English Bible Presentation Sharing - 2-Chronicles Book, chapter 13, verse 25 in Hcsb Version

2 Chronicles 13 : 1 (HCSB)

In the eighteenth year of *Israel's King Jeroboam, Abijah became king over Judah;

2 Chronicles 13 : 2 (HCSB)

he reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Micaiah daughter of Uriel; *she was from Gibeah. There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.

2 Chronicles 13 : 3 (HCSB)

Abijah set his army of warriors in order with 400,000 choice men. Jeroboam arranged his mighty army of 800,000 choice men in battle formation against him.

2 Chronicles 13 : 4 (HCSB)

Then Abijah stood on Mount Zemaraim, which is in the hill country of Ephraim, and said, "Jeroboam and all Israel, hear me.

2 Chronicles 13 : 5 (HCSB)

Don't you know that the LORD God of Israel gave the kingship over Israel to David and his descendants forever by a covenant of salt?

2 Chronicles 13 : 6 (HCSB)

But Jeroboam son of Nebat, a servant of Solomon son of David, rose up and rebelled against his lord.

2 Chronicles 13 : 7 (HCSB)

Then worthless and wicked men gathered around him to resist Rehoboam son of Solomon when Rehoboam was young, inexperienced, and unable to assert himself against them.

2 Chronicles 13 : 8 (HCSB)

"And now you are saying you can assert yourselves against the LORD's kingdom in the hand of *one of David's sons. You are a vast multitude and have with you the golden calves that Jeroboam made for you as gods.

2 Chronicles 13 : 9 (HCSB)

Didn't you banish the priests of the LORD, the descendants of Aaron and the Levites, and make your own priests like the peoples of *other lands do? Whoever comes to ordain himself with a young bull and seven rams may become a priest of what are not gods.

2 Chronicles 13 : 10 (HCSB)

"But as for us, the LORD is our God. We have not abandoned Him; the priests ministering to the LORD are descendants of Aaron, and the Levites *serve at their tasks.

2 Chronicles 13 : 11 (HCSB)

They offer a burnt offering and fragrant incense to the LORD every morning and every evening, and *they set the rows of the bread of the Presence on the ceremonially clean table. They light the lamps of the gold lampstand every evening. We are carrying out the requirements of the LORD our God, while you have abandoned Him.

2 Chronicles 13 : 12 (HCSB)

Look, God and His priests are with us at our head. The trumpets are ready to sound the charge against you. Israelites, don't fight against the LORD God of your ancestors, for you will not succeed."

2 Chronicles 13 : 13 (HCSB)

Now Jeroboam had sent an ambush around to advance from behind them. So they were in front of Judah, and the ambush was behind them.

2 Chronicles 13 : 14 (HCSB)

Judah turned and discovered that the battle was in front of them and behind them, so they cried out to the LORD. Then the priests blew the trumpets,

2 Chronicles 13 : 15 (HCSB)

and the men of Judah raised the battle cry. When the men of Judah raised the battle cry, God routed Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.

2 Chronicles 13 : 16 (HCSB)

So the Israelites fled before Judah, and God handed them over to them.

2 Chronicles 13 : 17 (HCSB)

Then Abijah and his people struck them with a mighty blow, and 500,000 choice men of Israel were killed.

2 Chronicles 13 : 18 (HCSB)

The Israelites were subdued at that time. The Judahites succeeded because they depended on the LORD, the God of their ancestors.

2 Chronicles 13 : 19 (HCSB)

Abijah pursued Jeroboam and captured *some cities from him: Bethel and its villages, Jeshanah and its villages, and Ephron and its villages.

2 Chronicles 13 : 20 (HCSB)

Jeroboam no longer retained his power during Abijah's reign; ultimately, the LORD struck him and he died.

2 Chronicles 13 : 21 (HCSB)

However, Abijah grew strong, acquired 14 wives, and fathered 22 sons and 16 daughters.

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The rest of the events of Abijah's *reign , along with his ways and his sayings, are written about in the Writing of the Prophet Iddo.