The rest of the acts of Abijam, and all that he did, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? There was war between Abijam and Jeroboam.
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The rest of the acts of Abijam, and all that he did, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? There was war between Abijam and Jeroboam.
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Now the rest of the acts of Abijam, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? And there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam.
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And the rest of the acts of Abijam, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? And there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam.
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- 2 Chronicles 13:2-22 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. 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. Abijah stood up on Mount Zemaraim, which is in the hill country of Ephraim, and said, “Hear me, Jeroboam and all Israel: 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? Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon the son of David, rose up, and rebelled against his lord. 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. “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. 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. “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; and 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 the lamp stand of gold with its lamps, to burn every evening; for we keep the instruction of Yahweh our God, but you have forsaken him. 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.” But Jeroboam caused an ambush to come about behind them; so they were before Judah, and the ambush was behind them. When Judah looked back, behold, the battle was before and behind them; and they cried to Yahweh, and the priests sounded with the trumpets. Then the men of Judah gave a shout. As the men of Judah shouted, God struck Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah. The children of Israel fled before Judah, and God delivered them into their hand. Abijah and his people killed them with a great slaughter, so five hundred thousand chosen men of Israel fell down slain. 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. Abijah pursued Jeroboam, and took cities from him, Bethel with its villages, Jeshanah with its villages, and Ephron with its villages. Jeroboam didn’t recover strength again in the days of Abijah. Yahweh struck him, and he died. But Abijah grew mighty, and took for himself fourteen wives, and became the father of twenty-two sons, and sixteen daughters. The rest of the acts of Abijah, his ways, and his sayings are written in the commentary of the prophet Iddo.
- 1 Kings 14:29 Now the rest of the acts of Rehoboam, and all that he did, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Ki 15:7 Now the rest of the acts of…
1Ki 15:7 Now the rest of the acts of Abijam, and all that he did, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? And there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam.
Ver. 7. And there was war.] Sharp wars, {2Ch 13:3} by a just hand of God upon both those kingdoms for their idolatry. And for like cause the dissensions between England and Scotland consumed more Christian blood, wrought more spoil and destruction, and continued longer than ever quarrel we read of did between any two people of the world.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain The chronicles of the kings of Judah; in their…
The chronicles of the kings of Judah; in their annals; whence they were long after this time translated into the sacred Book of Chronicles. See Poole "1Ki 14:19".
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of…
And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel reigned Asa over Judah. How this is to be accounted for See Gill on Kg1 15:2.
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kg1 15:10And forty one years reigned he in Jerusalem,.... Being a good king, had the blessing of a long reign, and reached, and even exceeded, the years of the reigns of David and Solomon:
and his mother's name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom; that is the name of his grandmother, see Kg1 15:2 she is called his mother, not because she brought him forth, but because she brought him up; and this is observed to his commendation, that though he was educated by an idolatrous woman, yet was not corrupted by her as his father was.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 7. The rest of the acts of Abijam —…
7. The rest of the acts of Abijam — We have, in 2 Chronicles 13, a detailed account of his successful war with Jeroboam. There, too, we learn that the prophet Iddo chronicled his acts, and his book contained, perhaps, things not recorded in the public annuals.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 7. Now [R.V. And] the rest of the acts…
7. Now [R.V. And] the rest of the acts of Abijam] Consisting no doubt principally of the great victory over Jeroboam near mount Zemaraim (2Ch_13:17) which inflicted so much disaster and loss upon the northern kingdom, that Jeroboam did not recover strength again during Abijam’s reign. The source from which the Chronicler drew his additional information about Abijam is called ‘the commentary of the prophet Iddo.’ (2Ch_13:22.)
war between Abijam and Jeroboam] Josephus (Ant. viii. 11. 2) says Jeroboam despised Abijam because of his youth.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Now the rest of the acts of Abijam and…
Now the rest of the acts of Abijam and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles see note on 1Ki_14:29. The marginal reference to 2Ch 13. misleads the casualreader of the kings of Judah? And there was war not only hostility, but open war (Vulgate, praelium), hence the repetition between Abijam and Jeroboam.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 are they not written in the book of the…
are they not written in the book of the events of the kings of Judah?
This question is used to either inform or remind the readers that the information about Abijah is in this other book. See how you translated this in 1 Kings 14:29. This rhetorical question can be translated as a statement. AT: "they are written in the book of the events of the kings of Judah." (See: Rhetorical Question)
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are they not written in the book of the events of the kings of Judah?
This can stated in active form. AT: "someone has written about this in the book of the events of the kings of Judah." (See: Active or Passive)
between Abijah and Jeroboam
The names "Abijah" and "Jeroboam" represent the kings and their armies. AT: "between the armies of Abijah and Jeroboam" (See: Synecdoche)
Abijah slept with his ancestors
In this euphemism, sleeping represents dying. AT: "Abijah died as his ancestors had" or "Like his ancestors, Abaijah died" (See: Metaphor and Euphemism)
became king in his place
The phrase "in his place" is a metaphor meaning "instead of him." AT: "became king instead of Abijah" (See: Metaphor)
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 15:7 rest of the events: Among other details of…
15:7 rest of the events: Among other details of Abijam’s reign, the Chronicler tells us that he married fourteen wives and had thirty-eight children (2 Chr 13:21).
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