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2 Chronicles 13:4

AbijahEphraimJeroboamMount Zemaraim

2 and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother’s name was Micaiah daughter of Uriel; she was from Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.

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.

Then Abijah stood on Mount Zemaraim in the hill country of Ephraim and said, “Hear me, O Jeroboam and all Israel!

5 Do you not know that the LORD, the God of Israel, has given the kingship of Israel to David and his descendants forever by a covenant of salt ?

6 Yet Jeroboam son of Nebat, a servant of Solomon son of David, rose up and rebelled against his master.

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BSB
Then Abijah stood on Mount Zemaraim in the hill country of Ephraim and said, “Hear me, O Jeroboam and all Israel!
KJV
And Abijah stood up upon mount Zemaraim, which is in mount Ephraim, and said, Hear me, thou Jeroboam, and all Israel;
WEB
Abijah stood up on Mount Zemaraim, which is in the hill country of Ephraim, and said, “Hear me, Jeroboam and all Israel:
ASV
And Abijah stood up upon mount Zemaraim, which is in the hill-country of Ephraim, and said, Hear me, O Jeroboam and all Israel:
DARBY
And Abijah stood up on the top of mount Zemaraim, which is in mount Ephraim, and said, Hear me, Jeroboam, and all Israel!
BLB
And Abijah stood on Mount Zemaraim, which [is] in the hill country of Ephraim, and he said, “Hear me, O Jeroboam and all Israel;
ÅB
Abia gikk opp på fjellet Semara'im, som hører til Efra'im-fjellene, og trådte fram og sa: Hør på meg, Jeroboam og hele Israel!
OTB
Abia tok sin posisjon på fjellet Semaraim, som ligger i Efraims fjellområde, og proklamerte, "Hør meg, Jeroboam og hele Israel:
B1930
Abia gikk op på fjellet Semara'im, som hører til Efra'im-fjellene, og trådte frem og sa: Hør på mig, Jeroboam og hele Israel!

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  • Joshua 18:22

    Beth-arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,

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  • Judges 9:7

    When this was reported to Jotham, he climbed to the top of Mount Gerizim, raised his voice, and cried out: “Listen to me, O leaders of Shechem, and may God listen to you.

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  • 2 Chronicles 15:2

    So he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you when you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you, but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.

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  • Genesis 10:18

    the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Later the Canaanite clans were scattered,

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