Verse 4

2 Chronicles 13:4

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4 Don't you understand that the Lord, the God (Elohim) of Israel, gave the kingdom of Israel to David and his descendants forever by a binding agreement?

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יָּ֣קָם אֲבִיָּ֗ה מֵ/עַל֙ לְ/הַ֣ר צְמָרַ֔יִם אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּ/הַ֣ר אֶפְרָ֑יִם וַ/יֹּ֕אמֶר שְׁמָע֖וּ/נִי יָרָבְעָ֥ם וְ/כָל יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

English Translation

And Abijah rose up on the mountain of Zemaraim, which is in the hill country of Ephraim, and said, "Listen to me, Jeroboam and all Israel."

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Chapter 13 Context

1 He reigned in Jerusalem for three years. His mother's name was Micaiah, daughter of Uriel—she was fr... Focus ↗

2 Abijah went out to fight with an army of 400,000 brave warriors, while Jeroboam opposed him with his... Focus ↗

3 Abijah stood on Mount Zemaraim, in the hill country of Ephraim, and said, “Listen to me, Jeroboam an... Focus ↗

4 Don't you understand that the Lord, the God (Elohim) of Israel, gave the kingdom of Israel to David...

5 Yet Jeroboam, son of Nebat, just a servant of Solomon, son of David, had the audacity to rebel again... Focus ↗

6 Then some good-for-nothing evil men gathered round him and defied Rehoboam, son of Solomon, when he... Focus ↗

7 Now do you really think you can oppose the kingdom of the Lord, held by David's descendants? You may... Focus ↗

8 But didn't you drive out the priests of the Lord, Aaron's descendants, and the Levites, and make pri... Focus ↗

9 But for us, the Lord is our God (Elohim)! We have not abandoned him. We have priests serving the Lor... Focus ↗

10 Morning and evening they present burnt offerings and burn fragrant incense to the Lord. They place t... Focus ↗

11 God (Elohim) is leading us! His priests blow their trumpets to go into battle against you. People of... Focus ↗

12 But Jeroboam had sent troops around to attack from the rear, so that while he and the main force was... Focus ↗

13 Judah turned around and realized that they were having to fight front and rear. They cried out to th... Focus ↗

14 and the men of Judah gave a loud shout. When they shouted, God (Elohim) struck Jeroboam and all Isra... Focus ↗

15 The Israelites ran away from Judah, and God (Elohim) handed them over to Judah, defeated. Focus ↗

16 Abijah and his men hit them hard, and 500,000 of Israel's best warriors were killed. Focus ↗

17 So the Israelites were subdued at that time, and the people of Judah were victorious because they re... Focus ↗

18 Abijah chased Jeroboam and captured some towns from him: Bethel, Jeshanah, and Ephron, along with th... Focus ↗

19 Jereboam never regained his power during Abijah's reign. Eventually the Lord struck him down and he... Focus ↗

20 But Abijah grew stronger and stronger. He married fourteen wives and had twenty-two sons and sixteen... Focus ↗

21 The rest of what Abijah did—what he said and what he accomplished—is recorded in the history written... Focus ↗

Verse Information

Book: 2 Chronicles
Chapter: Chapter 13 (21 verses)
Version: Free Bible Version

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