4 tn Heb “and Jeroboam arranged with him battle with eight hundred thousand chosen men, strong warrior.” 3 tn Heb “and Abijah bound the battle with a force of warriors, four hundred thousand chosen men.” Although most English versions identify the mother’s father as Uriel of Gibeah, a number of English versions substitute the name “Maacah” here for the mother (e.g., NIV, NCV, CEV, NLT). 2 tn The parallel text in 1 Kgs 15:1 identifies his mother as “Maacah, the daughter of Abishalom” [=Absalom, 2 Chr 11:20). 1 map For location see Map5 B1 Map6 F3 Map7 E2 Map8 F2 Map10 B3 JP1 F4 JP2 F4 JP3 F4 JP4 F4. 27 The Lord struck him down and he died.ġ3:21 Abijah’s power grew he had 28 fourteen wives and fathered twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.ġ3:22 The rest of the events of Abijah’s reign, including his deeds and sayings, 29 are recorded in the writings of the prophet Iddo. 24 13:18 That day 25 the Israelites were defeated the men of Judah prevailed because they relied on the Lord God of their ancestors.ġ3:19 Abijah chased Jeroboam he seized from him these cities: Bethel 26 and its surrounding towns, Jeshanah and its surrounding towns, and Ephron and its surrounding towns.ġ3:20 Jeroboam did not regain power during the reign of Abijah. 22 13:17 Abijah and his army thoroughly defeated them 23 500,000 well-trained Israelite men fell dead. As the men of Judah gave the battle cry, the Lord struck down Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.ġ3:16 The Israelites fled from before the Judahite army, 21 and God handed them over to the men of Judah.

The priests blew their trumpets,ġ3:15 and the men of Judah gave 20 the battle cry. 19 So they cried out for help to the Lord. 17 The main army was in front of the Judahite army 18 the ambushers were behind it.ġ3:14 The men of Judah turned around and realized they were being attacked from the front and the rear. 15 You Israelites, don’t fight against the Lord God of your ancestors, 16 for you will not win!”ġ3:13 Now Jeroboam had sent some men to ambush the Judahite army from behind. His priests are ready to blow the trumpets to signal the attack against you. Certainly 14 we are observing the Lord our God’s regulations, but you have rejected him.ġ3:12 Now look, God is with us as our leader. They arrange the Bread of the Presence on a ritually clean table and light the lamps on the gold lampstand every evening. 13 13:11 They offer burnt sacrifices to the Lord every morning and every evening, along with fragrant incense. Aaron’s descendants serve as the Lord’s priests and the Levites assist them with the work. 9 You have a huge army, 10 and bring with you the gold calves that Jeroboam made for you as gods.ġ3:9 But you banished 11 the Lord’s priests, Aaron’s descendants, and the Levites, and appointed your own priests just as the surrounding nations do! Anyone who comes to consecrate himself with a young bull or seven rams becomes a priest of these fake gods! 12 13:10 But as for us, the Lord is our God and we have not rejected him.

4ġ3:4 Abijah ascended Mount Zemaraim, in the Ephraimite hill country, and said: “Listen to me, Jeroboam and all Israel!ġ3:5 Don’t you realize that the Lord God of Israel has given David and his dynasty lasting dominion over Israel by a formal agreement? 5 13:6 Jeroboam son of Nebat, a servant of Solomon son of David, rose up and rebelled against his master.ġ3:7 Lawless good-for-nothing men 6 gathered around him and conspired 7 against Rehoboam son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was an inexperienced young man 8 and could not resist them.ġ3:8 Now you are declaring that you will resist the Lord’s rule through the Davidic dynasty. There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.ġ3:3 Abijah launched the attack with 400,000 well-trained warriors, 3 while Jeroboam deployed against him 800,000 well-trained warriors. 1 His mother was Michaiah, the daughter of Uriel from Gibeah. 13:1 In the eighteenth year of the reign of King Jeroboam, Abijah became king over Judah.ġ3:2 He ruled for three years in Jerusalem.

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