2 Chronicles 13:9

Easy To Read Version

You threw out the Lord’s priests, the descendants of Aaron. And you threw out the Levites. Then you chose your own priests, just like every other nation on earth. And now, any person that will bring a young bull and seven rams can become a priest! A priest to serve those ‘No-gods’.

Cross References

1 Kings 13:33

King Jeroboam did not change. He continued doing evil things. He continued to choose people from different family groups to become priests. [173] Those priests served at the high places. [174] Any person who wanted to be a priest was allowed to become a priest.

2 Kings 19:18

They did throw the gods of the nations into the fire. But those were not real gods. They were only wood and stone—statues that men made. That is why the kings of Assyria could destroy them.

1 Chronicles 29:5

I have given gold and silver for all the things made of gold and silver. I have given gold and silver so skilled men can make all different kinds of things for the temple. Now, how many of you people of Israel are ready to give yourselves to the Lord today?”

2 Chronicles 13:10

“But as for us, the Lord is our God. We people of Judah have not refused to obey God! We have not left him! The priests who serve the Lord are Aaron’s sons. And the Levites help the priests serve the Lord.

2 Chronicles 29:31

Hezekiah said, “Now you people of Judah have given yourselves to the Lord. Come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings to the Lord’s temple. {\cf2\super [360]} ” Then the people brought sacrifices and thank offerings. Any person who wanted to, also brought burnt offerings.

Exodus 29:1

{Then the Lord said to Moses,} “Now I will tell you what you must do to show that Aaron and his sons serve me in a special way as priests. Find one young bull and two young goats that have nothing wrong with them.

Exodus 29:29

“Save those special clothes that were made for Aaron. Those clothes will belong to all his people who live after him. They will wear those clothes when they are chosen to be priests.

Exodus 29:35

“You must do all these things for Aaron and his sons. You must do them exactly as I told you. The ceremony for appointing them to be priests must continue for seven days.

Exodus 32:29

Then Moses said, “The Lord has chosen you today to be the people who will bless your sons and brothers.”

Jeremiah 2:11

Has any nation ever stopped worshiping their old gods so they could worship\par new gods?\par No! And their gods are not really gods at all!\par But my people\par stopped worshiping their glorious God\par and started worshiping idols\par that are worth nothing.\par

Jeremiah 5:7

\{God said,\}\par “Judah, give me one good reason\par why I should forgive you.\par Your children have abandoned me.\par They made promises to idols\par And those idols are not really gods!\par I gave your children everything they needed.\par But they still were unfaithful to me!\par They spent much time with prostitutes.\par

Leviticus 16:32

“So the man chosen to be the high priest will do the ceremony to make things pure. [301] This is the man appointed to serve as high priest after his father. That priest must put on the holy linen clothes.

Leviticus 8:2

“Take Aaron and his sons with him and the clothes, the anointing oil, [82] the bull of the sin offering, the two rams, and the basket of unleavened bread. [83]

Acts 19:26

But look at what this man Paul is doing! Listen to what he is saying! Paul has influenced and changed many people. He has done this in Ephesus and all over the country of Asia. {\cf2\super [391]} Paul says the gods that men make are not real.

Galatians 4:8

In the past you did not know God. You were slaves to gods that were not real.

Deuteronomy 32:17

They offered sacrifices to demons that were not real gods. Those were new gods that they did not know. Those were new gods that your ancestors did not know.