2 Chronicles 13:9

Have ye not cast out the priests of the Lord, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and have made you priests after the manner of the nations 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.

Cross-reference

2 Chronicles 11:14 Historical context

In 2 Chronicles 11:14, the Levites leave their pasturelands because Jeroboam rejected them — the same expulsion Abijah references here.

2 Chronicles 11:15 Historical context

In 2 Chronicles 11:15, Jeroboam appoints his own priests for high places and goat idols — the same illegitimate priesthood Abijah condemns here.

2 Chronicles 29:31 shows true priests offering sacrifices to the Lord — contrasting with the false priests serving worthless idols here.

1 Kings 12:31–33 Historical context

In 1 Kings 12:31-33, Jeroboam ordains non-Levitical priests and invents a feast — the exact practices Abijah denounces as driving out God's priests.

1 Kings 13:33 Historical context

In 1 Kings 13:33, Jeroboam continues appointing anyone as priests despite the altar incident — the same persistent sin Abijah rebukes here.

In 2 Kings 19:18, these 'not gods' are man-made wood and stone idols — the same worthless deities Jeroboam's priests serve.

Jeremiah 2:11 echoes this: Israel exchanged their glorious God for worthless idols — the same 'not gods' Abijah condemns.

Hosea 8:6 Parallel

Hosea 8:6 calls the calf idol at Bethel 'not God' — the very same worthless deity Jeroboam's priests served.

In Exodus 29:35, the ordination ceremony lasts seven days — Jeroboam's shortcut consecration with a bull and seven rams bypasses this divine requirement.

In Leviticus 8:2, Moses brings a bull and two rams for Aaron's consecration — the same animals Jeroboam uses, but for an unauthorized priesthood.

In Deuteronomy 32:17, Israel sacrifices to demons, not God — paralleling Jeroboam's priests serving idols rather than the Lord.

Ezekiel 11:12 condemns Israel for following the nations' laws instead of God's — the same idolatrous pattern Abijah rebukes.

Acts 19:26 Related theme

Acts 19:26 describes handmade idols that 'are not gods' — the same category of worthless deities Abijah condemns.

Galatians 4:8 Related theme

Galatians 4:8 says before knowing God, people served 'those who by nature are not gods' — the same worthless beings Abijah rejects.