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And the LORD struck him down and he died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/13.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />So Jeroboam of Israel never regained his power during Abijah’s lifetime, and finally the LORD struck him down and he died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/13.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Jeroboam did not recover his power in the days of Abijah. And the LORD struck him down, and he died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jeroboam did not again recover his power during the days of Abijah, and the LORD struck him down and he died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Neither did Jeroboam recover strength again in the days of Abijah: and the LORD struck him, and he died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So Jeroboam did not recover strength again in the days of Abijah; and the LORD struck him, and he died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jeroboam did not again recover strength in the days of Abijah; and the LORD struck him and he died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Jeroboam did not again recover strength in the days of Abijah; and the LORD struck him and he died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And Jeroboam did not again recover strength in the days of Abijah; and the LORD struck him and he died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now Jeroboam did not again recover power in the days of Abijah; and Yahweh smote him and he died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_chronicles/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Jeroboam did not recover strength again during the time of [the reign of] Abijah. And the LORD struck him and he died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_chronicles/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jeroboam no longer retained his power during Abijah’s reign; ultimately, the LORD struck him and he died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jeroboam no longer retained his power during Abijah&#8217s reign; ultimately, the LORD struck him and he died. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_chronicles/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Neither did Jeroboam recover strength again in the days of Abijah: and Jehovah smote him, and he died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_chronicles/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Jeroboam never regained his power during the rest of Abijah's rule. The LORD punished Jeroboam, and he died, but Abijah became more powerful. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_chronicles/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Neither did Jeroboam recover strength again in the days of Abijah: and the LORD smote him, and he died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Jeroboam never regained power during Abijah's time. The LORD caused Jeroboam to become sick, and Jeroboam died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Jeroboam never regained his power during Abijah's reign. Finally the LORD struck him down, and he died. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_chronicles/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Jeroboam never recovered his strength for the rest of Abijah's life. The LORD struck Jeroboam, and he died, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jeroboam did not again recover his power during the days of Abijah, and the LORD struck him down and he died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_chronicles/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Jeroboam did not regain power during the reign of Abijah. The LORD struck him down and he died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Jeroboam did not recover strength again in the days of Abijah. The LORD struck him, and he died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Neither did Jeroboam recover strength again in the days of Abijah: and the LORD struck him, and he died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_chronicles/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Jeroboam didn’t recover strength again in the days of Abijah. Yahweh struck him, and he died. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jeroboam has not retained power anymore in the days of Abijah, and YHWH strikes him, and he dies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Jeroboam hath not retained power any more in the days of Abijah, and Jehovah smiteth him, and he dieth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_chronicles/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Jeroboam retained no more strength in the days of Abijah: and Jehovah will smite him and he will die.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Jeroboam was not able to resist any more, in the days of Abia: and the Lord struck him, and he died. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And Jeroboam no longer had the strength to resist, in the days of Abijah. And the Lord struck him, and he died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Jeroboam did not regain power during Abijah’s time; the LORD struck him down and he died,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Jeroboam did not recover his power in the days of Abijah; the LORD struck him down, and he died.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Neither did Jereboam recover strength again in the days of Abijah; and the LORD struck Jeroboam, and he died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Yorbaam’s power waned again in the days of Abiah, and LORD JEHOVAH struck Yorbaam and he died.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Neither did Jeroboam recover strength again in the days of Abijah; and the LORD smote him, and he died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_chronicles/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Jeroboam did not recover strength again all the days of Abia: and the Lord smote him, and he died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/13-20.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=3218" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/13.htm">Civil War Against Jeroboam</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">19</span>Abijah pursued Jeroboam and captured some cities from him: Bethel, Jeshanah, and Ephron, along with their villages. <span class="reftext">20</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3379.htm" title="3379: yā·rā·ḇə·‘ām (N-proper-ms) -- From riyb and am; people will contend; Jarobam, the name of two Israelite kings.">Jeroboam</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">did not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5750.htm" title="5750: ‘ō·wḏ (Adv) -- Or rod; from uwd; properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially, again, repeatedly, still, more.">again</a> <a href="/hebrew/6113.htm" title="6113: ‘ā·ṣar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To restrain, retain. A primitive root; to inclose; by analogy, to hold back; also to maintain, rule, assemble.">recover</a> <a href="/hebrew/3581.htm" title="3581: kō·aḥ- (N-msc) -- Or kowach; from an unused root meaning to be firm; vigor, literally or figuratively; also a large lizard.">his power</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bî·mê (Prep-b:: N-mpc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">during the days</a> <a href="/hebrew/29.htm" title="29: ’ă·ḇî·yā·hū (N-proper-ms) -- Or prolonged Abiyahuw; from 'ab and Yahh; father of Jah; Abijah, the name of several Israelite men and two Israelitesses.">of Abijah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">and the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/5062.htm" title="5062: way·yig·gə·p̄ê·hū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3ms) -- To strike, smite. A primitive root; to push, gore, defeat, stub, inflict.">struck him down</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: way·yā·mōṯ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">and he died.</a> </span><span class="reftext">21</span>But Abijah grew strong, married fourteen wives, and became the father of twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/15-9.htm">1 Kings 15:9-24</a></span><br />In the twentieth year of Jeroboam’s reign over Israel, Asa became king of Judah, / and he reigned in Jerusalem forty-one years. His grandmother’s name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom. / And Asa did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, as his father David had done. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/14-30.htm">1 Kings 14:30</a></span><br />There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam throughout their days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/15-6.htm">1 Kings 15:6</a></span><br />And there was war between the houses of Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of Abijam’s life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/15-16.htm">1 Kings 15:16</a></span><br />Now there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel throughout their days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/15-7.htm">1 Kings 15:7</a></span><br />As for the rest of the acts of Abijam, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? And there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/15-8.htm">1 Kings 15:8</a></span><br />And Abijam rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David, and his son Asa reigned in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/15-17.htm">1 Kings 15:17-22</a></span><br />Baasha king of Israel went to war against Judah and fortified Ramah to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the territory of Asa king of Judah. / So Asa withdrew all the silver and gold that remained in the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace. He entrusted it to his servants and sent them with this message to Ben-hadad son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, the king of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus: / “Let there be a treaty between me and you as there was between my father and your father. See, I have sent you a gift of silver and gold. Now go and break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel, so that he will withdraw from me.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/15-25.htm">1 Kings 15:25-32</a></span><br />In the second year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Nadab son of Jeroboam became king of Israel, and he reigned two years. / And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the way of his father and in his sin, which he had caused Israel to commit. / Then Baasha son of Ahijah of the house of Issachar conspired against Nadab, and Baasha struck him down at Gibbethon of the Philistines while Nadab and all Israel were besieging the city. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/15-33.htm">1 Kings 15:33-34</a></span><br />In the third year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Baasha son of Ahijah became king of all Israel, and he reigned in Tirzah twenty-four years. / And Baasha did evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the way of Jeroboam and in his sin, which he had caused Israel to commit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/16-1.htm">1 Kings 16:1-7</a></span><br />Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu son of Hanani against Baasha, saying: / “Even though I lifted you out of the dust and made you ruler over My people Israel, you have walked in the way of Jeroboam and have caused My people Israel to sin and to provoke Me to anger by their sins. / So now I will consume Baasha and his house, and I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat: ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/16-8.htm">1 Kings 16:8-14</a></span><br />In the twenty-sixth year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Elah son of Baasha became king of Israel, and he reigned in Tirzah two years. / However, while Elah was in Tirzah getting drunk in the house of Arza the steward of his household there, Elah’s servant Zimri, the commander of half his chariots, conspired against him. / So in the twenty-seventh year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Zimri went in, struck Elah down, and killed him. And Zimri reigned in his place. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/16-15.htm">1 Kings 16:15-20</a></span><br />In the twenty-seventh year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Zimri reigned in Tirzah for seven days. Now the troops were encamped against Gibbethon of the Philistines, / and the people in the camp heard that Zimri had conspired against the king and struck him down. So there in the camp that very day, all Israel proclaimed Omri, the commander of the army, king over Israel. / Then Omri and all the Israelites marched up from Gibbethon and besieged Tirzah. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/16-21.htm">1 Kings 16:21-28</a></span><br />At that time the people of Israel were divided: Half of the people supported Tibni son of Ginath as king, and half supported Omri. / But the followers of Omri proved stronger than those of Tibni son of Ginath. So Tibni died and Omri became king. / In the thirty-first year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Omri became king of Israel, and he reigned twelve years, six of them in Tirzah. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/16-29.htm">1 Kings 16:29-34</a></span><br />In the thirty-eighth year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Ahab son of Omri became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria twenty-two years. / However, Ahab son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD, more than all who were before him. / And as if it were not enough for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he even married Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and he then proceeded to serve and worship Baal. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/17-1.htm">1 Kings 17:1</a></span><br />Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was among the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there will be neither dew nor rain in these years except at my word!”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Neither did Jeroboam recover strength again in the days of Abijah: and the LORD struck him, and he died.</p><p class="hdg">did</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/18-37.htm">Psalm 18:37,39</a></b></br> I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed… </p><p class="hdg">Lord</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/25-38.htm">1 Samuel 25:38</a></b></br> And it came to pass about ten days <i>after</i>, that the LORD smote Nabal, that he died.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/26-10.htm">1 Samuel 26:10</a></b></br> David said furthermore, <i>As</i> the LORD liveth, the LORD shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/24-16.htm">Ezekiel 24:16</a></b></br> Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke: yet neither shalt thou mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down.</p><p class="hdg">he died</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/14-20.htm">1 Kings 14:20</a></b></br> And the days which Jeroboam reigned <i>were</i> two and twenty years: and he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his stead.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/15-9.htm">1 Kings 15:9</a></b></br> And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel reigned Asa over Judah.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/13-19.htm">Abijah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-19.htm">Abi'jah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-17.htm">Death</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-18.htm">Died</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-28.htm">Dieth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-19.htm">Jeroboam</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-19.htm">Jerobo'am</a> <a href="/luke/16-25.htm">Life-Time</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-17.htm">Power</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-7.htm">Recover</a> <a href="/acts/9-12.htm">Regain</a> <a href="/judges/19-4.htm">Retained</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-7.htm">Smiteth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-15.htm">Smote</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-41.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-15.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-18.htm">Time</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/13-21.htm">Abijah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-22.htm">Abi'jah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-13.htm">Death</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/16-13.htm">Died</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/16-13.htm">Dieth</a> <a href="/hosea/1-1.htm">Jeroboam</a> <a href="/hosea/1-1.htm">Jerobo'am</a> <a href="/psalms/49-18.htm">Life-Time</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/14-11.htm">Power</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/14-13.htm">Recover</a> <a href="/job/9-18.htm">Regain</a> <a href="/daniel/10-8.htm">Retained</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/14-12.htm">Smiteth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/14-12.htm">Smote</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-21.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/14-12.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-3.htm">Time</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 13</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/13-1.htm">Abijah succeeding makes war against Jeroboam</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/13-4.htm">he declares the right of his cause</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/13-13.htm">Trusting in God, he overcomes Jeroboam</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/13-21.htm">The wives and children of Abijah</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Jeroboam, the first king of the northern kingdom of Israel, had initially established a strong rule after the division of the united monarchy. However, his reign was marked by idolatry and rebellion against God's commandments, as seen in <a href="/1_kings/12-28.htm">1 Kings 12:28-33</a>, where he set up golden calves for worship. The loss of power during Abijah's reign signifies a divine judgment against Jeroboam's apostasy. Abijah's victory, as recorded in <a href="/2_chronicles/13-13.htm">2 Chronicles 13:13-18</a>, was attributed to his reliance on the LORD, contrasting with Jeroboam's reliance on his own strength and false gods.<p><b>and the LORD struck him down</b><br>This phrase indicates divine intervention in the fate of Jeroboam. The LORD's action against Jeroboam serves as a fulfillment of the prophecy given by Ahijah the Shilonite in <a href="/1_kings/14-7.htm">1 Kings 14:7-16</a>, where it was foretold that Jeroboam's house would suffer because of his sins. The striking down of Jeroboam underscores the biblical theme of God's sovereignty and justice, where He actively opposes those who lead His people into idolatry and disobedience. This divine judgment serves as a warning to future leaders about the consequences of turning away from God's commandments.<p><b>and he died</b><br>The death of Jeroboam marks the end of his reign and the beginning of a new chapter in the history of Israel. His death, as a result of divine judgment, emphasizes the transient nature of earthly power and the ultimate authority of God over life and death. This event also sets the stage for the continued struggle between the northern and southern kingdoms, highlighting the ongoing consequences of the division of Israel. The narrative of Jeroboam's demise serves as a reminder of the biblical principle found in <a href="/proverbs/14-12.htm">Proverbs 14:12</a>, that there is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeroboam.htm">Jeroboam</a></b><br>The first king of the northern kingdom of Israel after the division of the united monarchy. He led Israel into idolatry and was opposed by Abijah, king of Judah.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/abijah.htm">Abijah</a></b><br>The king of Judah who reigned after Rehoboam. He is noted for his confrontation with Jeroboam and his reliance on the LORD during battle.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who intervenes in the affairs of nations and individuals, demonstrating His sovereignty and justice.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom, consisting of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, which remained under the Davidic line of kings.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The northern kingdom, consisting of the other ten tribes, which broke away under Jeroboam's leadership.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>The LORD's intervention in the affairs of nations and individuals demonstrates His ultimate control over history. We can trust in His plans and purposes, even when human leaders fail.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_disobedience.htm">Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Jeroboam's downfall is a stark reminder of the consequences of turning away from God. Our actions have spiritual and practical repercussions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_to_god's_covenant.htm">Faithfulness to God's Covenant</a></b><br>Abijah's reliance on God during his reign highlights the importance of faithfulness to God's covenant. We are called to trust and obey God in all circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_justice.htm">Divine Justice</a></b><br>The LORD's judgment on Jeroboam underscores His justice. God will not allow sin and idolatry to go unpunished, and He will uphold His righteousness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 13</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/2_chron_13__any_non-biblical_evidence.htm">2 Chronicles 13 - Are there any archaeological or extra-biblical sources that verify the details of this battle's scale and outcome?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/was_abijah's_mother_michaiah_or_maachah.htm">What was King Abijah's mother's name: Michaiah (2 Chronicles 13:2) or Maachah (2 Chronicles 11:20), given Absalom's only daughter was Tamar (2 Samuel 14:27)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_abijah_more_faithful_in_chronicles.htm">2 Chronicles 13 compared with 1 Kings 15:3 - Why does Abijah appear more faithful in Chronicles than in Kings, and what might explain this seeming discrepancy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_king_abijah_in_the_bible.htm">Who was King Abijah in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(20) <span class= "bld">Neither did Jeroboam recover strength.</span>--<span class= "ital">And Jeroboam retained strength no longer.</span> LXX. <span class= "greekheb">??? ??? ????? ????? ???????? ???</span>. See <a href="/1_chronicles/29-14.htm" title="But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of you, and of your own have we given you.">1Chronicles 29:14</a> (the same phrase).<p><span class= "bld">And the Lord struck him, and he died.</span>--All that is known of Jeroboam's death is that it took place two years after that of Abijah (<a href="/context/1_kings/15-8.htm" title="And Abijam slept with his fathers; and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead.">1Kings 15:8-9</a>). The expressions of the text cannot mean, as Z?ckler suggests, "visited him with misfortune till his death." His death is regarded as a judicial visitation (compare the use of the same Hebrew phrase, <a href="/1_samuel/25-38.htm" title="And it came to pass about ten days after, that the LORD smote Nabal, that he died.">1Samuel 25:38</a>). The verse, then, states that during the rest of Abijah's reign Jeroboam remained powerless to injure his neighbour; and that the circumstances of his death were such that men recognised in them "the finger of God." It is not likely that the reference is to the event of <a href="/2_chronicles/13-15.htm" title="Then the men of Judah gave a shout: and as the men of Judah shouted, it came to pass, that God smote Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.">2Chronicles 13:15</a> (Bertheau), nor to the death of his son (<a href="/context/1_kings/14-1.htm" title="At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick.">1Kings 14:1-8</a>), as Keil supposes. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 20.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The Lord struck him; and he died</span>. The writer of Chronicles here, for brevity's sake, and not to recur to his name again, records the death of Jeroboam, which, however, did not happen till after Abijah's death, in the second year of Asa's reign (<a href="/1_kings/14-20.htm">1 Kings 14:20</a>; <a href="/1_kings/15-25.htm">1 Kings 15:25</a>). That the <span class="accented">Lord struck</span> him, may glance at the fearful announcement conveyed to him through his wife by Ahijah (<a href="/1_kings/14-6.htm">1 Kings 14:6-16</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/13-20.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Jeroboam</span><br /><span class="heb">יָרָבְעָ֛ם</span> <span class="translit">(yā·rā·ḇə·‘ām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3379.htm">Strong's 3379: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jeroboam -- 'the people increase', the name of two Israelites kings</span><br /><br /><span class="word">did not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">again</span><br /><span class="heb">ע֖וֹד</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·wḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5750.htm">Strong's 5750: </a> </span><span class="str2">Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more</span><br /><br /><span class="word">recover</span><br /><span class="heb">עָצַ֧ר</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·ṣar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6113.htm">Strong's 6113: </a> </span><span class="str2">To inclose, to hold back, to maintain, rule, assemble</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his power</span><br /><span class="heb">כֹּֽחַ־</span> <span class="translit">(kō·aḥ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3581.htm">Strong's 3581: </a> </span><span class="str2">A small reptile (of unknown species)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">during the days</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּימֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(bî·mê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Abijah,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲבִיָּ֑הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḇî·yā·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_29.htm">Strong's 29: </a> </span><span class="str2">Abijah -- 'Yah is my father', an Israelite name</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">struck him down</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּגְּפֵ֥הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yig·gə·p̄ê·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5062.htm">Strong's 5062: </a> </span><span class="str2">To push, gore, defeat, stub, inflict</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and he died.</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּמֹֽת׃</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·mōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To die, to kill</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/13-20.htm">2 Chronicles 13:20 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/13-20.htm">2 Chronicles 13:20 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/13-20.htm">2 Chronicles 13:20 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/13-20.htm">2 Chronicles 13:20 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/13-20.htm">2 Chronicles 13:20 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/13-20.htm">2 Chronicles 13:20 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/13-20.htm">2 Chronicles 13:20 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/13-20.htm">2 Chronicles 13:20 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/13-20.htm">2 Chronicles 13:20 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/13-20.htm">2 Chronicles 13:20 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_chronicles/13-20.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 13:20 Neither did Jeroboam recover strength again (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/13-19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 13:19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 13:19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/13-21.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 13:21"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 13:21" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>