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2 Chronicles 13
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2 Chronicles 13
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13 1-2 Abijah became the new king of Judah in Jerusalem in the eighteenth year of the reign of King Jeroboam of Israel. He lasted three years. His mother’s name was Micaiah (daughter of Uriel of Gibeah).
Early in his reign war broke out between Judah and Israel. 3 Judah, led by King Abijah, fielded 400,000 seasoned warriors against twice as many Israeli troops—strong, courageous men led by King Jeroboam. 4 When the army of Judah arrived at Mount Zemaraim, in the hill country of Ephraim, King Abijah shouted to King Jeroboam and the Israeli army:
5 “Listen! Don’t you realize that the Lord God of Israel swore that David’s descendants would always be the kings of Israel? 6 Your King Jeroboam is a mere servant of David’s son and was a traitor to his master. 7 Then a whole gang of worthless rebels joined him, defying Solomon’s son Rehoboam, for he was young and frightened and couldn’t stand up to them. 8 Do you really think you can defeat the kingdom of the Lord that is led by a descendant of David? Your army is twice as large as mine, but you are cursed with those gold calves you have with you that Jeroboam made for you—he calls them your gods! 9 And you have driven away the priests of the Lord and the Levites and have appointed heathen priests instead. Just like the people of other lands, you accept as priests anybody who comes along with a young bullock and seven rams for consecration. Anyone at all can be a priest of these no-gods of yours!
10 “But as for us, the Lord is our God and we have not forsaken him. Only the descendants of Aaron are our priests, and the Levites alone may help them in their work. 11 They burn sacrifices to the Lord every morning and evening—burnt offerings and sweet incense; and they place the Bread of the Presence upon the holy table. The gold lampstand is lighted every night, for we are careful to follow the instructions of the Lord our God; but you have forsaken him. 12 So you see, God is with us; he is our leader. His priests, trumpeting as they go, will lead us into battle against you. O people of Israel, do not fight against the Lord God of your fathers, for you will not succeed!”
13-14 Meanwhile, Jeroboam had secretly sent part of his army around behind the men of Judah to ambush them; so Judah was surrounded, with the enemy before and behind them. Then they cried out to the Lord for mercy, and the priests blew the trumpets. 15-16 The men of Judah began to shout. And as they shouted, God used King Abijah and the men of Judah to turn the tide of battle against King Jeroboam and the army of Israel, 17 and they slaughtered 500,000 elite troops of Israel that day.
18-19 So Judah, depending upon the Lord God of their fathers, defeated Israel, and chased King Jeroboam’s troops, and captured some of his cities—Bethel, Jeshanah, Ephron, and their suburbs. 20 King Jeroboam of Israel never regained his power during Abijah’s lifetime, and eventually the Lord struck him and he died.
21 Meanwhile, King Abijah of Judah became very strong. He married fourteen wives and had twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters. 22 His complete biography and speeches are recorded in the prophet Iddo’s History of Judah.
2 Krönikeboken 13
Svenska Folkbibeln
2 Krönikeboken 13
Svenska Folkbibeln
Abia blir kung i Juda
13 I kung Jerobeams artonde regeringsår blev Abia kung över Juda, 2 och han regerade tre år i Jerusalem. Hans mor hette Mikaja, Uriels dotter, från Gibea. Abia och Jerobeam låg i krig med varandra. 3 Abia började kriget med en här av tappra krigsmän, 400 000 utvalda män. Men Jerobeam ställde upp till strid mot honom med 800 000 utvalda tappra stridsmän.
4 Abia steg upp på berget Semarajim i Efraims bergsbygd och sade: "Hör mig, du Jerobeam, och ni, hela Israel. 5 Skulle ni inte veta att det är Herren, Israels Gud, som har gett kungadömet över Israel åt David för evig tid, åt honom själv och hans söner, genom ett saltförbund? 6 Men Jerobeam, Nebats son, Davids son Salomos tjänare, reste sig och gjorde uppror mot sin herre. 7 En skara löst folk slöt sig till honom, onda människor, som blev för starka för Rehabeam, Salomos son. Rehabeam var ung och ängslig och kunde därför inte stå emot dem. 8 Och nu menar ni er kunna stå emot Herrens kungadöme som tillhör Davids söner, eftersom ni är en stor skara och har hos er de guldkalvar som Jerobeam gjorde till gudar åt er. 9 Har ni inte drivit bort Herrens präster, Arons söner, och leviterna och själva gjort er präster, så som andra folk gör? Vem som än kommer med en ungtjur och sju baggar för att bli prästvigd får bli präst åt de gudar som inte är gudar. 10 Men vi har Herren till vår Gud, och vi har inte övergett honom. De präster som gör tjänst inför Herren är Arons söner, och leviterna sköter tempeltjänsten. 11 De offrar åt Herren varje morgon och varje kväll brännoffer och väldoftande rökelse. Och de ordnar med bröd på bordet av rent guld och med den gyllene ljusstaken, så att lamporna på den lyser varje kväll, för vi håller vad Herren, vår Gud, har befallt oss att hålla. Men ni har övergett honom. 12 Och se, Gud är med oss, i spetsen för oss, och vi har hans präster med larmtrumpeterna för att blåsa till strid mot er. Ni Israels barn, strid inte mot Herren, era fäders Gud, för ni kommer inte att vara framgångsrika."
13 Men Jerobeam hade låtit omringa dem och lagt ett bakhåll för att falla dem i ryggen. Så stod de nu mitt emot Juda män och hade sitt bakhåll bakom dem. 14 När Juda vände sig om och såg att de hade fiender både framför sig och bakom sig ropade de till Herren och prästerna blåste i trumpeterna. 15 Därefter hävde Juda män upp ett härskri, och när de gjorde så lät Gud Jerobeam och hela Israel bli slagna av Abia och Juda. 16 Israels barn flydde för Juda, och Gud gav dem i deras hand. 17 Sedan vållade Abia och hans folk ett stort manfall bland dem, så att 500 000 av Israels unga män blev slagna. 18 Alltså blev Israels barn kuvade vid den tiden, men Juda barn var starka, ty de stödde sig på Herren, sina fäders Gud. 19 Abia förföljde Jerobeam och erövrade dessa städer från honom: Betel med underlydande orter, Jesana med underlydande orter och Efron med underlydande orter. 20 Sedan förmådde Jerobeam ingenting mer så länge Abia levde. Och Herren slog honom, så att han dog.
21 Men Abia stärkte sin makt. Han tog sig fjorton hustrur och blev far till tjugotvå söner och sexton döttrar. 22 Vad som mer finns att säga om Abia, om hans bedrifter och annat som rör honom, det är skrivet i profeten Iddos utläggning.
2 Chronicles 13
New King James Version
2 Chronicles 13
New King James Version
Abijah Reigns in Judah(A)
13 In (B)the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, Abijah became king over (C)Judah. 2 He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was [a]Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah.
And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam. 3 Abijah set the battle in order with an army of valiant warriors, four hundred thousand choice men. Jeroboam also drew up in battle formation against him with eight hundred thousand choice men, mighty men of valor.
4 Then Abijah stood on Mount (D)Zemaraim, which is in the mountains of Ephraim, and said, “Hear me, Jeroboam and all Israel: 5 Should you not know that the Lord God of Israel (E)gave the dominion over Israel to David forever, to him and his sons, (F)by a covenant of salt? 6 Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon the son of David, rose up and (G)rebelled against his lord. 7 Then (H)worthless rogues gathered to him, and strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was (I)young and inexperienced and could not withstand them. 8 And now you think to withstand the kingdom of the Lord, which is in the hand of the sons of David; and you are a great multitude, and with you are the gold calves which Jeroboam (J)made for you as gods. 9 (K)Have you not cast out the priests of the Lord, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and made for yourselves priests, like the peoples of other lands, (L)so that whoever comes to consecrate himself with a young bull and seven rams may be a priest of (M)things that are not gods? 10 But as for us, the Lord is our (N)God, and we have not forsaken Him; and the priests who minister to the Lord are the sons of Aaron, and the Levites attend to their duties. 11 (O)And they burn to the Lord every morning and every evening burnt sacrifices and sweet incense; they also set the (P)showbread in order on the pure gold table, and the lampstand of gold with its lamps (Q)to burn every evening; for we keep the command of the Lord our God, but you have forsaken Him. 12 Now look, God Himself is with us as our (R)head, (S)and His priests with sounding trumpets to sound the alarm against you. O children of Israel, do not fight against the Lord God of your fathers, for you shall not prosper!”
13 But Jeroboam caused an ambush to go around behind them; so they were in front of Judah, and the ambush was behind them. 14 And when Judah looked around, to their surprise the battle line was at both front and rear; and they (T)cried out to the Lord, and the priests sounded the trumpets. 15 Then the men of Judah gave a shout; and as the men of Judah shouted, it happened that God (U)struck Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah. 16 And the children of Israel fled before Judah, and God delivered them into their hand. 17 Then Abijah and his people struck them with a great slaughter; so five hundred thousand choice men of Israel fell slain. 18 Thus the children of Israel were subdued at that time; and the children of Judah prevailed, (V)because they relied on the Lord God of their fathers.
19 And Abijah pursued Jeroboam and took cities from him: Bethel with its villages, Jeshanah with its villages, and (W)Ephrain[b] with its villages. 20 So Jeroboam did not recover strength again in the days of Abijah; and the Lord (X)struck him, and (Y)he died.
21 But Abijah grew mighty, married fourteen wives, and begot twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters. 22 Now the rest of the acts of Abijah, his ways, and his sayings are written in (Z)the [c]annals of the prophet Iddo.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 13:2 Maachah, 1 Kin. 15:2; 2 Chr. 11:20, 21
- 2 Chronicles 13:19 Or Ephron
- 2 Chronicles 13:22 Or commentary, Heb. midrash
2 Chronicles 13
New International Version
2 Chronicles 13
New International Version
Abijah King of Judah(A)
13 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam, Abijah became king of Judah, 2 and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother’s name was Maakah,[a](B) a daughter[b] of Uriel of Gibeah.
There was war between Abijah(C) and Jeroboam.(D) 3 Abijah went into battle with an army of four hundred thousand able fighting men, and Jeroboam drew up a battle line against him with eight hundred thousand able troops.
4 Abijah stood on Mount Zemaraim,(E) in the hill country of Ephraim, and said, “Jeroboam and all Israel,(F) listen to me! 5 Don’t you know that the Lord, the God of Israel, has given the kingship of Israel to David and his descendants forever(G) by a covenant of salt?(H) 6 Yet Jeroboam son of Nebat, an official of Solomon son of David, rebelled(I) against his master. 7 Some worthless scoundrels(J) gathered around him and opposed Rehoboam son of Solomon when he was young and indecisive(K) and not strong enough to resist them.
8 “And now you plan to resist the kingdom of the Lord, which is in the hands of David’s descendants.(L) You are indeed a vast army and have with you(M) the golden calves(N) that Jeroboam made to be your gods. 9 But didn’t you drive out the priests(O) of the Lord,(P) the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and make priests of your own as the peoples of other lands do? Whoever comes to consecrate himself with a young bull(Q) and seven rams(R) may become a priest of what are not gods.(S)
10 “As for us, the Lord is our God, and we have not forsaken him. The priests who serve the Lord are sons of Aaron, and the Levites assist them. 11 Every morning and evening(T) they present burnt offerings and fragrant incense(U) to the Lord. They set out the bread on the ceremonially clean table(V) and light the lamps(W) on the gold lampstand every evening. We are observing the requirements of the Lord our God. But you have forsaken him. 12 God is with us; he is our leader. His priests with their trumpets will sound the battle cry against you.(X) People of Israel, do not fight against the Lord,(Y) the God of your ancestors, for you will not succeed.”(Z)
13 Now Jeroboam had sent troops around to the rear, so that while he was in front of Judah the ambush(AA) was behind them. 14 Judah turned and saw that they were being attacked at both front and rear. Then they cried out(AB) to the Lord. The priests blew their trumpets 15 and the men of Judah raised the battle cry. At the sound of their battle cry, God routed Jeroboam and all Israel(AC) before Abijah and Judah. 16 The Israelites fled before Judah, and God delivered(AD) them into their hands. 17 Abijah and his troops inflicted heavy losses on them, so that there were five hundred thousand casualties among Israel’s able men. 18 The Israelites were subdued on that occasion, and the people of Judah were victorious because they relied(AE) on the Lord, the God of their ancestors.
19 Abijah pursued Jeroboam and took from him the towns of Bethel, Jeshanah and Ephron, with their surrounding villages. 20 Jeroboam did not regain power during the time of Abijah. And the Lord struck him down and he died.
21 But Abijah grew in strength. He married fourteen wives and had twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
22 The other events of Abijah’s reign, what he did and what he said, are written in the annotations of the prophet Iddo.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 13:2 Most Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac (see also 11:20 and 1 Kings 15:2); Hebrew Micaiah
- 2 Chronicles 13:2 Or granddaughter
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