2 Chronicles 13:20

Neither did Jeroboam recover strength again in the days of Abijah: and Jehovah smote him, and he died.

American Standard Version

In The King James Version

Neither did Jeroboam recover strength again in the days of Abijah: and the LORD struck him, and he died.

In Context

19And Abijah pursued after Jeroboam, and took cities from him, Beth-el with the towns thereof, and Jeshanah with the towns thereof, and Ephron with the towns thereof.

21But Abijah waxed mighty, and took unto himself fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 26:10And David said, As Jehovah liveth, Jehovah will smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall go down into battle and perish.

1 Kings 15:9And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Asa to reign over Judah.

Ezekiel 24:16Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke: yet thou shalt neither mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down.

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 13:14-22

Jeroboam Defeated by Abijah. ( b. c. 957.) 13 But Jeroboam caused an ambushment to come about behind them: so they were before Judah, and the ambushment was behind them. 14 And when Judah looked back, behold, the battle was before and behind: and they cried unto the Lord , and the priests sounded with the trumpets. 15 Then 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. 16 And the children of Israel fled before Judah:… Read the whole commentary →

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