2 Chronicles 13:18
So the Israelites were subdued at that time, and the people of Judah were victorious because they relied on the Lord, the God of their forefathers.
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17Abijah and his men hit them hard, and 500,000 of Israel's best warriors were killed.
Cross References
2 Kings 18:5Hezekiah put his trust in the Lord, the God of Israel. Among the kings of Judah there was no one like him, neither before him nor after him.
2 Chronicles 14:10Asa went out to confront him, lining up for battle in the Valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
2 Chronicles 16:8Didn't the Ethiopians and Libyans have a huge army with many chariots and horsemen? Yet because you trusted in the Lord, he made you victorious over them.
Psalms 22:4Our forefathers trusted in you; they trusted and you rescued them.
Psalms 146:5Happy are those who have the God of Jacob to help them—their hope is in the Lord their God—
Nahum 1:7The Lord is good, a place of safety in a time of trouble. He takes care of those who place their trust in him,
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 →