V.1 Now in the eighteenth 8083 6240 year 8141 of king 4428 Jeroboam 3379 began Abijah 29 to reign 4427-4 over Judah. 3063

13:2 He reigned 4427-1 three 7969 years 8141 in Jerusalem. 3389 His mother's 517 name 8034 also [was] Michaiah 4322 the daughter 1323 of Uriel 222 of Gibeah. 1390 And there was war 4421 between Abijah 29 and Jeroboam. 3379

13:3 And Abijah 29 set 631-4 the battle 4421 in array with an army 2428 of valiant men 1368 of war, 4421 [even] four 702 hundred 3967 thousand 505 chosen 977-7 men: 376 Jeroboam 3379 also set the battle 4421 in array 6186-1 against him with eight 8083 hundred 3967 thousand 505 chosen 977-7 men, 376 [being] mighty men 1368 of valour. 2428

13:4 And Abijah 29 stood up 6965-4 upon mount 2022 Zemaraim, 6787 which [is] in mount 2022 Ephraim, 669 and said, 559-4 Hear 8085-3 me, thou Jeroboam, 3379 and all Israel; 3478

13:5 Ought ye not to know 3045-2 that the LORD 3068 God 430 of Israel 3478 gave 5414-1 the kingdom 4467 over Israel 3478 to David 1732 for ever, 5769 [even] to him and to his sons 1121 by a covenant 1285 of salt? 4417

13:6 Yet Jeroboam 3379 the son 1121 of Nebat, 5028 the servant 5650 of Solomon 8010 the son 1121 of David, 1732 is risen up, 6965-4 and hath rebelled 4775-4 against his lord. 113

13:7 And there are gathered 6908-11 unto him vain 7386 men, 582 the children 1121 of Belial, 1100 and have strengthened 553-101 themselves against Rehoboam 7346 the son 1121 of Solomon, 8010 when Rehoboam 7346 was young 5288 and tenderhearted, 7390 3824 and could not withstand 2388-98 them. 6440

13:8 And now ye think 559-6 to withstand 2388-99 the 6440 kingdom 4467 of the LORD 3068 in the hand 3027 of the sons 1121 of David; 1732 and ye [be] a great 7227 multitude, 1995 and [there are] with you golden 2091 calves, 5695 which Jeroboam 3379 made 6213-1 you for gods. 430

13:9 Have ye not cast out 5080-52 the priests 3548 of the LORD, 3068 the sons 1121 of Aaron, 175 and the Levites, 3881 and have made 6213-4 you priests 3548 after the manner of the nations 5971 of [other] lands? 776 so that whosoever cometh 935-6 to consecrate 4390-15 himself 3027 with a young 6499 1121 bullock 1241 and seven 7651 rams, 352 [the same] may be a priest 3548 of [them that are] no 3808 gods. 430

13:10 But as for us, the LORD 3068 [is] our God, 430 and we have not forsaken 5800-1 him; and the priests, 3548 which minister 8334-18 unto the LORD, 3068 [are] the sons 1121 of Aaron, 175 and the Levites 3881 [wait] upon [their] business: 4399

13:11 And they burn 6999-56 unto the LORD 3068 every morning 1242 1242 and every evening 6153 6153 burnt sacrifices 5930 and sweet 5561 incense: 7004 the shewbread 3899 4635 also [set they in order] upon the pure 2889 table; 7979 and the candlestick 4501 of gold 2091 with the lamps 5216 thereof, to burn 1197-15 every evening: 6153 6153 for we keep 8104-6 the charge 4931 of the LORD 3068 our God; 430 but ye have forsaken 5800-1 him.

13:12 And, behold, God 430 himself [is] with us for [our] captain, 7218 and his priests 3548 with sounding 8643 trumpets 2689 to cry alarm 7321-53 against you. O children 1121 of Israel, 3478 fight 3898-11 ye not against the LORD 3068 God 430 of your fathers; 1 for ye shall not prosper. 6743-55

13:13 But Jeroboam 3379 caused an ambushment 3993 to come 935-2 about 5437-52 behind 310 them: so they were before 6440 Judah, 3063 and the ambushment 3993 [was] behind 310 them.

13:14 And when Judah 3063 looked 6437-4 back, behold, the battle 4421 [was] before 6440 and behind: 268 and they cried 6817-4 unto the LORD, 3068 and the priests 3548 sounded 2690- 56|2690-18-k with the trumpets. 2689

13:15 Then the men 376 of Judah 3063 gave a shout: 7321-55 and as the men 376 of Judah 3063 shouted, 7321-53 it came to pass, that God 430 smote 5062-1 Jeroboam 3379 and all Israel 3478 before 6440 Abijah 29 and Judah. 3063

13:16 And the children 1121 of Israel 3478 fled 5127-4 before 6440 Judah: 3063 and God 430 delivered 5414-4 them into their hand. 3027

13:17 And Abijah 29 and his people 5971 slew 5221-55 them with a great 7227 slaughter: 4347 so there fell down 5307-4 slain 2491 of Israel 3478 five 2568 hundred 3967 thousand 505 chosen 977-7 men. 376

13:18 Thus the children 1121 of Israel 3478 were brought 3665-11 under at that time, 6256 and the children 1121 of Judah 3063 prevailed, 553-4 because they relied 8172-8 upon the LORD 3068 God 430 of their fathers. 1

13:19 And Abijah 29 pursued 7291-4 after 310 Jeroboam, 3379 and took 3920-4 cities 5892 from him, Bethel 1008 with the towns 1323 thereof, and Jeshanah 3466 with the towns 1323 thereof, and Ephrain 6085 with the towns 1323 thereof.

13:20 Neither did Jeroboam 3379 recover 6113-1 strength 3581 again in the days 3117 of Abijah: 29 and the LORD 3068 struck 5062-4 him, and he died. 4191-4

13:21 But Abijah 29 waxed mighty, 2388-101 and married 5375-4 fourteen 702 6240 wives, 802 and begat 3205-55 twenty 6242 and two 8147 sons, 1121 and sixteen 8337 6240 daughters. 1323