2 Chronicles 13:15

15 and the men of Judah began to shout. At the sound of their battle cry, God defeated Jeroboam and all Israel and routed them before Abijah and the army of 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 Meanwhile, Jeroboam had secretly sent part of his army around behind the men of Judah to ambush them.

14 When Judah realized that they were being attacked from the front and the rear, they cried out to the LORD for help. Then the priests blew the trumpets,

15 and the men of Judah began to shout. At the sound of their battle cry, God defeated Jeroboam and all Israel and routed them before Abijah and the army of Judah.

16 The Israelite army fled from Judah, and God handed them over to Judah in defeat.

17 Abijah and his army inflicted heavy losses on them; 500,000 of Israel’s select troops were killed that day.