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2 Chronicles 13:3-13

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3 Abijah went out to battle, having an army of valiant men of war, 400,000 chosen men. And Jeroboam 1drew up his line of battle against him with 800,000 chosen mighty warriors.
4 Then Abijah stood up on Mount 2Zemaraim that is in 3the hill country of Ephraim and said, "Hear me, O Jeroboam and all Israel!
5 Ought you not to know that the LORD God of Israel 4gave the kingship over Israel forever to David and his sons by 5a covenant of salt?
6 Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat, a servant of Solomon the son of David, rose up 6and rebelled against his lord,
7 and certain 7worthless scoundrels gathered about him and defied Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was 8young and irresolute[a] and could not withstand them.
8 "And now you think to withstand the kingdom of the LORD in the hand of the sons of David, because you are a great multitude and have with you 9the golden calves that Jeroboam made you for gods.
9 10Have you not driven out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and made priests for yourselves like the peoples of other lands? Whoever comes 11for ordination[b] with a young bull or seven rams becomes a priest of what are 12no gods.
10 But as for us, the LORD is our God, and we have not forsaken him. We have priests ministering to the LORD who are sons of Aaron, and Levites for their service.
11 They offer to the LORD 13every morning and every evening burnt offerings and incense of sweet spices, set out 14the showbread on the table of pure gold, 15and care for the golden lampstand that its lamps may 16burn every evening. For we 17keep the charge of the LORD our God, but you have forsaken him.
12 Behold, God is with us at our head, and his priests 18with their battle trumpets to sound the call to battle against you. O sons of Israel, 19do not fight against the LORD, the God of your fathers, for you cannot succeed."
13 Jeroboam had sent 20an ambush around to come upon them from behind. Thus his troops[c] were in front of Judah, and the ambush was behind them.
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2 Chronicles 13:3-13 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 20

  • 1. 2 Chronicles 14:10; Judges 20:22; 1 Samuel 17:2
  • 2. Joshua 18:22
  • 3. See Joshua 24:33
  • 4. 2 Sam. 7:12, 13, 16
  • 5. Numbers 18:19
  • 6. 1 Kings 11:26; 1 Kings 12:19, 20
  • 7. See Judges 9:4
  • 8. [2 Chronicles 12:13; 1 Kings 14:21]
  • 9. See 1 Kings 12:28
  • 10. 2 Chronicles 11:14, 15
  • 11. 2 Chronicles 29:31
  • 12. Jeremiah 5:7
  • 13. 2 Chronicles 2:4
  • 14. See Leviticus 24:5-9
  • 15. See Exodus 25:31-39
  • 16. Exodus 27:20, 21; Leviticus 24:2-4
  • 17. Numbers 1:53
  • 18. Numbers 10:9
  • 19. [Acts 5:39]
  • 20. [Joshua 8:9]

Footnotes 3

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