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In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam, Abijah began to rule Judah.
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He ruled for three years in Jerusalem. His mother was named Micaiah, daughter of Uriel from Gibeah. There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.
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Abijah prepared for battle with an army of 400,000 of the best soldiers, while Jeroboam arranged to oppose him with 800,000 of the best professional soldiers.
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Then Abijah stood on Mount Zemaraim in the mountains of Ephraim. He called out, "Jeroboam and all Israel, listen to me!
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Don't you know that the LORD God of Israel gave the kingdom of Israel to David and his descendants forever in a permanent promise?