2 Chronicles 第13章
Abijah Reigns in Judah
113:1 1 Kgs. 15:1, 2In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, 13:1 [See ch. 12:16above]Abijah began to reign over Judah.
13:2 1 Kgs. 15:7Now there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.
3Abijah went out to battle, having an army of valiant men of war, 400,000 chosen men. And Jeroboam 13:3 ch. 14:10; Judg. 20:22; 1 Sam. 17:2drew up his line of battle against him with 800,000 chosen mighty warriors.
4Then Abijah stood up on Mount 13:4 Josh. 18:22Zemaraim that is in 13:4 See Josh. 24:33the hill country of Ephraim and said, “Hear me, O Jeroboam and all Israel!
5Ought you not to know that the Lord God of Israel 13:5 2 Sam. 7:12, 13, 16gave the kingship over Israel forever to David and his sons by 13:5 Num. 18:19a covenant of salt?
6Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat, a servant of Solomon the son of David, rose up 13:6 1 Kgs. 11:26; 12:19, 20and rebelled against his lord,
7and certain 13:7 See Judg. 9:4worthless scoundrels13:7 Hebrew worthless men, sons of Belial gathered about him and defied Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was 13:7 [ch. 12:13; 1 Kgs. 14:21]young and irresolute13:7 Hebrew soft of heart and could not withstand them.
8“And now you think to withstand the kingdom of the Lord in the hand of the sons of David, because you are a great multitude and have with you 13:8 See 1 Kgs. 12:28the golden calves that Jeroboam made you for gods.
913:9 ch. 11:14, 15Have you not driven out the priests of the Lord, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and made priests for yourselves like the peoples of other lands? Whoever comes 13:9 ch. 29:31for ordination13:9 Hebrew to fill his hand with a young bull or seven rams becomes a priest of what are 13:9 Jer. 5:7not gods.
10But as for us, the Lord is our God, and we have not forsaken him. We have priests ministering to the Lord who are sons of Aaron, and Levites for their service.
11They offer to the Lord13:11 ch. 2:4every morning and every evening burnt offerings and incense of sweet spices, set out 13:11 See Lev. 24:5-9the showbread on the table of pure gold, 13:11 See Ex. 25:31-39and care for the golden lampstand that its lamps may 13:11 Ex. 27:20, 21; Lev. 24:2-4burn every evening. For we 13:11 Num. 1:53keep the charge of the Lord our God, but you have forsaken him.
13Jeroboam had sent 13:13 [Josh. 8:9]an ambush around to come upon them from behind. Thus his troops13:13 Hebrew they were in front of Judah, and the ambush was behind them.
14And when Judah looked, behold, the battle was in front of and behind them. 13:14 ch. 14:11And they cried to the Lord, and the priests 13:14 [See ver. 12above]blew the trumpets.
15Then the men of Judah raised the battle shout. And when the men of Judah shouted, 13:15 ch. 14:12God defeated Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.
17Abijah and his people struck them with great force, so there fell slain of Israel 500,000 chosen men.
18Thus the men of Israel were subdued at that time, and the men of Judah prevailed, 13:18 [ch. 14:11; 16:7, 8]because they relied on the Lord, the God of their fathers.
19And Abijah pursued Jeroboam 13:19 [ch. 15:8; 17:2] and took cities from him, Bethel with its villages and Jeshanah with its villages and 13:19 [Josh. 15:9]Ephron13:19 Or Ephrain with its villages.
20Jeroboam did not recover his power in the days of Abijah. 13:20 1 Sam. 25:38And the Lord struck him down, 13:20 1 Kgs. 14:20and he died.
21But Abijah grew mighty. And he took fourteen wives and had twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
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