David’s sons. You are a vast number and have with you the golden calves that Jeroboam made for you as gods.   

9 Didn’t you banish the priests of ^•Yahweh, the descendants of Aaron and the Levites, and make your own priests like the peoples of other lands do?  Whoever comes to ordain himself  with a young bull and seven rams may become a priest  of what are not gods. 

10 “But as for us, Yahweh is our God. We have not abandoned Him; the priests ministering to the LORD are descendants of Aaron, and the Levites serve at their tasks.

11 They offer a ^•burnt offering and fragrant incense to the LORD every morning and every evening ,  and they set the rows of the ^•bread of the Presence on the ceremonially ^•clean table.  They light the lamps of the gold lampstand every evening . We are carrying out the requirements of Yahweh our God, while you have abandoned Him. 

12 Look, God and His priests are with us at our head. The trumpets are ready to sound the charge against you. Israelites , don’t fight against the LORD God of your ancestors, for you will not succeed.”