2 ChroniclesJudaism / Hebrew BibleAccepted ScriptureBiblical Hebrew / AramaicShare2 Chronicles 13Darby - EnglishMoreVersion - 9 availableWorld English BibleKing James VersionAmerican Standard VersionDarby BibleYoung's Literal TranslationWebster BibleGeneva BibleDouay-Rheims ChallonerReina-Valera 1909WEBKJVASVDarbyYLTWebsterGenevaDouayRV1909LanguageEnglishEspañol‹2 Chronicles 12 Chronicles 22 Chronicles 32 Chronicles 42 Chronicles 52 Chronicles 62 Chronicles 72 Chronicles 82 Chronicles 92 Chronicles 102 Chronicles 112 Chronicles 122 Chronicles 132 Chronicles 142 Chronicles 152 Chronicles 162 Chronicles 172 Chronicles 182 Chronicles 192 Chronicles 202 Chronicles 212 Chronicles 222 Chronicles 232 Chronicles 242 Chronicles 252 Chronicles 262 Chronicles 272 Chronicles 282 Chronicles 292 Chronicles 302 Chronicles 312 Chronicles 322 Chronicles 332 Chronicles 342 Chronicles 352 Chronicles 36›2 Chronicles 13ListenPlay this chapter in spoken English.Save chapterListen to chapter1In the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah. 2He reigned three years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Michaiah, the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam. 3And Abijah began the war with an army of men of war, four hundred thousand chosen men; and Jeroboam set the battle in array against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men, mighty men of valour. 4And Abijah stood up on the top of mount Zemaraim, which is in mount Ephraim, and said, Hear me, Jeroboam, and all Israel! 5Ought ye not to know that Jehovah theGod of Israel gave the kingdom over Israel to David for ever, to him and to his sons [by] a covenant of salt? 6But Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon the son of David, rose up and rebelled against his lord. 7And vain men, sons of Belial, gathered to him and strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, and Rehoboam was young and faint-hearted, and did not shew himself strong against them. 8And now ye think to shew yourselves strong against the kingdom of Jehovah in the hand of the sons of David; and ye are a great multitude, and ye have with you the golden calves that Jeroboam made you forgods. 9Have ye not cast out the priests of Jehovah, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and made you priests as the peoples of the lands? whoever comes to consecrate himself with a young bullock and seven rams, he becomes a priest of what is notGod. 10But as for us, Jehovah is ourGod, and we have not forsaken him; and the priests that serve Jehovah are the sons of Aaron, and the Levites are at their work: 11and they burn to Jehovah every morning and every evening burnt-offerings and sweet incense; the loaves also are set in order upon the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with its lamps to burn every evening: for we keep the charge of Jehovah ourGod; but ye have forsaken him. 12And behold, we haveGod with us at our head, and his priests, and the loud-sounding trumpets to sound an alarm against you. Children of Israel, do not fight with Jehovah theGod of your fathers; for ye shall not prosper. 13But Jeroboam caused an ambush to come about behind them; and they were before Judah, and the ambush behind them. 14And Judah looked back, and behold, they had the battle in front and behind; and they cried to Jehovah, and the priests sounded with the trumpets. 15And the men of Judah gave a shout; and as the men of Judah shouted, it came to pass thatGod smote Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah. 16And the children of Israel fled before Judah; andGod delivered them into their hand. 17And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter; and there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men. 18And the children of Israel were humbled at that time, and the children of Judah were strengthened, because they relied upon Jehovah theGod of their fathers. 19And Abijah pursued after Jeroboam, and took cities from him: Bethel with its dependent villages, and Jeshanah with its dependent villages, and Ephron with its dependent villages. 20And Jeroboam did not recover strength again in the days of Abijah; and Jehovah smote him, and he died. 21But Abijah strengthened himself, and took fourteen wives, and begot twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters. 22And the rest of the acts of Abijah, and his ways and his sayings, are written in the treatise of the prophet Iddo. ‹Previous chapter2 Chronicles 12Next chapter2 Chronicles 14›Similar passagesBy tradition and source labelFind similarCompare selectedCompare with similarAsk Deep ThoughtSelect passages to search for parallels.Versions2 Chronicles 13 across 9 versionsShow all 9WEB - World English BibleKJV - King James VersionASV - American Standard VersionDarby - Darby BibleYLT - Young's Literal TranslationWebster - Webster BibleGeneva - Geneva BibleDouay - Douay-Rheims ChallonerRV1909 - Reina-Valera 1909Tap any verse to select it, then compare selected passages or ask Deep Thought. Public Domain