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2 Chronicles 13:16-22

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16 The men of Israel fled before Judah, 1and God gave them into their hand.
17 Abijah and his people struck them with great force, so there fell slain of Israel 500,000 chosen men.
18 Thus the men of Israel were subdued at that time, and the men of Judah prevailed, 2because they relied on the LORD, the God of their fathers.
19 And Abijah pursued Jeroboam 3and took cities from him, Bethel with its villages and Jeshanah with its villages and 4Ephron[a] with its villages.
20 Jeroboam did not recover his power in the days of Abijah. 5And the LORD struck him down, 6and he died.
21 But Abijah grew mighty. And he took fourteen wives and had twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
22 The rest of the acts of Abijah, his ways and his sayings, are written in the 7story of the prophet 8Iddo.
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2 Chronicles 13:16-22 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 2 CHRONICLES 13

This chapter begins with the reign of Abijah, 2Ch 13:1,2, gives an account of a battle between him and Jeroboam, previous to which Abijah made a speech to Jeroboam and his army, to vindicate his own cause, encourage his own soldiers, and intimidate the enemy, and dissuade them from fighting, 2Ch 13:3-12 and in the mean while Jeroboam laid an ambush for him, which greatly distressed him, 2Ch 13:13,14, nevertheless he obtained a complete victory over him, 2Ch 13:15-20, and the chapter is concluded with some account of his family and reign, 2Ch 13:21,22.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 8

  • 1. 2 Chronicles 16:8
  • 2. [2 Chronicles 14:11; 2 Chronicles 16:7, 8]
  • 3. [2 Chronicles 15:8; 2 Chronicles 17:2]
  • 4. [Joshua 15:9]
  • 5. 1 Samuel 25:38
  • 6. 1 Kings 14:20
  • 7. 2 Chronicles 24:27
  • 8. 2 Chronicles 9:29; 2 Chronicles 12:15

Footnotes 1

The English Standard Version is published with the permission of Good News Publishers.