2 Chronicles 13
Study sheet, King James Version, with the original-language words this chapter turns on.
The text
1Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah.
2He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.
3And Abijah set the battle in array with an army of valiant men of war, even four hundred thousand chosen men: Jeroboam also set the battle in array against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men, being mighty men of valour.
4And Abijah stood up upon mount Zemaraim, which is in mount Ephraim, and said, Hear me, thou Jeroboam, and all Israel;
5Ought ye not to know that the LORD God of Israel gave the kingdom over Israel to David for ever, even to him and to his sons by a covenant of salt?
6Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon the son of David, is risen up, and hath rebelled against his lord.
7And there are gathered unto him vain men, the children of Belial, and have strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tenderhearted, and could not withstand them.
8And now ye think to withstand the kingdom of the LORD in the hand of the sons of David; and ye be a great multitude, and there are with you golden calves, which Jeroboam made you for gods.
9Have ye not cast out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and have made you priests after the manner of the nations of other lands? so that whosoever cometh to consecrate himself with a young bullock and seven rams, the same may be a priest of them that are no gods.
10But as for us, the LORD is our God, and we have not forsaken him; and the priests, which minister unto the LORD, are the sons of Aaron, and the Levites wait upon their business:
11And they burn unto the LORD every morning and every evening burnt sacrifices and sweet incense: the shewbread also set they in order upon the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with the lamps thereof, to burn every evening: for we keep the charge of the LORD our God; but ye have forsaken him.
12And, behold, God himself is with us for our captain, and his priests with sounding trumpets to cry alarm against you. O children of Israel, fight ye not against the LORD God of your fathers; for ye shall not prosper.
13But Jeroboam caused an ambushment to come about behind them: so they were before Judah, and the ambushment was behind them.
14And when Judah looked back, behold, the battle was before and behind: and they cried unto the LORD, and the priests sounded with the trumpets.
15Then the men of Judah gave a shout: and as the men of Judah shouted, it came to pass, that God smote Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.
16And the children of Israel fled before Judah: and God delivered them into their hand.
17And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.
18Thus the children of Israel were brought under at that time, and the children of Judah prevailed, because they relied upon the LORD God of their fathers.
19And Abijah pursued after Jeroboam, and took cities from him, Bethel with the towns thereof, and Jeshanah with the towns thereof, and Ephrain with the towns thereof.
20Neither did Jeroboam recover strength again in the days of Abijah: and the LORD struck him, and he died.
21But Abijah waxed mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.
22And the rest of the acts of Abijah, and his ways, and his sayings, are written in the story of the prophet Iddo.
Words in this chapter
Definitions are Strong's own wording from his Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Counts are how often each word appears in this chapter, from the tagged text.
- בֵּןbênH112114× in this chapter
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
- אֵתʼêthH85312× in this chapter
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
- יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâhH306811× in this chapter
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
- אֲבִיָּהʼĂbîyâhH2910× in this chapter
Abijah, the name of several Israelite men and two Israelitesses
- יָרׇבְעָםYârobʻâmH337910× in this chapter
Jarobam, the name of two Israelite kings
- אֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîymH43010× in this chapter
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
- עַלʻalH59219× in this chapter
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
- יְהוּדָהYᵉhûwdâhH30638× in this chapter
Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
- יִשְׂרָאֵלYisrâʼêlH34788× in this chapter
Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- לֹאlôʼH38087× in this chapter
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
- כֹּהֵןkôhênH35486× in this chapter
literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
- פָּנִיםpânîymH64406× in this chapter
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
- בַּתbathH13235× in this chapter
a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
- הָיָהhâyâhH19615× in this chapter
to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
- אִישׁʼîyshH3765× in this chapter
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- מִלְחָמָהmilchâmâhH44215× in this chapter
a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare)
- כִּיkîyH35884× in this chapter
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
- עִםʻimH59734× in this chapter
adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)
- עֶרֶבʻerebH61534× in this chapter
dusk
- דָּוִדDâvidH17323× in this chapter
David, the youngest son of Jesse
- חָזַקchâzaqH23883× in this chapter
to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer
- יָדyâdH30273× in this chapter
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
- אַחַרʼacharH3103× in this chapter
properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
- כֹּלkôlH36053× in this chapter
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
- מֵאָהmêʼâhH39673× in this chapter
a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
- אֶלֶףʼelephH5053× in this chapter
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
- עָשָׂרʻâsârH62403× in this chapter
ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth
- רוּעַrûwaʻH73213× in this chapter
to mar (especially by breaking); figuratively, to split the ears (with sound), i.e. shout (for alarm or joy)
- אַתָּהʼattâhH8593× in this chapter
thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you
- בָּחַרbâcharH9773× in this chapter
properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select
- אָבʼâbH12× in this chapter
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- בֵּית־אֵלBêyth-ʼÊlH10082× in this chapter
Beth-El, a place in Palestine
- בֹּקֶרbôqerH12422× in this chapter
properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning
- גִּבּוֹרgibbôwrH13682× in this chapter
powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant
- דָּבָרdâbârH16972× in this chapter
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- אַהֲרוֹןʼAhărôwnH1752× in this chapter
Aharon, the brother of Moses
- הִנֵּהhinnêhH20092× in this chapter
lo!
- הַרharH20222× in this chapter
a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
- זָהָבzâhâbH20912× in this chapter
gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky
- חַיִלchayilH24282× in this chapter
probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength