2 Chronicles 13:1 Now in the eighteenth8083 6240 year8141 of king4428 Jeroboam3379 began Abijah29 to reign4427 over Judah.3063 cr 2 He reigned4427 three7969 years8141 in Jerusalem.3389 His mother's517 name8034 also was Michaiah4322 the daughter1323 of Uriel222 of Gibeah.1390 And there was war4421 between Abijah29 and Jeroboam.3379 cr 3 And Abijah29 set631 2794{Heb. bound together} the battle4421 in array631 with an army2428 of valiant men1368 of war,4421 even four702 hundred3967 thousand505 chosen977 men:376 Jeroboam3379 also set the battle4421 in array6186 against him with eight8083 hundred3967 thousand505 chosen977 men,376 being mighty men1368 of valour.2428 cr

2 Chronicles 13:4 And Abijah29 stood up6965 upon mount2022 Zemaraim,6787 which is in mount2022 Ephraim,669 and said,559 Hear8085 me, thou Jeroboam,3379 and all Israel;3478 cr 5 Ought ye not to know3045 that the LORD3068 God430 of Israel3478 gave5414 the kingdom4467 over Israel3478 to David1732 for ever,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 is risen up,6965 and hath rebelled4775 against his lord.113 cr 7 And there are gathered6908 unto him vain7386 men,582 the children1121 of Belial,1100 and have strengthened553 themselves against Rehoboam7346 the son1121 of Solomon,8010 when Rehoboam7346 was young5288 and tenderhearted,7390 3824 and could not withstand2388 them.6440 cr 8 And now ye think559 to withstand2388 the kingdom6440 4467 of the LORD3068 in the hand3027 of the sons1121 of David;1732 and ye be a great7227 multitude,1995 and there are with you golden2091 calves,5695 which Jeroboam3379 made6213 you for gods.430 cr 9 Have ye not cast out5080 the priests3548 of the LORD,3068 the sons1121 of Aaron,175 and the Levites,3881 and have made6213 you priests3548 after the manner of the nations5971 of other lands?776 so that whosoever cometh935 to consecrate4390 3027 himself{Heb. to fill his hand} with a young1121 1241 bullock6499 and seven7651 rams,352 the same may be a priest3548 of them that are no3808 gods.430 cr 10 But as for us, the LORD3068 is our God,430 and we have not forsaken5800 him; and the priests,3548 which minister8334 unto the LORD,3068 are the sons1121 of Aaron,175 and the Levites3881 wait upon their business:4399 cr 11 And they burn6999 unto the LORD3068 every morning1242 and every evening6153 burnt sacrifices5930 and sweet5561 incense:7004 the shewbread3899 4635 also set they in order upon the pure2889 table;7979 and the candlestick4501 of gold2091 with the lamps5216 thereof, to burn1197 every evening:6153 for we keep8104 the charge4931 of the LORD3068 our God;430 but ye have forsaken5800 him. cr 12 And, behold, God430 himself is with us for our captain,7218 and his priests3548 with sounding8643 trumpets2689 to cry alarm7321 against you. O children1121 of Israel,3478 fight3898 ye not against the LORD3068 God430 of your fathers;1 for ye shall not prosper.6743 cr

2 Chronicles 13:13 But Jeroboam3379 caused an ambushment3993 to come935 about5437 behind310 them: so they were before6440 Judah,3063 and the ambushment3993 was behind310 them. cr 14 And when Judah3063 looked back,6437 behold, the battle4421 was before6440 and behind:268 and they cried6817 unto the LORD,3068 and the priests3548 sounded2690 2690 with the trumpets.2689 cr 15 Then the men376 of Judah3063 gave a shout:7321 and as the men376 of Judah3063 shouted,7321 it came to pass, that God430 smote5062 Jeroboam3379 and all Israel3478 before6440 Abijah29 and Judah.3063 cr 16 And the children1121 of Israel3478 fled5127 before6440 Judah:3063 and God430 delivered5414 them into their hand.3027 cr 17 And Abijah29 and his people5971 slew5221 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 upon the LORD3068 God430 of their fathers.1 cr 19 And Abijah29 pursued7291 after310 Jeroboam,3379 and took3920 cities5892 from him, Bethel1008 with the towns1323 thereof, and Jeshanah3466 with the towns1323 thereof, and Ephrain6085 with the towns1323 thereof. cr 20 Neither did Jeroboam3379 recover6113 strength3581 again in the days3117 of Abijah:29 and the LORD3068 struck5062 him, and he died.4191 cr

2 Chronicles 13:21 But Abijah29 waxed mighty,2388 and married5375 fourteen702 6240 wives,802 and begat3205 twenty6242 and two8147 sons,1121 and sixteen8337 6240 daughters.1323 cr 22 And the rest3499 of the acts1697 of Abijah,29 and his ways,1870 and his sayings,1697 are written3789 in the story4097{Or, commentary} of the prophet5030 Iddo.5714 cr