2 Chronicles 13:2

2 and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother’s name was Maakah,[a] a daughter[b] of Uriel of Gibeah. There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.

2 Chronicles 13:2 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
2 He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.
English Standard Version (ESV)
2 He reigned for three years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Micaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. Now there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.
New Living Translation (NLT)
2 He reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother was Maacah, the daughter of Uriel from Gibeah. Then war broke out between Abijah and Jeroboam.
The Message Bible (MSG)
2 He ruled in Jerusalem three years. His mother was Maacah daughter of Uriel of Gibeah.
American Standard Version (ASV)
2 Three years reigned he in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Micaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
2 He ruled for three years in Jerusalem. His mother was named Micaiah, daughter of Uriel from Gibeah. There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
2 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.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
2 Abijah ruled in Jerusalem for three years. His mother's name was Maacah. She was a daughter of Uriel. Uriel was from Gibeah. There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.

2 Chronicles 13:2 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 13:2

He reigned three years in Jerusalem
(See Gill on 1 Kings 15:2),

his mother's name also was Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah;
see ( 2 Chronicles 11:20 ) , (See Gill on 1 Kings 15:2).

and there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam;
and in this chapter is an account of a battle fought between them, not recorded in the book of Kings.

2 Chronicles 13:2 In-Context

1 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam, Abijah became king of Judah,
2 and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother’s name was Maakah, a daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.
3 Abijah went into battle with an army of four hundred thousand able fighting men, and Jeroboam drew up a battle line against him with eight hundred thousand able troops.
4 Abijah stood on Mount Zemaraim, in the hill country of Ephraim, and said, “Jeroboam and all Israel, listen to me!
5 Don’t you know that the LORD, the God of Israel, has given the kingship of Israel to David and his descendants forever by a covenant of salt?

Cross References 3

  • 1. 2 Chronicles 15:16
  • 2. S 2 Chronicles 11:20
  • 3. 1 Kings 15:6

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. Most Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac (see also 11:20 and 1 Kings 15:2); Hebrew "Micaiah"
  • [b]. Or "granddaughter"
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