the Lord: We have not abandoned the Lord; and we still serve him according to His own law. But what Abijah urged concerning the state of religion in Judah was not strictly just; and, as spoken by him, it favoured ostentation. Abijah himself was but an indifferent character; and idolatry was evidently connived at in his days. Yet it was true, that the men of Judah had the priests, ordinances, and worship of Jehovah among them; that there were numbers of pious worshippers in the land; that theirs was the more righteous cause; that Jehovah was on their side as their Captain, while Israel fought against him; and that the presence of the priests with the sacred trumpets was a token of His presence and favour. 2Ch 11:16, 2Ch 11:17, Exo 19:5, Exo 19:6, Zec 13:9 the priests: Exo 29:1-37, Num 16:40, Num 18:1-7 Reciprocal: Num 1:53 - and the 2Ch 21:10 - because Psa 20:7 - but we Joe 1:9 - the Lord's Joh 4:22 - we worship