Treasury of Scripture
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 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.
2 Chronicles 11:16,17 And after them out of all the tribes of Israel such as set their hearts to seek the LORD God of Israel came to Jerusalem...
Exodus 19:5,6 Now therefore, if you will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then you shall be a peculiar treasure to me above all people...
Zechariah 13:9 And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried...
the priests
Exodus 29:1 And this is the thing that you shall do to them to hallow them, to minister to me in the priest's office: Take one young bullock...
Numbers 16:40 To be a memorial to the children of Israel, that no stranger, which is not of the seed of Aaron...
Numbers 18:1-7 And the LORD said to Aaron, You and your sons and your father's house with you shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary...