2 Chronicles 13 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Abijah Reigns over Judah

(1Ki 15:1–8 )

In the eighteenth^H8083^H6240 year^H8141 of King^H4428 Jeroboam^H3379, Abijah^H29 became^H4427 king^H4427 over^H5921 Judah^H3063.

2Ch 13:2

2Ch 13:2He reigned three years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Micaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah.

Now there was war^H4421 between^H996 Abijah^H29 and Jeroboam^H3379.

2Ch 13:3

2Ch 13:3And Abijah began the battle with a military force of mighty men, 400,000 chosen men, while Jeroboam arranged them all for battle against him with 800,000 chosen men who were mighty men of valor.

God Smites Israel Before Judah

2Ch 13:4

Then Abijah^H29 rose^H6965 up^H6965 on Mount^H2022 Zemaraim^H6787, which^H834 is in the hill^H2022 country^H2022 of Ephraim^H669, and said^H559, “Listen^H8085 to me, Jeroboam^H3379 and all^H3605 Israel^H3478:

2Ch 13:5

2Ch 13:5“Do you not know that Yahweh, the God of Israel, gave the rule over Israel forever to David [fn]and his sons by a covenant of salt?

2Ch 13:6

2Ch 13:6“Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon the son of David, rose up and rebelled against his [fn]master,

2Ch 13:7

2Ch 13:7and worthless men gathered about him, vile men, who proved too strong for Rehoboam, the son of Solomon; [fn]he was young and timid and could not exert his strength before them.

2Ch 13:8

“So now^H6258 you [fn]intend^H559 to exert^H2388 your strength^H2388 before the kingdom^H4467 of Yahweh^H3068 by the hand^H3027 of the sons^H1121 of David^H1732, [fn]being a great^H7227 multitude^H1995 and having with you the golden^H2091 calves^H5695 which^H834 Jeroboam^H3379 made^H6213 for gods^H430 for you.

2Ch 13:9

2Ch 13:9“Have you not driven out the priests of Yahweh, the sons of Aaron and the Levites, and made for yourselves priests like the peoples of other lands? Whoever comes to ordain himself with a bull from the herd and seven rams, even he may become a priest of what are no gods.

2Ch 13:10

2Ch 13:10“But as for us, Yahweh is our God, and we have not forsaken Him; and the sons of Aaron are ministering to Yahweh as priests, and the Levites are in their work.

2Ch 13:11

2Ch 13:11“And every morning and evening they [fn]burn to Yahweh burnt offerings and fragrant incense, and the showbread is set on the clean table, and the golden lampstand with its lamps is ready to light every evening; for we keep the responsibility given by Yahweh our God, but you have forsaken Him.

2Ch 13:12

2Ch 13:12“And behold, God is with us at our head and His priests with the signal trumpets to raise the shout of war against you. O sons of Israel, do not fight against Yahweh, the God of your fathers, for you will not succeed.”

2Ch 13:13

But Jeroboam^H3379 had encircled^H5437 an ambush^H3993 to come^H935 from the rear^H310, so that Israel was in front^H6440 of Judah^H3063 and the ambush^H3993 was behind^H4480^H310 them.

2Ch 13:14

2Ch 13:14So Judah turned around, and behold, [fn]they were attacked both front and rear; so they cried to Yahweh, and the priests blew the trumpets.

2Ch 13:15

2Ch 13:15Then the men of Judah raised a shout of war, and when the men of Judah raised the shout of war, then it was that God smote Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.

2Ch 13:16

2Ch 13:16So the sons of Israel fled before Judah, and God gave them into their hand.

2Ch 13:17

2Ch 13:17And Abijah and his people struck them down with a great slaughter, and 500,000 chosen men of Israel fell slain.

2Ch 13:18

2Ch 13:18Thus the sons of Israel were subdued at that time, and the sons of Judah were strong because they leaned upon Yahweh, the God of their fathers.

2Ch 13:19

2Ch 13:19And Abijah pursued Jeroboam and captured from him several cities, Bethel with its towns, Jeshanah with its towns, and [fn]Ephron with its towns.

Death of Jeroboam

2Ch 13:20

2Ch 13:20Now Jeroboam did not again recover power in the days of Abijah; and Yahweh smote him and he died.

2Ch 13:21

But Abijah^H29 became^H2388 stronger^H2388; and he took^H5375 fourteen^H702^H6240 wives^H802 to himself, and became^H3205 the father^H3205 of twenty-two^H6242^H8147 sons^H1121 and sixteen^H8337^H6240 daughters^H1323.