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2 Chronicles 13:17

Abijah

15 and the men of Judah raised the battle cry. And when they raised the cry, God routed Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.

16 So the Israelites fled before Judah, and God delivered them into their hands.

Then Abijah and his people struck them with a mighty blow, and 500,000 chosen men of Israel fell slain.

18 Thus the Israelites were subdued at that time, and the men of Judah prevailed because they relied on the LORD, the God of their fathers.

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

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BSB
Then Abijah and his people struck them with a mighty blow, and 500,000 chosen men of Israel fell slain.
KJV
And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.
WEB
Abijah and his people killed them with a great slaughter, so five hundred thousand chosen men of Israel fell down slain.
ASV
And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.
DARBY
And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter; and there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.
BLB
And Abijah and his people struck them with a great slaughter, and they fell slain from Israel five hundred thousand choice men.
ÅB
Og Abia og hans folk voldte et stort mannefall iblant dem, og det falt fem hundre tusen utvalgte menn av Israel.
OTB
Abia og hans folk slo dem med et mektig slag, slik at fem hundre tusen utvalgte menn av Israel falt.
B1930
Og Abia og hans folk voldte et stort mannefall iblandt dem, og det falt fem hundre tusen utvalgte menn av Israel.

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  • Isaiah 10:16–19

    Therefore the Lord GOD of Hosts will send a wasting disease among Assyria’s stout warriors, and under his pomp will be kindled a fire like a burning flame.

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  • 2 Chronicles 13:3

    Abijah went into battle with an army of 400,000 chosen men, while Jeroboam drew up in formation against him with 800,000 chosen and mighty men of valor.

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  • 1 Corinthians 10:22

    Are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?

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  • Isaiah 37:36

    Then the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies!

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  • Nahum 1:5

    The mountains quake before Him, and the hills melt away; the earth trembles at His presence— the world and all its dwellers.

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  • 2 Chronicles 13:12

    Now behold, God Himself is with us as our head, and His priests with their trumpets sound the battle call against you. O children of Israel, do not fight against the LORD, the God of your fathers, for you will not succeed.”

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  • 2 Chronicles 28:6

    For in one day Pekah son of Remaliah killed 120,000 valiant men in Judah. This happened because they had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers.

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