2 Chronicles 13:20
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.
Jeroboam did not again recover his power during the days of Abijah, and the LORD struck him down and he died.
21 But Abijah grew strong, married fourteen wives, and became the father of twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
22 Now the rest of the acts of Abijah, along with his ways and his words, are written in the Treatise of the Prophet Iddo.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Jeroboam did not again recover his power during the days of Abijah, and the LORD struck him down and he died.
- KJV
- Neither did Jeroboam recover strength again in the days of Abijah: and the LORD struck him, and he died.
- WEB
- Jeroboam didn’t recover strength again in the days of Abijah. The LORD struck him, and he died.
- ASV
- Neither did Jeroboam recover strength again in the days of Abijah: and Jehovah smote him, and he died.
- DARBY
- And Jeroboam did not recover strength again in the days of Abijah; and Jehovah smote him, and he died.
- BLB
- And Jeroboam did not recover power again in the days of Abijah; and YHWH struck him and he died.
- ÅB
- Jeroboam maktet ikke mere noe så lenge Abia levde, og Herren slo ham så han døde.
- OTB
- Jeroboam gjenvant ikke styrke igjen i Abias dager; og Herren slo ham, og han døde.
- B1930
- Jeroboam maktet ikke mere noget så lenge Abia levde, og Herren slo ham så han døde.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Kings 14:20
And the length of Jeroboam’s reign was twenty-two years, and he rested with his fathers, and his son Nadab reigned in his place.
Read in context1 Samuel 25:38
About ten days later, the LORD struck Nabal dead.
Read in contextPsalms 18:37–38
I pursued my enemies and overtook them; I did not turn back until they were consumed.
Read in context1 Kings 15:9
In the twentieth year of Jeroboam’s reign over Israel, Asa became king of Judah,
Read in context1 Samuel 26:10
David added, “As surely as the LORD lives, the LORD Himself will strike him down; either his day will come and he will die, or he will go into battle and perish.
Read in contextEzekiel 24:16
“Son of man, behold, I am about to take away the desire of your eyes with a fatal blow. But you must not mourn or weep or let your tears flow.
Read in contextActs 12:23
Immediately, because Herod did not give glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.
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