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Berean Standard Bible
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In the eighteenth year of Jeroboam’s
reign,
Abijah
became
king of
Judah ,
In the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam
began
Abijah
to
reign
over
Judah .
and
he
reigned in Jerusalem three
years.
His mother’s
name was Micaiah daughter of Uriel ;
she
was
from
Gibeah. And
there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.
Three
years
reigned he
in Jerusalem :
and
his mother's
name was Micaiah the
daughter of Uriel of
Gibeah. There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.
Abijah went
into
battle with an army of 400
, 000
chosen men ,
while
Jeroboam drew
up
in formation
against him with 800,000
chosen and
mighty men of valor.
Abijah joined
battle with an army of valiant
men
of
war
, even
four
hundred
thousand
chosen men :
and
Jeroboam set
the
battle
in array
against him with eight
hundred
thousand
chosen men,
who
were
mighty men of valor.
Then
Abijah stood on Mount Zemaraim in the hill country of Ephraim and said, “
Hear me, O
Jeroboam and all Israel !
Abijah stood up
on Mount Zemaraim ,
which
is
in the hill -
country of Ephraim ,
and said, Hear me, Jeroboam and all Israel :
Do
you not know that the
LORD
, the God of Israel, has
given
the kingship
of
Israel to David and his descendants
forever
by a covenant of salt ?
Ought
you not to
know that Yahweh
, the God of Israel, gave
the kingdom
over
Israel to David forever,
even
to
him
and to
his sons
by a covenant of salt?
Yet Jeroboam son of Nebat, a
servant of Solomon son of David, rose up and rebelled against his master
.
Yet Jeroboam the
son of Nebat, the
servant of Solomon the
son of David, rose up ,
and rebelled against his lord
.
Then
worthless
and
wicked
men
gathered around
him
to resist
Rehoboam son of Solomon when he
was young ,
inexperienced
, and unable
to
resist
them.
There
were
gathered to him
worthless
men,
base
fellows,
who
strengthened
themselves
against
Rehoboam the
son of Solomon ,
when Rehoboam
was young and
tender-hearted
, and could
not
withstand
them.
And
now you think you
can
resist
the kingdom of the
LORD,
which
is
in the hands
of David’s
descendants.
You are indeed
a vast
army
, and you
have
with you the golden calves that
Jeroboam made for
you as
gods.
Now you think to
withstand
the kingdom of Yahweh
in the hand
of the
sons
of
David;
and
you are a great
multitude
, and there
are
with you the golden calves which
Jeroboam made you for
gods.
But
did
you not
drive
out the priests of the
LORD
, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites ?
And did
you not
make
priests for
yourselves
as
do
the peoples of other lands? Now
whoever comes to consecrate himself with a young bull and seven rams can
become
a priest of things
that
are not
gods.
Haven't
you driven
out the priests of Yahweh
, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites ,
and made
you priests after
the manner
of
the
peoples of [
other ]
lands? so
that
whoever comes to consecrate himself with a young bull and seven rams ,
the
same
may
be
a priest of [those
who
are ]
no
gods.
But as for us, the
LORD
is our God .
We have not forsaken Him; the
priests who
minister
to the LORD
are
sons of Aaron, and the Levites attend
to
their duties.
But as for us, Yahweh
is our God ,
and
we have not forsaken him; and
[we
have]
priests ministering
to Yahweh,
the sons of Aaron, and the Levites in
their work:
Every morning and every evening they
present
burnt offerings and fragrant
incense to
the LORD.
They
set out
the
rows
of
showbread
on the ceremonially
clean
table ,
and every
evening
they
light
the lamps
of the
gold lampstand.
We
are
carrying
out
the requirements
of the LORD
our God ,
while
you have forsaken Him.
and
they
burn
to
Yahweh
every morning and every evening burnt offerings and sweet
incense :
the show
bread
also
[
set they]
in
order
on the pure
table ;
and the lampstand
of gold with
the lamps
of it,
to
burn
every
evening:
for
we
keep
the charge
of
Yahweh
our God ;
but
you have forsaken him.
Now
behold, God Himself
is with us as
our head, and His priests with their
trumpets sound the
battle
call
against you. O
children of Israel, do
not
fight against the
LORD
, the God of your fathers ,
for you will
not succeed
. ”
Behold, God is with us at
our head, and his priests with the
trumpets of
alarm
to
sound an
alarm
against you. Children of Israel, don't
you
fight against Yahweh
, the God of your fathers ;
for you shall
not prosper
.
Now
Jeroboam had
sent
troops
around
to
ambush from
the
rear,
so that
while
he
was
in
front
of
Judah, the ambush was behind them.
But
Jeroboam caused
an
ambush to
come
about
behind
them:
so they
were
before
Judah, and
the ambush was behind them.
When Judah turned
and
discovered
that
the battle was both
before and behind them ,
they cried out
to the
LORD.
Then
the priests blew
the trumpets ,
When Judah looked
back,
behold,
the battle was before and behind them ;
and
they cried to Yahweh,
and
the priests sounded
with
the trumpets .
and
the men of Judah raised
the
battle
cry.
And when
they
raised
the cry
, God routed
Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.
Then
the men of Judah gave
a
shout:
and as
the men
of
Judah
shouted
, it
happened,
that
God struck
Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.
So
the Israelites
fled before Judah ,
and God delivered them into their hands
.
The children
of
Israel
fled before Judah ;
and God delivered them into their hand
.
Then
Abijah and his people struck
them with a mighty
blow,
and
500,000
chosen
men
of
Israel
fell slain.
Abijah and his people killed
them with a great
slaughter:
so
there
fell down
slain of
Israel
five
hundred
thousand
chosen
men
.
Thus the Israelites
were subdued
at that time, and the men
of Judah prevailed because they relied on the
LORD
, the God of their fathers.
Thus the children
of
Israel
were brought
under
at that time, and the children
of Judah prevailed ,
because they relied on Yahweh
, the God of their fathers.
Abijah pursued Jeroboam and captured
some
cities from him :
Bethel, Jeshanah, and Ephron ,
along
with their
villages
.
Abijah pursued after
Jeroboam ,
and took
cities from him ,
Bethel with
the
towns
of
it
, and
Jeshanah with
the
towns
of
it
, and Ephron with the
towns
of
it
.
Jeroboam
did not
again
recover his
power
during
the days of Abijah ,
and the
LORD
struck him down
and he died.
Neither
did Jeroboam
recover strength
again
in
the days of Abijah :
and Yahweh
struck him ,
and he died.
But Abijah grew strong
, married
fourteen wives, and became the father of twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
But Abijah grew mighty
, and
took
to
himself
fourteen wives, and became the father of twenty-two sons ,
and sixteen daughters.
Now
the rest of the acts of Abijah, along
with
his ways and his words
, are written in the Treatise
of the Prophet Iddo.
The rest of the acts of Abijah, and
his ways ,
and his sayings
, are written in the commentary
of the prophet Iddo.
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