2 Chronicles 13 (NET)

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2 Chronicles 13:1¹In the eighteenth year of the reign of King Jeroboam, Abijah became king over Judah.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:2 Chr 12:16 1 Kgs 15:1-8

2 Chronicles 13:2²He ruled for three years in Jerusalem. His mother was Michaiah, the daughter of Uriel from Gibeah. There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:2 Chr 11:20 1 Kgs 15:6-7 1 Kgs 15:2 1 Sam 10:26 Josh 18:28 Judg 19:14 Judg 19:16

2 Chronicles 13:3³Abijah launched the attack with 400,000 well-trained warriors, while Jeroboam deployed against him 800,000 well-trained warriors.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:1 Chr 21:5 1 Sam 17:1-3 2 Chr 11:1 2 Chr 14:8-9 2 Chr 17:14-18 2 Chr 26:12-13

2 Chronicles 13:4⁴Abijah ascended Mount Zemaraim, in the Ephraimite hill country, and said: “Listen to me, Jeroboam and all Israel!Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Josh 18:22 2 Chr 15:2 Judg 9:7 Gen 10:18

2 Chronicles 13:5⁵Don’t you realize that the Lord God of Israel has given David and his dynasty lasting dominion over Israel by a formal covenant?Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Num 18:19 Lev 2:13 2 Sam 7:12-16 Mark 9:49-50 1 Kgs 8:20 Luke 1:31-33 Ps 89:19-37 1 Chr 17:11 1 Chr 17:14 1 Chr 28:4-5

2 Chronicles 13:6⁶Jeroboam son of Nebat, a servant of Solomon son of David, rose up and rebelled against his master.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:1 Kgs 11:26 1 Kgs 12:20 1 Kgs 12:27 2 Chr 10:19

2 Chronicles 13:7⁷Lawless 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.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:2 Chr 12:13 Judg 9:4 1 Cor 14:20 1 Kgs 21:10 1 Kgs 21:13 1 Sam 22:2 2 Chr 10:16 2 Chr 11:1-4 Acts 17:5 Deut 13:13

2 Chronicles 13:8⁸Now you are declaring that you will resist the Lord ’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.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:1 Kgs 12:28 2 Chr 11:15 1 Kgs 14:9 2 Chr 14:9-11 2 Chr 20:12 2 Chr 20:6 2 Chr 9:8 Hos 8:5-6 Isa 7:6-7 Isa 9:6-7

2 Chronicles 13:9⁹But you banished the Lord ’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!Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:2 Chr 11:14-15 Jer 2:11 Exod 29:35 1 Chr 29:5 1 Kgs 12:31-33 1 Kgs 13:33 2 Kgs 19:18 Acts 19:26 Deut 32:17 Exod 29:1

2 Chronicles 13:10¹⁰But as for us, the Lord is our God and we have not rejected him. Aaron’s descendants serve as the Lord ’s priests, and the Levites assist them with the work.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:2 Chr 11:16-17 Exod 19:5-6 Exod 29:1-37 Num 16:40 Num 18:1-7 Zech 13:9

2 Chronicles 13:11¹¹They offer burnt sacrifices to the Lord 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 Lord our God’s regulations, but you have rejected him.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:2 Chr 2:4 Lev 24:2-9 Exod 25:30-39 Exod 27:20-21 Exod 29:38 Exod 30:1-10 Ezek 44:15 Ezek 44:8 Ezek 48:11 Gen 26:5

2 Chronicles 13:12¹²Now 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 Lord God of your ancestors, for you will not win!”Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Acts 5:39 Num 10:8-9 Rom 8:31 Zech 10:5 1 Sam 4:5-7 2 Chr 24:20 Acts 9:4-5 Deut 20:4 Deut 28:29 Ezek 17:9

2 Chronicles 13:13¹³Now 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.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Josh 8:4 Josh 8:9 2 Chr 20:22 Jer 4:22 Prov 21:30

2 Chronicles 13:14¹⁴The men of Judah turned around and realized they were being attacked from the front and the rear. So they cried out to the Lord for help. The priests blew their trumpets,Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:2 Chr 14:11 Exod 14:10 2 Sam 10:8-14 Josh 8:20 Judg 20:33-43 Ps 50:15 Ps 91:5 2 Chr 18:31

2 Chronicles 13:15¹⁵and the men of Judah gave the battle cry. As the men of Judah gave the battle cry, God struck down Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:2 Chr 14:12 2 Chr 20:21 2 Kgs 5:1 Isa 37:36 Josh 11:8 Josh 6:16 Josh 6:20 Judg 4:15 Judg 7:18-22 Num 32:4

2 Chronicles 13:16¹⁶The Israelites fled from before the Judahite army, and God handed them over to the men of Judah.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:2 Chr 16:8 1 Sam 23:7 Deut 2:36 Deut 3:3 Gen 14:20 Josh 10:12 Josh 21:44 Judg 1:4 Judg 11:21

2 Chronicles 13:17¹⁷Abijah and his army thoroughly defeated them; 500,000 well-trained Israelite men fell dead.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:1 Cor 10:22 2 Chr 13:12 2 Chr 13:3 2 Chr 28:6 Isa 10:16-19 Isa 37:36 Nah 1:5

2 Chronicles 13:18¹⁸That day the Israelites were defeated; the men of Judah prevailed because they relied on the Lord God of their ancestors.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:1 Chr 5:20 2 Chr 14:11 Nah 1:7 2 Chr 16:8-9 2 Chr 20:20 2 Kgs 18:5 Dan 3:28 Ps 146:5 Ps 22:4-5 Eph 1:12

2 Chronicles 13:19¹⁹Abijah chased Jeroboam; he seized from him these cities: Bethel and its surrounding towns, Jeshanah and its surrounding towns, and Ephron and its surrounding towns.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:2 Chr 15:8 Josh 15:9 1 Sam 31:7 John 11:54 Josh 10:19 Josh 10:39 Josh 11:12

2 Chronicles 13:20²⁰Jeroboam did not regain power during the reign of Abijah. The Lord struck him down and he died.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:1 Kgs 14:20 1 Sam 25:38 1 Kgs 15:9 1 Sam 26:10 Acts 12:23 Ezek 24:16 Ps 18:37-38

2 Chronicles 13:21²¹Abijah’s power grew; he had fourteen wives and fathered twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:2 Chr 11:21 2 Sam 5:12-13 Judg 10:4 Judg 8:30-31 Judg 9:5

2 Chronicles 13:22²²The rest of the events of Abijah’s reign, including his deeds and sayings, are recorded in the writings of the prophet Iddo.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:2 Chr 9:29 2 Chr 12:15 2 Chr 24:27