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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>2 Chronicles 13 NET Bible</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/2_chronicles/13.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/2_chronicles/13-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">NET Bible</a> > 2 Chronicles 13</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../2_chronicles/12.htm" title="2 Chronicles 12">◄</a> 2 Chronicles 13 <a href="../2_chronicles/14.htm" title="2 Chronicles 14">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">NET Bible</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/net/esv/2_chronicles/13.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="title">Abijah’s Reign</p><p class="bodytext"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_chronicles/13-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>In the eighteenth year of the reign of King Jeroboam, Abijah became king over Judah. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_chronicles/13-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>He ruled for three years in Jerusalem. His mother was Michaiah, the daughter of Uriel from Gibeah.</p><p class="bodytext">There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_chronicles/13-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Abijah launched the attack with 400,000 well-trained warriors, while Jeroboam deployed against him 800,000 well-trained warriors.</p> <p class="bodytext"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_chronicles/13-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Abijah ascended Mount Zemaraim, in the Ephraimite hill country, and said: “Listen to me, Jeroboam and all Israel! <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_chronicles/13-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Don’t you realize that the <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span> God of Israel has given David and his dynasty lasting dominion over Israel by a formal agreement? <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_chronicles/13-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Jeroboam son of Nebat, a servant of Solomon son of David, rose up and rebelled against his master. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_chronicles/13-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Lawless good-for-nothing men gathered around him and conspired against Rehoboam son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was an inexperienced young man and could not resist them. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_chronicles/13-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Now you are declaring that you will resist the <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span>’s rule through the Davidic dynasty. You have a huge army, and bring with you the gold calves that Jeroboam made for you as gods. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_chronicles/13-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>But you banished the <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span>’s priests, Aaron’s descendants, and the Levites, and appointed your own priests just as the surrounding nations do! Anyone who comes to consecrate himself with a young bull or seven rams becomes a priest of these fake gods! <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_chronicles/13-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>But as for us, the <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span> is our God and we have not rejected him. Aaron’s descendants serve as the <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span>’s priests and the Levites assist them with the work. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_chronicles/13-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>They offer burnt sacrifices to the <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span> every morning and every evening, along with fragrant incense. They arrange the Bread of the Presence on a ritually clean table and light the lamps on the gold lampstand every evening. Certainly we are observing the <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span> our God’s regulations, but you have rejected him. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_chronicles/13-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Now look, God is with us as our leader. His priests are ready to blow the trumpets to signal the attack against you. You Israelites, don’t fight against the <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span> God of your ancestors, for you will not win!”</p> <p class="bodytext"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_chronicles/13-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Now Jeroboam had sent some men to ambush the Judahite army from behind. The main army was in front of the Judahite army; the ambushers were behind it. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_chronicles/13-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>The men of Judah turned around and realized they were being attacked from the front and the rear. So they cried out for help to the <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span>. The priests blew their trumpets, <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_chronicles/13-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>and the men of Judah gave the battle cry. As the men of Judah gave the battle cry, the <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span> struck down Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_chronicles/13-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>The Israelites fled from before the Judahite army, and God handed them over to the men of Judah. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_chronicles/13-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Abijah and his army thoroughly defeated them; 500,000 well-trained Israelite men fell dead. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_chronicles/13-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>That day the Israelites were defeated; the men of Judah prevailed because they relied on the <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span> God of their ancestors.</p> <p class="bodytext"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_chronicles/13-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Abijah chased Jeroboam; he seized from him these cities: Bethel and its surrounding towns, Jeshanah and its surrounding towns, and Ephron and its surrounding towns. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_chronicles/13-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Jeroboam did not regain power during the reign of Abijah. The <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span> struck him down and he died. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_chronicles/13-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Abijah’s power grew; he had fourteen wives and fathered twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.</p> <p class="bodytext"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_chronicles/13-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>The rest of the events of Abijah’s reign, including his deeds and sayings, are recorded in the writings of the prophet Iddo.</p></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><a href="http://netbible.com/">NET Bible copyright © 1996-2006 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. http://netbible.com.<br />Used by permission. 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