2 Chronicles 13:2

2 he reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Micaiah^[a] daughter of Uriel; [she was] from Gibeah. There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.^[b]

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 [Israel's] King Jeroboam, Abijah became king over Judah;

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.

3 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.

4 Then Abijah stood on Mount Zemaraim, which is in the hill country of Ephraim, and said, "Jeroboam and all Israel, hear me.

5 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?

Footnotes

• [a] LXX, Syr, Arabic read Maacah; 2 Ch 11:22; 1 Kg 15:2
• [b] 1 Kg 15:1-2,7