2 Chronicles 13:18

18 Israel was subdued on that occasion, and Judah succeeded because they relied on the LORD, the God of their ancestors.

2 Chronicles 13:18 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 13:18

Thus the children of Israel were brought under at that time,
&c.] Humbled and weakened, but not reduced to the government of the house of David:

and the children of Judah prevailed;
or grew strong:

because they relied upon the Lord God of their fathers;
trusted in him, and not in an arm of flesh; the Targum is,

``in the Word of the Lord God of their fathers.''

2 Chronicles 13:18 In-Context

16 So the Israelites fled before Judah, and God gave Judah the victory.

17 Abijah and his people struck them severely: five hundred thousand select warriors were killed.

18 Israel was subdued on that occasion, and Judah succeeded because they relied on the LORD, the God of their ancestors.

19 Abijah pursued Jeroboam and took these cities away from him: Bethel, Jeshanah, and Ephron, along with their villages.

20 Jeroboam failed to regain power during the time of Abijah. The LORD finally struck him down, and he died.