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In the eighteenth year of [Israel's] King Jeroboam, Abijah became king over Judah;
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he reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Micaiah daughter of Uriel; [she was] from Gibeah. There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.
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Abijah set his army of warriors in order with 400,000 choice men. Jeroboam arranged his mighty army of 800,000 choice men in battle formation against him.
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Then Abijah stood on Mount Zemaraim, which is in the hill country of Ephraim, and said, "Jeroboam and all Israel, hear me.
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Don't you know that the Lord God of Israel gave the kingship over Israel to David and his descendants forever by a covenant of salt?