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[1] In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, Abijah began to reign over Judah. [2] He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Micaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam. [3] 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. [4] Abijah stood up on Mount Zemaraim, which is in the hill country of Ephraim, and said, “Hear me, Jeroboam and all Israel: [5] 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? [6] Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon the son of David, rose up, and rebelled against his lord. [7] Worthless men were gathered to him, wicked fellows who strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tender hearted, and could not withstand them. [8] “Now you intend to withstand the kingdom of Yahweh in the hand of the sons of David. You are a great multitude, and the golden calves which Jeroboam made you for gods are with you. [9] Haven’t you driven out the priests of Yahweh, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and made priests for yourselves according to the ways of the peoples of other lands? Whoever comes to consecrate himself with a young bull and seven rams may be a priest of those who are no gods. [10] “But as for us, Yahweh is our God, and we have not forsaken him. We have priests serving Yahweh, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites in their work. [11] They burn to Yahweh every morning and every evening burnt offerings and sweet incense. They also set the show bread in order on the pure table, and care for the gold lamp stand with its lamps, to burn every evening; for we keep the instruction of Yahweh our God, but you have forsaken him. [12] 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 fight against Yahweh, the God of your fathers; for you will not prosper.” [13] But Jeroboam caused an ambush to come about behind them; so they were before Judah, and the ambush was behind them. [14] When Judah looked back, behold, the battle was before and behind them; and they cried to Yahweh, and the priests sounded with the trumpets. [15] Then the men of Judah gave a shout. As the men of Judah shouted, God struck Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah. [16] The children of Israel fled before Judah, and God delivered them into their hand. [17] Abijah and his people killed them with a great slaughter, so five hundred thousand chosen men of Israel fell down slain. [18] 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. [19] Abijah pursued Jeroboam, and took cities from him: Bethel with its villages, Jeshanah with its villages, and Ephron with its villages. [20] Jeroboam didn’t recover strength again in the days of Abijah. Yahweh struck him, and he died. [21] But Abijah grew mighty and took for himself fourteen wives, and became the father of twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters. [22] The rest of the acts of Abijah, his ways, and his sayings are written in the commentary of the prophet Iddo.
King James Version

Abijah’s Reign

[1] Now in the eighteenth H8083 H6240 year H8141 of king H4428 Jeroboam H3379 began Abijah H29 to reign H4427 over H5921 Judah. H3063 [2] He reigned H4427 three H7969 years H8141 in Jerusalem. H3389 His mother’s H517 name H8034 also was Michaiah H4322 the daughter H1323 of Uriel H222 of Gibeah. H1390 And there was war H4421 between H996 Abijah H29 and Jeroboam. H3379 [3] And Abijah H29 set H631§ the battle H4421 in array H631 with H5973 an army H2428 of valiant men H1368 of war, H4421 even four H702 hundred H3967 thousand H505 chosen H977 men: H376 Jeroboam H3379 also set the battle H4421 in array H6186 against him with eight H8083 hundred H3967 thousand H505 chosen H977 men, H376 being mighty men H1368 of valour. H2428 [4] And Abijah H29 stood up H6965 upon H5921 mount H2022 Zemaraim, H6787 which is in mount H2022 Ephraim, H669 and said, H559 Hear H8085 me, thou Jeroboam, H3379 and all Israel; H3478 [5] ought ye not to know H3045 that the Lord H3068 God H430 of Israel H3478 gave H5414 the kingdom H4467 over H5921 Israel H3478 to David H1732 for H3588 ever, H5769 even to him and to his sons H1121 by a covenant H1285 of salt? H4417 [6] Yet Jeroboam H3379 the son H1121 of Nebat, H5028 the servant H5650 of Solomon H8010 the son H1121 of David, H1732 is risen up, H6965 and hath rebelled H4775 against H5921 his lord. H113 [7] And there are gathered H6908 unto him vain H7386 men, H582 the children H1121 of Belial, H1100 and have strengthened H553 themselves against Rehoboam H7346 the son H1121 of Solomon, H8010 when Rehoboam H7346 was young H5288 and tenderhearted, H7390 H3824 and could not withstand H2388 them. H6440 [8] And now ye think H559 to withstand H2388 the kingdom H6440 H4467 of the Lord H3068 in the hand H3027 of the sons H1121 of David; H1732 and ye be a great H7227 multitude, H1995 and there are with you golden H2091 calves, H5695 which H834 Jeroboam H3379 made H6213 you for gods. H430 [9] Have ye not cast out H5080 the priests H3548 of the Lord, H3068 the sons H1121 of Aaron, H175 and the Levites, H3881 and have made H6213 you priests H3548 after the manner of the nations H5971 of other lands? H776 so that whosoever cometh H935 to consecrate H4390 H3027 himself§ with a young H1121 H1241 bullock H6499 and seven H7651 rams, H352 the same may be a priest H3548 of them that are no H3808 gods. H430 [10] But as for us, the Lord H3068 is our God, H430 and we have not forsaken H5800 him; and the priests, H3548 which minister H8334 unto the Lord, H3068 are the sons H1121 of Aaron, H175 and the Levites H3881 wait upon their business: H4399 [11] and they burn H6999 unto the Lord H3068 every morning H1242 and every evening H6153 burnt sacrifices H5930 and sweet H5561 incense: H7004 the shewbread H3899 H4635 also set they in order upon the pure H2889 table; H7979 and the candlestick H4501 of gold H2091 with the lamps H5216 thereof, to burn H1197 every evening: H6153 for H3588 we keep H8104 H853 the charge H4931 of the Lord H3068 our God; H430 but ye have forsaken H5800 him. [12] And, behold, God H430 himself is with us for our captain, H7218 and his priests H3548 with H5973 sounding H8643 trumpets H2689 to cry alarm H7321 against H5921 you. O children H1121 of Israel, H3478 fight H3898 ye not against the Lord H3068 God H430 of your fathers; H1 for H3588 ye shall not prosper. H6743 [13] But Jeroboam H3379 caused an ambushment H3993 to come H935 about H5437 behind H310 them: so they were before H6440 Judah, H3063 and the ambushment H3993 was behind H310 them. [14] And when Judah H3063 looked back, H6437 behold, the battle H4421 was before H6440 and behind: H268 and they cried H6817 unto the Lord, H3068 and the priests H3548 sounded H2690 H2690 with the trumpets. H2689 [15] Then the men H376 of Judah H3063 gave a shout: H7321 and as the men H376 of Judah H3063 shouted, H7321 it came to pass, that God H430 smote H5062 H853 Jeroboam H3379 and all Israel H3478 before H6440 Abijah H29 and Judah. H3063 [16] And the children H1121 of Israel H3478 fled H5127 before H6440 Judah: H3063 and God H430 delivered H5414 them into their hand. H3027 [17] And Abijah H29 and his people H5971 slew H5221 them with a great H7227 slaughter: H4347 so there fell down H5307 slain H2491 of Israel H3478 five H2568 hundred H3967 thousand H505 chosen H977 men. H376 [18] Thus the children H1121 of Israel H3478 were brought H3665 under at that time, H6256 and the children H1121 of Judah H3063 prevailed, H553 because H3588 they relied H8172 upon H5921 the Lord H3068 God H430 of their fathers. H1 [19] And Abijah H29 pursued H7291 after H310 Jeroboam, H3379 and took H3920 cities H5892 from H4480 him, Beth-el H1008 with the towns H1323 thereof, and Jeshanah H3466 with the towns H1323 thereof, and Ephrain H6085 with the towns H1323 thereof. [20] Neither did Jeroboam H3379 recover H6113 strength H3581 again in the days H3117 of Abijah: H29 and the Lord H3068 struck H5062 him, and he died. H4191 [21] But Abijah H29 waxed mighty, H2388 and married H5375 fourteen H702 H6240 wives, H802 and begat H3205 twenty H6242 and two H8147 sons, H1121 and sixteen H8337 H6240 daughters. H1323 [22] And the rest H3499 of the acts H1697 of Abijah, H29 and his ways, H1870 and his sayings, H1697 are written H3789 in the story H4097§ of the prophet H5030 Iddo. H5714

Footnotes

  1. § 13:3 Heb. bound together
  2. § 13:9 Heb. to fill his hand
  3. § 13:22 Or, commentary
Septuaginta
[1] Ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 ὀκτωκαιδεκάτῳ ἔτει G2094 τῆς G3588 βασιλείας G932 Ιεροβοαμ ἐβασίλευσεν G936 Αβια G7 ἐπὶ G1909 Ιουδαν· G2455 [2] ἔτη G2094 τρία G5140 ἐβασίλευσεν G936 ἐν G1722 Ιερουσαλημ, G2419 καὶ G2532 ὄνομα G3686 τῇ G3588 μητρὶ G3384 αὐτοῦ G846 Μααχα θυγάτηρ G2364 Ουριηλ ἀπὸ G575 Γαβαων. Καὶ G2532 πόλεμος G4171 ἦν G2258 ἀνὰ G303 μέσον G3319 Αβια G7 καὶ G2532 ἀνὰ G303 μέσον G3319 Ιεροβοαμ. [3] Καὶ G2532 παρετάξατο Αβια G7 τὸν G3588 πόλεμον G4171 ἐν G1722 δυνάμει G1411 πολεμισταῖς δυνάμεως G1411 τετρακοσίαις G5071 χιλιάσιν G5505 ἀνδρῶν G435 δυνατῶν, G1415 καὶ G2532 Ιεροβοαμ παρετάξατο πρὸς G4314 αὐτὸν G846 πόλεμον G4171 ἐν G1722 ὀκτακοσίαις χιλιάσιν, G5505 δυνατοὶ G1415 πολεμισταὶ δυνάμεως. G1411 [4] Καὶ G2532 ἀνέστη G450 Αβια G7 ἀπὸ G575 τοῦ G3588 ὄρους G3735 Σομορων, ὅ G3739 ἐστιν G2076 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 ὄρει G3735 Εφραιμ, G2187 καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 Ἀκούσατε, G191 Ιεροβοαμ καὶ G2532 πᾶς G3956 Ισραηλ. G2474 [5] Οὐχ G3756 ὑμῖν G5213 γνῶναι G1097 ὅτι G3754 κύριος G2962 ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 Ισραηλ G2474 ἔδωκεν G1325 βασιλείαν G932 ἐπὶ G1909 τὸν G3588 Ισραηλ G2474 εἰς G1519 τὸν G3588 αἰῶνα G165 τῷ G3588 Δαυιδ G1138 καὶ G2532 τοῖς G3588 υἱοῖς G5207 αὐτοῦ G846 διαθήκην G1242 ἁλός; G251 [6] Καὶ G2532 ἀνέστη G450 Ιεροβοαμ ὁ G3588 τοῦ G3588 Ναβατ ὁ G3588 παῖς G3816 Σαλωμων τοῦ G3588 Δαυιδ G1138 καὶ G2532 ἀπέστη G868 ἀπὸ G575 τοῦ G3588 κυρίου G2962 αὐτοῦ. G846 [7] Καὶ G2532 συνήχθησαν G4863 πρὸς G4314 αὐτὸν G846 ἄνδρες G435 λοιμοὶ G3061 υἱοὶ G5207 παράνομοι, καὶ G2532 ἀντέστη G436 πρὸς G4314 Ροβοαμ G4497 τὸν G3588 τοῦ G3588 Σαλωμων, καὶ G2532 Ροβοαμ G4497 ἦν G2258 νεώτερος G3501 καὶ G2532 δειλὸς G1169 τῇ G3588 καρδίᾳ G2588 καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἀντέστη G436 κατὰ G2596 πρόσωπον G4383 αὐτοῦ. G846 [8] Καὶ G2532 νῦν G3568 λέγετε G3004 ὑμεῖς G5210 ἀντιστῆναι G436 κατὰ G2596 πρόσωπον G4383 βασιλείας G932 κυρίου G2962 διὰ G1223 χειρὸς G5495 υἱῶν G5207 Δαυιδ· G1138 καὶ G2532 ὑμεῖς G5210 πλῆθος G4128 πολύ, G4183 καὶ G2532 μεθ’ G3326 ὑμῶν G5216 μόσχοι G3448 χρυσοῖ, G5552 οὓς G3739 ἐποίησεν G4160 ὑμῖν G5213 Ιεροβοαμ εἰς G1519 θεούς. G2316 [9] Ἦ G2229 οὐκ G3756 ἐξεβάλετε G1544 τοὺς G3588 ἱερεῖς G2409 κυρίου G2962 τοὺς G3588 υἱοὺς G5207 Ααρων G2 καὶ G2532 τοὺς G3588 Λευίτας G3019 καὶ G2532 ἐποιήσατε G4160 ἑαυτοῖς G1438 ἱερεῖς G2409 ἐκ G1537 τοῦ G3588 λαοῦ G2992 τῆς G3588 γῆς; G1093 Πᾶς G3956 ὁ G3588 προσπορευόμενος G4365 πληρῶσαι G4137 τὰς G3588 χεῖρας G5495 ἐν G1722 μόσχῳ G3448 ἐκ G1537 βοῶν G1016 καὶ G2532 κριοῖς ἑπτὰ G2033 καὶ G2532 ἐγίνετο G1096 εἰς G1519 ἱερέα G2409 τῷ G3588 μὴ G3361 ὄντι G5607 θεῷ. G2316 [10] Καὶ G2532 ἡμεῖς G2249 κύριον G2962 τὸν G3588 θεὸν G2316 ἡμῶν G2257 οὐκ G3756 ἐγκατελίπομεν, G1459 καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 ἱερεῖς G2409 αὐτοῦ G846 λειτουργοῦσιν G3008 τῷ G3588 κυρίῳ G2962 οἱ G3588 υἱοὶ G5207 Ααρων G2 καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 Λευῖται G3019 ἐν G1722 ταῖς G3588 ἐφημερίαις G2183 αὐτῶν· G846 [11] θυμιῶσιν G2370 τῷ G3588 κυρίῳ G2962 ὁλοκαυτώματα G3646 πρωῒ G4404 καὶ G2532 δείλης καὶ G2532 θυμίαμα G2368 συνθέσεως, καὶ G2532 προθέσεις G4286 ἄρτων G740 ἐπὶ G1909 τῆς G3588 τραπέζης G5132 τῆς G3588 καθαρᾶς, G2513 καὶ G2532 ἡ G3588 λυχνία G3087 ἡ G3588 χρυσῆ G5552 καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 λύχνοι G3088 ‡ τῆς G3588 καύσεως G2740 ἀνάψαι G381 δείλης, ὅτι G3754 φυλάσσομεν G5442 ἡμεῖς G2249 τὰς G3588 φυλακὰς G5438 κυρίου G2962 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ G2316 τῶν G3588 πατέρων G3962 ἡμῶν, G2257 καὶ G2532 ὑμεῖς G5210 ἐγκατελίπετε G1459 αὐτόν. G846 [12] Καὶ G2532 ἰδοὺ G2400 μεθ’ G3326 ἡμῶν G2257 ἐν G1722 ἀρχῇ G746 κύριος G2962 καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 ἱερεῖς G2409 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 αἱ G3588 σάλπιγγες G4536 τῆς G3588 σημασίας τοῦ G3588 σημαίνειν G4591 ἐφ’ G1909 ὑμᾶς. G5209 Οἱ G3588 υἱοὶ G5207 τοῦ G3588 Ισραηλ, G2474 πολεμήσετε G4170 πρὸς G4314 κύριον G2962 θεὸν G2316 τῶν G3588 πατέρων G3962 ἡμῶν, G2257 ὅτι G3754 οὐκ G3756 εὐοδωθήσεται G2137 ὑμῖν. G5213 — [13] καὶ G2532 Ιεροβοαμ ἀπέστρεψεν G654 τὸ G3588 ἔνεδρον G1749 ἐλθεῖν G2064 αὐτῶν G846 ἐκ G1537 τῶν G3588 ὄπισθεν· G3693 καὶ G2532 ἐγένετο G1096 ἔμπροσθεν G1715 Ιουδα, καὶ G2532 τὸ G3588 ἔνεδρον G1749 ἐκ G1537 τῶν G3588 ὄπισθεν. G3693 [14] Καὶ G2532 ἀπέστρεψεν G654 Ιουδας, G2455 καὶ G2532 ἰδοὺ G2400 αὐτοῖς G846 ὁ G3588 πόλεμος G4171 ἐκ G1537 τῶν G3588 ἔμπροσθεν G1715 καὶ G2532 ἐκ G1537 τῶν G3588 ὄπισθεν, G3693 καὶ G2532 ἐβόησαν G994 πρὸς G4314 κύριον, G2962 καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 ἱερεῖς G2409 ἐσάλπισαν G4537 ταῖς G3588 σάλπιγξιν. G4536 [15] Καὶ G2532 ἐβόησαν G994 ἄνδρες G435 Ιουδα, καὶ G2532 ἐγένετο G1096 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 βοᾶν G994 ἄνδρας G435 Ιουδα καὶ G2532 κύριος G2962 ἐπάταξεν G3960 τὸν G3588 Ιεροβοαμ καὶ G2532 τὸν G3588 Ισραηλ G2474 ἐναντίον G1726 Αβια G7 καὶ G2532 Ιουδα. [16] Καὶ G2532 ἔφυγον G5343 οἱ G3588 υἱοὶ G5207 Ισραηλ G2474 ἀπὸ G575 προσώπου G4383 Ιουδα, καὶ G2532 παρέδωκεν G3860 αὐτοὺς G846 κύριος G2962 εἰς G1519 τὰς G3588 χεῖρας G5495 αὐτῶν. G846 [17] Καὶ G2532 ἐπάταξεν G3960 ἐν G1722 αὐτοῖς G846 Αβια G7 καὶ G2532 ὁ G3588 λαὸς G2992 αὐτοῦ G846 πληγὴν G4127 μεγάλην, G3173 καὶ G2532 ἔπεσον G4098 τραυματίαι ἀπὸ G575 Ισραηλ G2474 πεντακόσιαι G4001 χιλιάδες G5505 ἄνδρες G435 δυνατοί. G1415 [18] Καὶ G2532 ἐταπεινώθησαν G5013 οἱ G3588 υἱοὶ G5207 Ισραηλ G2474 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 ἡμέρᾳ G2250 ἐκείνῃ, G1565 καὶ G2532 κατίσχυσαν G2729 οἱ G3588 υἱοὶ G5207 Ιουδα, ὅτι G3754 ἤλπισαν G1679 ἐπὶ G1909 κύριον G2962 θεὸν G2316 τῶν G3588 πατέρων G3962 αὐτῶν. G846 [19] Καὶ G2532 κατεδίωξεν G2614 Αβια G7 ὀπίσω G3694 Ιεροβοαμ καὶ G2532 προκατελάβετο παρ’ G3844 αὐτοῦ G846 πόλεις, G4172 τὴν G3588 Βαιθηλ καὶ G2532 τὰς G3588 κώμας G2968 αὐτῆς G846 καὶ G2532 τὴν G3588 Ισανα καὶ G2532 τὰς G3588 κώμας G2968 αὐτῆς G846 καὶ G2532 τὴν G3588 Εφρων καὶ G2532 τὰς G3588 κώμας G2968 αὐτῆς. G846 [20] Καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἔσχεν G2192 ἰσχὺν G2479 Ιεροβοαμ ἔτι G2089 πάσας G3956 τὰς G3588 ἡμέρας G2250 Αβια, G7 καὶ G2532 ἐπάταξεν G3960 αὐτὸν G846 κύριος, G2962 καὶ G2532 ἐτελεύτησεν. G5053 [21] Καὶ G2532 κατίσχυσεν G2729 Αβια G7 καὶ G2532 ἔλαβεν G2983 ἑαυτῷ G1438 γυναῖκας G1135 δέκα G1176 τέσσαρας G5064 καὶ G2532 ἐγέννησεν G1080 υἱοὺς G5207 εἴκοσι G1501 δύο G1417 καὶ G2532 θυγατέρας G2364 δέκα G1176 ἕξ. G1803 [22] Καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 λοιποὶ G3062 λόγοι G3056 Αβια G7 καὶ G2532 αἱ G3588 πράξεις G4234 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 λόγοι G3056 αὐτοῦ G846 γεγραμμένοι G1125 ἐπὶ G1909 βιβλίῳ G975 τοῦ G3588 προφήτου G4396 Αδδω.
Septuaginta, in place of Byzantine Greek New Testament

Footnotes

  1. ‡ 13:11 Corrected from λυχνοὶ, as seen in RH. The noun λύχνος is accented on its first syllable, as this edition prints it at all 46 of its other occurrences, λύχνοι among them at and .