2 Chronicles 13:19

Civil War against Jeroboam · 2 Chronicles 13:4–22
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Translations

Modern
Abijah pursued Jeroboam and captured some cities from him: Bethel, Jeshanah, and Ephron, along with their villages.
Traditional
And Abijah pursued after Jeroboam, and took cities from him, Beth–el with the towns thereof, and Jeshanah with the towns thereof, and Ephrain with the towns thereof.
Literal
And Abijah pursued after Jeroboam, and he took from him cities: Bethel and its villages, and Jeshanah and its villages, and Ephron and its villages.
Latin
Persecutus est autem Abia fugientem Jeroboam, et cepit civitates ejus, Bethel et filias ejus, et Jesana cum filiabus suis, Ephron quoque et filias ejus:

Original

Hebrew
English
Abijah pursued Jeroboam and captured some cities from him: Bethel, Jeshanah, and Ephron, along with their villages.

Notes

The Lord gave Judah a miraculous victory. Abijah took the areas around Bethel, Jeshanah, and Ephron from Israel (2 Chronicles 13:19). Along with Zemaraim (2 Chronicles 13:4), these towns in the hill country on Judah's northern border formed a geographical unit (see Joshua 18:22–23). We do not know what happened to this territory later. By the time of Amos, which was around 760 BC, Bethel was a major pagan shrine in Israel.

When God's people turned to him, he helped them, even after their kingdom was disrupted. This gave hope to the original readers in similar situations.

Theme notes and profiles

Jeroboam I Holy War

People

Abijah: King of Judah, son of Rehoboam Ephraim: Second son of Joseph, and a tribe of Israel Jeroboam: First king of the northern kingdom of Israel

Places

Bethel: Important city in Israel, associated with Abraham and Jacob Jeshanah: A town captured by Abijah from Jeroboam

Glossary

Abijah Abijam Bethel (Place), Bethelite Chronicles, Books of First and Second Ephraim (Place) Ephrain Ephron (Place) Genealogy Jehoram Jeroboam Jeshanah Ophrah (Place)

Topics

Ephraim: A City in the Territory of Ephraim Ephrain: A City in Benjamin Faithfulness: Abijah Jeshanah: A City on the North Side of Benjamin Kings: Who Reigned Over Judah: Abijam or Abijah Ophrah: A City in Territory of the Tribe of Benjamin: Possibly Identical with Ephrain