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2 Chronicles 13:12

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What does 2 Chronicles 13:12 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And, behold, God is with us at our head, and his priests with the trumpets of alarm to sound an alarm against you. O children of Israel, fight ye not against Jehovah, the God of your fathers; for ye shall not prosper.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And, behold, God is with us at our head, and his priests with the trumpets of alarm to sound an alarm against you. O children of Israel, fight ye not against Jehovah, the God of your fathers; for ye shall not prosper.
2 Chronicles 13:12 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Chronicles 13

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
9Have ye not driven out the priests of Jehovah, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and made you priests after the manner of the peoples of [other] lands? so that whosoever cometh to consecrate himself with a young bullock and seven rams, the same may be a priest of [them that are] no gods.
10But as for us, Jehovah is our God, and we have not forsaken him; and [we have] priests ministering unto Jehovah, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites in their work:
11and they burn unto Jehovah every morning and every evening burnt-offerings and sweet incense: the showbread also [set they] in order upon the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with the lamps thereof, to burn every evening: for we keep the charge of Jehovah our God; but ye have forsaken him.
12And, behold, God is with us at our head, and his priests with the trumpets of alarm to sound an alarm against you. O children of Israel, fight ye not against Jehovah, the God of your fathers; for ye shall not prosper.
13But Jeroboam caused an ambushment to come about behind them: so they were before Judah, and the ambushment was behind them.
14And when Judah looked back, behold, the battle was before and behind them; and they cried unto Jehovah, and the priests sounded with the trumpets.
15Then the men of Judah gave a shout: and as the men of Judah shouted, it came to pass, that God smote Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And, behold, God himself is with us for our Captain, etc.] To go before our armies, and fight our battles for us: and his priests with sounding trumpets to cry alarm against you; which was one use of the trumpets, that the people might be remembered by the Lord, and saved from their enemies, (<041009>Numbers 10:9), so that this circumstance was against Jeroboam and his army, and for Abijah and his: O children of Israel, fight ye not against the Lord God of your fathers; for fighting against his people, that retained the pure worship of him, was fighting against him: for you shall not prosper; he seems to be assured of victory.”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Trumpets - Upon the sounding whereof God hath solemnly promised to assist his people, Num 10:9. The Lord - You have not only us for your enemies, but God, even the God whom your fathers served. It is folly to fight against the God of almighty power: but it is treachery and base ingratitude, to fight against your father's God. 2 Chronicles 13:13”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“God: Num 23:21; Sa1 4:5-7; Isa 8:10; Zac 10:5; Rom 8:31 for our captain: Deu 20:4; Jos 5:13-15; Psa 20:7; Heb 2:10 his priests: Num 10:8, Num 10:9, Num 31:6; Jos 6:13-20 fight ye: Job 15:25, Job 15:26, Job 40:9; Isa 45:9; Jer 50:24; Act 5:39, Act 9:4, Act 9:5 ye shall not: Ch2 24:20; Num 14:41; Deu 28:29; Job 9:4; Isa 54:17; Jer 2:37; Eze 17:9 2 Chronicles 13:13”
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