2 Chronicles 13: Worthless (and Wicked) Men

This reference in verse 7 (“vain men, the children of Belial”) is to the men who came to the aid of Jeroboam so that he could resist Rehoboam. There are always people who choose so many evil things that they become vain, empty, or worthless—children of evil (Belial). Often they are in positions of power and use their evil ways to fight against all that is holy. The fact that this is so common should not cause us to fear, because the One Who is for us is greater than all of the world’s worthless people (1 John 4:4). Keep this in mind as you read about this war of Israelite against Israelite.