2nd Chronicles Chapter 13

Abijah succeeds Rehoboam

13:1 NOW in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboamיָרָבְעָם‎
Yārŏḇə‘ām;/ˌdʒɛrəˈboʊ.əm/; Greek: Ἱεροβοάμ, romanized: Hieroboám Reign 931 – 910 BC Died 910 BC began Abijahאֲבִיָּם
Modern: ʼAvīyam “father of the sea” or “my father is the sea/is Yam”; Biblical Greek: Αβιού, romanized: Aviou; Latin: Abiam. The Books of Chronicles refer to him as Abijah For more info click here to reign over Judah.
13:2 He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also was Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. And there was war between Abijahאֲבִיָּם
Modern: ʼAvīyam “father of the sea” or “my father is the sea/is Yam”; Biblical Greek: Αβιού, romanized: Aviou; Latin: Abiam. The Books of Chronicles refer to him as Abijah For more info click here and Jeroboamיָרָבְעָם‎
Yārŏḇə‘ām;/ˌdʒɛrəˈboʊ.əm/; Greek: Ἱεροβοάμ, romanized: Hieroboám Reign 931 – 910 BC Died 910 BC.
13:3 And Abijahאֲבִיָּם
Modern: ʼAvīyam “father of the sea” or “my father is the sea/is Yam”; Biblical Greek: Αβιού, romanized: Aviou; Latin: Abiam. The Books of Chronicles refer to him as Abijah For more info click here set the battle in array with an army of mighty men of war, four hundred thousand chosen men: Jeroboamיָרָבְעָם‎
Yārŏḇə‘ām;/ˌdʒɛrəˈboʊ.əm/; Greek: Ἱεροβοάμ, romanized: Hieroboám Reign 931 – 910 BC Died 910 BC had set the battle in order against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men, mighty men of valor.
13:4 And Abijahאֲבִיָּם
Modern: ʼAvīyam “father of the sea” or “my father is the sea/is Yam”; Biblical Greek: Αβιού, romanized: Aviou; Latin: Abiam. The Books of Chronicles refer to him as Abijah For more info click here stood up upon mount Zemaraim, which is in the hills Ephraimהר אפרים
or alternatively Mount of Ephraim, was the historical name for the central mountainous district of Israel once occupied by the Tribe of Ephraim (Joshua 17:15; 19:50; 20:7), extending from Bethel to the plain of Jezreel. In Joshua’s time (Joshua 17:18), approximately sometime between the 18th century BCE and the 13th century BCE, these hills were densely wooded. They were intersected by well-watered, fertile valleys, referred to in Jeremiah 50:19, and said, Hear me,  Jeroboamיָרָבְעָם‎
Yārŏḇə‘ām;/ˌdʒɛrəˈboʊ.əm/; Greek: Ἱεροβοάμ, romanized: Hieroboám Reign 931 – 910 BC Died 910 BC, and all Israel;
13:5 Ya’ll ought to know that YAHWEH יְהֹוָה‎
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here El Haiאלהי‎
“Living El” (EL=God) For more info click here of Israel has given the kingdom  to Davidדָּוִד ‎
/ˈdeɪvɪd/; romanized: Dāwīḏ, “beloved one”) Historians of the Ancient Near East agree that David probably lived around 1000 BCE. For more info click here over Israel forever, to him and to his sons  a covenant of salt?
13:6 Yet Jeroboamיָרָבְעָם‎
Yārŏḇə‘ām;/ˌdʒɛrəˈboʊ.əm/; Greek: Ἱεροβοάμ, romanized: Hieroboám Reign 931 – 910 BC Died 910 BC the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה‎
His two names mean “peaceful” and “friend of God”, both considered “predictive of the character of his reign Reign 970–931 BCE (hypothesized)For more info click here the son of Davidדָּוִד ‎
/ˈdeɪvɪd/; romanized: Dāwīḏ, “beloved one”) Historians of the Ancient Near East agree that David probably lived around 1000 BCE. For more info click here, has risen up, and has rebelled against his lord.
13:7 And vain men are gathered to him , the sons of Belialבְּלִיַּעַל‎
Bəlīyyaʿal is a term occurring in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament which later became personified as the devil in Christian texts of the New Testament. Alternate spellings include Baalial, Balial, Belhor, Beliall, Beliar, Berial, Bylyl and Beliya’al. A Hebrew word “used to characterize the wicked or worthless”., and have strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה‎
His two names mean “peaceful” and “friend of God”, both considered “predictive of the character of his reign Reign 970–931 BCE (hypothesized)For more info click here, when Rehoboam was young and tenderhearted, and could not be strong against them.
13:8 And now ya’ll think to be strong against the kingdom of YAHWEH יְהֹוָה‎
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here in the hand of the sons of Davidדָּוִד ‎
/ˈdeɪvɪd/; romanized: Dāwīḏ, “beloved one”) Historians of the Ancient Near East agree that David probably lived around 1000 BCE. For more info click here; and ya’ll be a great multitude, and there you are with your golden calves, which Jeroboamיָרָבְעָם‎
Yārŏḇə‘ām;/ˌdʒɛrəˈboʊ.əm/; Greek: Ἱεροβοάμ, romanized: Hieroboám Reign 931 – 910 BC Died 910 BC made you for gods.
13:9 Have ya’ll not thrown out the priests of YAHWEH יְהֹוָה‎
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and have made youself priests like of the people of other lands? Whoever comes to consecrate himself with a young steer and seven rams, even he becomes a priest to no gods.
13:10 But as for us, YAHWEH יְהֹוָה‎
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD, and more info click here is our El Haiאלהי‎
“Living El” (EL=God) For more info click here, and we have not forsaken Him; and the priests, are serving  YAHWEH יְהֹוָה‎
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here, are the sons of Aaron, and the Levites in the work:
13:11 And they offering to YAHWEH יְהֹוָה‎
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here every morning and every evening burnt sacrifices and sweet incense: the shewbread(Hebrew: לחם הפנים Leḥem haPānīm, literally: “Bread of the Faces”, in the King James Version: shewbread, in a biblical or Jewish context, refers to the cakes or loaves of bread which were always present, on a specially-dedicated table, in the Temple in Jerusalem as an offering to God. An alternative, and more appropriate, translation would be presence bread, since the Bible requires that the bread be constantly in the presence of God also set they in order upon the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with the lamps of it, to burn every evening: for we are keeping the charge of YAHWEH יְהֹוָה‎
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here our El Haiאלהי‎
“Living El” (EL=God) For more info click here; but ya’ll have forsaken him.
13:12 And, see, Elohimאֱלֹהִים
romanized: ʾĔlōhīm: [(ʔ)eloˈ(h)im]), the plural of אֱלוֹהַּ‎ (ʾĔlōah), is a Hebrew word meaning “gods”. Although the word is plural, in the Hebrew Bible it most often takes singular verbal or pronominal agreement and refers to a single deity particularly the God of Israel In other verses it refers to the singular gods of other nations or to deities in the plural A name for GOD — God The Creator Himself is with us at our head, and His priests and trumpets signal the sound for battle against you. O children of Israel, don’t fight with YAHWEH יְהֹוָה‎
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here El Haiאלהי‎
“Living El” (EL=God) For more info click here of your fathers; for ya’ll shall not prosper.

Abijah defeats Jerboam

13:13 But Jeroboamיָרָבְעָם‎
Yārŏḇə‘ām;/ˌdʒɛrəˈboʊ.əm/; Greek: Ἱεροβοάμ, romanized: Hieroboám Reign 931 – 910 BC Died 910 BC made an ambush to circle behind them: so they were before Judah, and the ambush was behind them.
13:14 And when Judah looked back, observe, the battle was against them before and behind: and they cried to YAHWEH יְהֹוָה‎
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here, and the priests sounded the trumpets.
13:15 Then the men of Judah gave a shout: and so happened at the shouting of the men of Judah, that Elohimאֱלֹהִים
romanized: ʾĔlōhīm: [(ʔ)eloˈ(h)im]), the plural of אֱלוֹהַּ‎ (ʾĔlōah), is a Hebrew word meaning “gods”. Although the word is plural, in the Hebrew Bible it most often takes singular verbal or pronominal agreement and refers to a single deity particularly the God of Israel In other verses it refers to the singular gods of other nations or to deities in the plural A name for GOD — God The Creator struck Jeroboamיָרָבְעָם‎
Yārŏḇə‘ām;/ˌdʒɛrəˈboʊ.əm/; Greek: Ἱεροβοάμ, romanized: Hieroboám Reign 931 – 910 BC Died 910 BC and all Israel before Abijahאֲבִיָּם
Modern: ʼAvīyam “father of the sea” or “my father is the sea/is Yam”; Biblical Greek: Αβιού, romanized: Aviou; Latin: Abiam. The Books of Chronicles refer to him as Abijah For more info click here and Judah.
13:16 And the sons of Israel fled before Judah: and Elohimאֱלֹהִים
romanized: ʾĔlōhīm: [(ʔ)eloˈ(h)im]), the plural of אֱלוֹהַּ‎ (ʾĔlōah), is a Hebrew word meaning “gods”. Although the word is plural, in the Hebrew Bible it most often takes singular verbal or pronominal agreement and refers to a single deity particularly the God of Israel In other verses it refers to the singular gods of other nations or to deities in the plural A name for GOD — God The Creator delivered them into their hand.
13:17 And Abijahאֲבִיָּם
Modern: ʼAvīyam “father of the sea” or “my father is the sea/is Yam”; Biblical Greek: Αβιού, romanized: Aviou; Latin: Abiam. The Books of Chronicles refer to him as Abijah For more info click here and his people struck them with a great slaughter: five hundred thousand chosen men of Israel fell down dead.
13:18 So the sons of Israel were huimbled at that time, and the sons of Judah prevailed, because they relied on YAHWEH יְהֹוָה‎
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here El Haiאלהי‎
“Living El” (EL=God) For more info click here of their fathers.
13:19 And Abijahאֲבִיָּם
Modern: ʼAvīyam “father of the sea” or “my father is the sea/is Yam”; Biblical Greek: Αβιού, romanized: Aviou; Latin: Abiam. The Books of Chronicles refer to him as Abijah For more info click here pursued Jeroboamיָרָבְעָם‎
Yārŏḇə‘ām;/ˌdʒɛrəˈboʊ.əm/; Greek: Ἱεροβοάμ, romanized: Hieroboám Reign 931 – 910 BC Died 910 BC, and captured cities from him, Bethelבֵּית אֵל
romanized: Bēṯ ‘Ēl, “House of El” or “House of God” at first called changed by Jacob/Israel click here with the towns of it, and Jeshanah with the towns of it, and Ephraim with the towns of it.
13:20 Neither did Jeroboamיָרָבְעָם‎
Yārŏḇə‘ām;/ˌdʒɛrəˈboʊ.əm/; Greek: Ἱεροβοάμ, romanized: Hieroboám Reign 931 – 910 BC Died 910 BC didn’t regain power again in the days of Abijahאֲבִיָּם
Modern: ʼAvīyam “father of the sea” or “my father is the sea/is Yam”; Biblical Greek: Αβιού, romanized: Aviou; Latin: Abiam. The Books of Chronicles refer to him as Abijah For more info click here: and YAHWEH יְהֹוָה‎
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here struck him, and he died.

Abijah’s wives and children

13:21 But Abijahאֲבִיָּם
Modern: ʼAvīyam “father of the sea” or “my father is the sea/is Yam”; Biblical Greek: Αβιού, romanized: Aviou; Latin: Abiam. The Books of Chronicles refer to him as Abijah For more info click here became mighty, and married fourteen wives, and fathered twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.
13:22 And the rest of the acts of Abijahאֲבִיָּם
Modern: ʼAvīyam “father of the sea” or “my father is the sea/is Yam”; Biblical Greek: Αβιού, romanized: Aviou; Latin: Abiam. The Books of Chronicles refer to him as Abijah For more info click here, and his ways, and his words, are written in the inquiry of the prophet Iddo.