2 Chronicles 13:8-18

8And now ye think to shew yourselves strong against the kingdom of Jehovah in the hand of the sons of David; and ye are a great multitude, and ye have with you the golden calves that Jeroboam made you for 1gods.

9Have ye not cast out the priests of Jehovah, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and made you priests as the peoples of the lands? whoever comes to consecrate himself with a young bullock and seven rams, he becomes a priest of what is not 2God.

10But as for us, Jehovah is our 3God, and we have not forsaken him; and the priests that serve Jehovah are the sons of Aaron, and the Levites are at their work:

11and they burn to Jehovah every morning and every evening burnt-offerings and sweet incense; the loaves also are set in order upon the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with its lamps to burn every evening: for we keep the charge of Jehovah our 4God; but ye have forsaken him.

12And behold, we have 5God with us at our head, and his priests, and the loud-sounding trumpets to sound an alarm against you. Children of Israel, do not fight with Jehovah the 6God of your fathers; for ye shall not prosper.

13But Jeroboam caused an ambush to come about behind them; and they were before Judah, and the ambush behind them.

14And Judah looked back, and behold, they had the battle in front and behind; and they cried to Jehovah, and the priests sounded with the trumpets.

15And the men of Judah gave a shout; and as the men of Judah shouted, it came to pass that 7God smote Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.

16And the children of Israel fled before Judah; and 8God delivered them into their hand.

17And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter; and there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.

18And the children of Israel were humbled at that time, and the children of Judah were strengthened, because they relied upon Jehovah the 9God of their fathers.