2 Chronicles 13

1 ♥ 📝 I n the eighteenth^H8083 year^H8141 of king^H4428 Jeroboam^H3379 began Abijah^H29 to reign^H4427 over Judah.^H3063

2 ♥ 📝 Three^H7969 years^H8141 reigned^H4427 he in Jerusalem:^H3389 and his mother's^H517 name^H8034 was Micaiah^H4322 the daughter^H1323 of Uriel^H222 of Gibeah.^H1390 And there was war^H4421 between Abijah^H29 and Jeroboam.^H3379

3 ♥ 📝 And Abijah^H29 joined^H631 battle^H4421 with^H631 an army^H2428 of valiant men^H1368 of war,^H4421 even four^H702 hundred^H3967 thousand^H505 chosen^H977 men:^H1368 and Jeroboam^H3379 set the battle^H4421 in array^H6186 against him with eight^H8083 hundred^H3967 thousand^H505 chosen^H977 men,^H376 who were mighty men^H376 of valor.^H2428

4 ♥ 📝 And Abijah^H29 stood up^H6965 upon mount^H2022 Zemaraim,^H6787 which is in the hill-country^H2022 of Ephraim,^H669 and said,^H559 Hear^H8085 me, O Jeroboam^H3379 and all Israel:^H3478

5 ♥ 📝 Ought ye not to know^H3045 that Jehovah,^H3068 the God^H430 of Israel,^H3478 gave^H5414 the kingdom^H4467 over Israel^H3478 to David^H1732 for ever,^H5769 even to him and to his sons^H1121 by a covenant^H1285 of salt?^H4417

6 ♥ 📝 Yet Jeroboam^H3379 the son^H1121 of Nebat,^H5028 the servant^H5650 of Solomon^H8010 the son^H1121 of David,^H1732 rose up,^H6965 and rebelled^H4775 against his lord.^H113

7 ♥ 📝 And there were gathered^H6908 unto him worthless^H1100 men,^H582 base^H1100 fellows,^H1121 that strengthened^H553 themselves against Rehoboam^H7346 the son^H1121 of Solomon,^H8010 when Rehoboam^H7346 was young^H5288 and tender-hearted,^H7390 and could not withstand^H2388 them.^H6440

8 ♥ 📝 And now ye think^H559 to withstand^H2388 the kingdom^H6440 of Jehovah^H3068 in the hand^H3027 of the sons^H1121 of David;^H1732 and ye are a great^H7227 multitude,^H1995 and there are with you the golden^H2091 calves^H5695 which Jeroboam^H3379 made^H6213 you for gods.^H430

9 ♥ 📝 Have ye not driven out^H5080 the priests^H3548 of Jehovah,^H3068 the sons^H1121 of Aaron,^H175 and the Levites,^H3881 and made^H6213 you priests^H3548 after the manner of the peoples^H5971 of [other] lands?^H776 so that whosoever cometh^H935 to consecrate^H4390 himself with a young^H1121 bullock^H6499 and seven^H7651 rams,^H352 the same may be a priest^H3548 of [them that are] no^H3808 gods.^H430

10 ♥ 📝 But as for us, Jehovah^H3068 is our God,^H430 and we have not forsaken^H5800 him; and [we have] priests^H3548 ministering^H8334 unto Jehovah,^H3068 the sons^H1121 of Aaron,^H175 and the Levites^H3881 in their work:^H4399

11 ♥ 📝 and they burn^H6999 unto Jehovah^H3068 every morning^H1242 and every evening^H6153 burnt-offerings^H5930 and sweet^H5561 incense:^H7004 the showbread^H3899 also [set they] in order upon the pure^H2889 table;^H7979 and the candlestick^H4501 of gold^H2091 with the lamps^H5216 thereof, to burn^H1197 every evening:^H6153 for we keep^H8104 the charge^H4931 of Jehovah^H3068 our God;^H430 but ye have forsaken^H5800 him.

12 ♥ 📝 And, behold, God^H430 is with us at our head,^H7218 and his priests^H3548 with the trumpets^H2689 of alarm^H7321 to sound an alarm^H7321 against you. O children^H1121 of Israel,^H3478 fight^H3898 ye not against Jehovah,^H3068 the God^H430 of your fathers;^H1 for ye shall not prosper.^H6743

13 ♥ 📝 But Jeroboam^H3379 caused an ambushment^H3993 to come^H935 about^H5437 behind^H310 them: so they were before^H6440 Judah,^H3063 and the ambushment^H3993 was behind^H310 them.

14 ♥ 📝 And when Judah^H3063 looked back,^H6437 behold, the battle^H4421 was before^H6440 and behind^H268 them; and they cried^H6817 unto Jehovah,^H3068 and the priests^H3548 sounded^H2690 with the trumpets.^H2689

15 ♥ 📝 Then the men^H376 of Judah^H3063 gave a shout:^H7321 and as the men^H376 of Judah^H3063 shouted,^H7321 it came to pass, that God^H430 smote^H5062 Jeroboam^H3379 and all Israel^H3478 before^H6440 Abijah^H29 and Judah.^H3063

16 ♥ 📝 And the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 fled^H5127 before^H6440 Judah;^H3063 and God^H430 delivered^H5414 them into their hand.^H3027

17 ♥ 📝 And Abijah^H29 and his people^H5971 slew^H5221 them with a great^H7227 slaughter:^H4347 so there fell down^H5307 slain^H2491 of Israel^H3478 five^H2568 hundred^H3967 thousand^H505 chosen^H977 men.^H376

18 ♥ 📝 Thus the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 were brought^H3665 under at that time,^H6256 and the children^H1121 of Judah^H3063 prevailed,^H553 because they relied^H8172 upon Jehovah,^H3068 the God^H430 of their fathers.^H1

19 ♥ 📝 And Abijah^H29 pursued^H7291 after^H310 Jeroboam,^H3379 and took^H3920 cities^H5892 from him, Beth-el^H1008 with the towns^H1323 thereof, and Jeshanah^H3466 with the towns^H1323 thereof, and Ephron^H6085 with the towns^H1323 thereof.

20 ♥ 📝 Neither did Jeroboam^H3379 recover^H6113 strength^H3581 again in the days^H3117 of Abijah:^H29 and Jehovah^H3068 smote^H5062 him, and he died.^H4191

21 ♥ 📝 But Abijah^H29 waxed mighty,^H2388 and took^H5375 unto himself fourteen^H702 wives,^H802 and begat^H3205 twenty^H6242 and two^H8147 sons,^H1121 and sixteen^H8337 daughters.^H1323

22 ♥ 📝 And the rest^H3499 of the acts^H1697 of Abijah,^H29 and his ways,^H1870 and his sayings,^H1697 are written^H3789 in the commentary^H4097 of the prophet^H5030 Iddo.^H5714