2 Chronicles 13:15

15 Then the men of Judah raised a war cry, and when the men of Judah raised the war cry, then it was that God ¹routed Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.

2 Chronicles 13:15 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 13:15

Then the men of Judah gave a shout
Taking heart at the sound of the trumpets, and in order to encourage one another, and intimidate the enemy; (See Gill on 1 Samuel 17:20),

and as the men of Judah shouted, it came to pass, that God smote
Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah;
possessed them with a panic, so that they fled at once, as follows.

2 Chronicles 13:15 In-Context

13 But Jeroboam had set an ambush to come from the rear, so that Israel was in front of Judah and the ambush was behind them.

14 When Judah turned around, behold, they were attacked both front and rear; so they cried to the LORD , and the priests blew the trumpets.

15 Then the men of Judah raised a war cry, and when the men of Judah raised the war cry, then it was that God routed Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.

16 When the sons of Israel fled before Judah, God gave them into their hand.

17 Abijah and his people defeated them with a great slaughter, so that 500,000 chosen men of Israel fell slain.

Cross References

• 1. 2 Chronicles 14:12

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "smote"