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2 Chronicles 13:4

AbijahEphraimJeroboamMount Zemaraim

2 He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also was Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.

3 And Abijah set the battle in array with an army of valiant men of war, even four hundred thousand chosen men: Jeroboam also set the battle in array against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men, being mighty men of valour.

And Abijah stood up upon mount Zemaraim, which is in mount Ephraim, and said, Hear me, thou Jeroboam, and all Israel;

5 Ought ye not to know that the LORD God of Israel gave the kingdom over Israel to David for ever, even to him and to his sons by a covenant of salt?

6 Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon the son of David, is risen up, and hath rebelled against his lord.

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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

    And Beth-arabah, and Zemaraim, and Beth-el,

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  • Judges 9:7

    And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you.

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  • 2 Chronicles 15:2

    And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.

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  • Genesis 10:18

    And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad.

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