2 Chronicles 13:1 In the eighteenth8083 year8141 of king4428 Jeroboam3379 began Abijah29 to reign4427 over Judah.3063 cr 2 He reigned4427 three7969 years8141 in Jerusalem:3389 and his mother's517 name8034 was Micaiah4322 the daughter1323 of Uriel222 of Gibeah.1390 There was war4421 between Abijah29 and Jeroboam.3379 cr 3 Abijah29 joined631 battle4421 with631 an army2428 of valiant men1368 of war,4421 even four702 hundred3967 thousand505 chosen977 men:1368 and Jeroboam3379 set the battle4421 in array6186 against him with eight8083 hundred3967 thousand505 chosen977 men,376 who were mighty men376 of valor.2428 cr 4 Abijah29 stood up6965 on Mount2022 Zemaraim,6787 which is in the hill2022 country of Ephraim,669 and said,559 "Hear8085 me, Jeroboam3379 and all Israel:3478 cr 5 Ought you not to know3045 that Yahweh,3068 the God430 of Israel,3478 gave5414 the kingdom4467 over Israel3478 to David1732 forever,5769 even to him and to his sons1121 by a covenant1285 of salt?4417 cr 6 Yet Jeroboam3379 the son1121 of Nebat,5028 the servant5650 of Solomon8010 the son1121 of David,1732 rose up,6965 and rebelled4775 against his lord.113 cr 7 There were gathered6908 to him worthless1100 men,582 base1100 fellows,582 who strengthened553 themselves against Rehoboam7346 the son1121 of Solomon,8010 when Rehoboam7346 was young5288 and tenderhearted,7390 and could not withstand2388 them.6440 cr

2 Chronicles 13:8 "Now you think559 to withstand2388 the kingdom6440 of Yahweh3068 in the hand3027 of the sons1121 of David;1732 and you are a great7227 multitude,1995 and there are with you the golden2091 calves5695 which Jeroboam3379 made6213 you for gods.430 cr 9 Haven't you driven out5080 the priests3548 of Yahweh,3068 the sons1121 of Aaron,175 and the Levites,3881 and made6213 priests3548 for yourselves after the ways of the peoples5971 of other lands?776 so that whoever comes935 to consecrate4390 himself with a young1121 bull6499 and seven7651 rams,352 the same may be a priest3548 of those who are no3808 gods.430 cr

2 Chronicles 13:10 "But as for us, Yahweh3068 is our God,430 and we have not forsaken5800 him; and we have priests3548 ministering8334 to Yahweh,3068 the sons1121 of Aaron,175 and the Levites3881 in their work:4399 cr 11 and they burn6999 to Yahweh3068 every morning1242 and every evening6153 burnt offerings5930 and sweet5561 incense.7004 They also set the show bread3899 in order on the pure2889 table;7979 and the lampstand4501 of gold2091 with its lamps,5216 to burn1197 every evening:6153 for we keep8104 the instruction4931 of Yahweh3068 our God;430 but you have forsaken5800 him. cr 12 Behold, God430 is with us at our head,7218 and his priests3548 with the trumpets2689 of alarm7321 to sound an alarm7321 against you. Children1121 of Israel,3478 don't fight3898 against Yahweh,3068 the God430 of your fathers;1 for you shall not prosper."6743 cr

2 Chronicles 13:13 But Jeroboam3379 caused an ambush3993 to come935 about5437 behind310 them: so they were before6440 Judah,3063 and the ambush3993 was behind310 them. cr 14 When Judah3063 looked back,6437 behold, the battle4421 was before6440 and behind268 them; and they cried6817 to Yahweh,3068 and the priests3548 sounded2690 with the trumpets.2689 cr 15 Then the men376 of Judah3063 gave a shout:7321 and as the men376 of Judah3063 shouted,7321 it happened, that God430 struck5062 Jeroboam3379 and all Israel3478 before6440 Abijah29 and Judah.3063 cr 16 The children1121 of Israel3478 fled5127 before6440 Judah;3063 and God430 delivered5414 them into their hand.3027 cr 17 Abijah29 and his people5971 killed5221 them with a great7227 slaughter:4347 so there fell down5307 slain2491 of Israel3478 five2568 hundred3967 thousand505 chosen977 men.376 cr 18 Thus the children1121 of Israel3478 were brought3665 under at that time,6256 and the children1121 of Judah3063 prevailed,553 because they relied8172 on Yahweh,3068 the God430 of their fathers.1 cr 19 Abijah29 pursued7291 after310 Jeroboam,3379 and took3920 cities5892 from him, Bethel1008 with its towns,1323 and Jeshanah3466 with its towns,1323 and Ephron6085 with its towns.1323 cr 20 Jeroboam3379 didn't recover6113 strength3581 again in the days3117 of Abijah.29 Yahweh3068 struck5062 him, and he died.4191 cr 21 But Abijah29 grew mighty,2388 and took5375 to himself fourteen702 wives,802 and became the father3205 of twenty -6242 two8147 sons,1121 and sixteen8337 daughters.1323 cr 22 The rest3499 of the acts1697 of Abijah,29 and his ways,1870 and his sayings,1697 are written3789 in the commentary4097 of the prophet5030 Iddo.5714 cr