What does 2 Chronicles 13:3 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"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."
Verse 2 Chronicles 13:3. _ABIJAH SET THE BATTLE IN ARRAY_] The _numbers_ in this verse and in the seventeenth seem almost incredible. Abijah's army consisted of _four hundred thousand_ effective men;...
It has been proposed to change the numbers, here and in 2 Chronicles 13:17, into 40,000, 80,000, and 50,000 respectively - partly because these smaller numbers are found in many early editions of the...
CHAPTER 13 THE REIGN OF ABIJAH _ 1. The beginning of his reign (2 Chronicles 13:1)_ 2. War with Jeroboam (2 Chronicles 13:3) 3. Death of Jeroboam (2 Chronicles 13:20) 4. Abijah's family (2 Chronic...
THE REIGN OF ABIJAH. MOST of this section has nothing corresponding to it in 1 K., though references to the history of this reign occur in 1 Kings 15:1. 2 Chronicles 13:1 f. _Cf._ 1 Kings 15:1 f., wh...
MEN OF. Hebrew. _gibbor._ App-14. FOUR HUNDRED... EIGHT HUNDRED. Note the steady increase of Judah and the decrease of Israel: Rehoboam could assemble 180,000; Abijah (eighteen years later), 400,000;...
_Abijah set the battle in array_ R.V. ABIJAH JOINED BATTLE. _four hundred thousand … eight hundred thousand_ It is to be noted that the Chronicler does _not_expressly say that these two huge armies m...
EVEN FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND CHOSEN MEN— Houbigant thinks the numbers right in this and the 17th verse. Dr. Kennicott observes upon them as follows: "It is probable, that the Hebrew numbers may have bee...
3. THE REIGN OF ABIJAH. (Chapter 13) TEXT 2 Chronicles 13:1. In the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah. 2. Three years reigned he in Jerusalem: and his mother's name wa...
_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,...
REIGN OF ABIJAH This chapter expands the account given of Abijah (Abijam) in 1 Kings 15:1 by giving details of his war with Jeroboam, which is there only briefly mentioned....
2 CHRONICLES: GOD DESIRES LOYAL PEOPLE The *Kingdom called Judah 2 CHRONICLES CHAPTER S 10 TO 36 _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 13 JUDAH AND *ISRAEL FIGHT A WAR – 2 CHRONICLES 13:1-19 V1 In the 18th...
SET THE BATTLE IN ARRAY. — _Began the battle._ Vulg., “cumque iniisset Abia certanien” (1 Kings 20:14). FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND CHOSEN MEN. — In David’s census, Judah mustered 470,000 fighting men, and...
וַ יֶּאְסֹ֨ר אֲבִיָּ֜ה אֶת ־הַ מִּלְחָמָ֗ה בְּ חַ֨יִל֙ גִּבֹּורֵ֣י מִלְחָמָ֔ה אַרְבַּע ־מֵאֹ֥ות אֶ֖לֶף אִ֣ישׁ
REHOBOAM AND ABIJAH: THE IMPORTANCE OF RITUAL 2 Chronicles 10:1; 2 Chronicles 11:1; 2 Chronicles 12:1; 2 Chronicles 13:1 THE transition from Solomon to Rehoboam brings to light a serious drawback of...
In the reign of Abijah there was terrible war between Judah and Israel. The king himself was evil, as the Book of the Kings declares. Here, however, he was speaking and acting for his people. His addr...
War. The author of the new edition of St. Jerome mentions two manuscripts and there are several printed editions, which reduce these numbers to one half. Castalio adopts this correction, asserting tha...
His army was greatly inferior. But this he regards not. He pleads right, as descended from David; whereas Jeroboam is an usurper. The covenant of salt should seem to imply a covenant with sacrifice. F...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 13 THROUGH 16. In his wars with Jeroboam, Abijah stands entirely upon this ground, and he is blessed. Asa follows his steps; and, whether at peace, or while...
AND ABIJAH SET THE BATTLE IN ARRAY, WITH AN ARMY OF VALIANT MAN OF WAR, EVEN FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND CHOSEN MEN,.... Collected such an army of select men, led them into his enemy's country, and set them...
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...
_Abijah set the battle in array_ Namely, against Jeroboam, having, no doubt, God's authority to engage with him in battle. It is probable, indeed, that Jeroboam was the aggressor, and that what Abijah...
1 Abiiah succeeding, maketh warre against Ieroboam. 4 Hee declareth the right of his cause. 13 Trusting in God, hee ouercommeth Ieroboam. 21 The wiues and children of Abiiah. 1 NOWE [NOTE: 1 Kings...
Abijah's Warning to Israel...
THE REIGN OF ABIJAH (vv.1-22) Jereboam outlived Rehoboam, though not for long (v.20). He died after reigning 22 years (1 Kings 14:20), five years longer than Rehoboam. But Abijah, son of Rehoboam, r...
SET: _ Heb._ bound together...
ABIJAH SET THE BATTLE IN ARRAY against Jeroboam. We need not scrupulously inquire into the lawfulness of this war, for this Abijah, though here he makes a fair flourish, and maintained the better caus...
2 Chronicles 13:3 Abijah H29 set H631 battle H4421 order H631 (H8799) army H2428 valiant H1368 warriors H4421 four H702 hundred H3967 thousand H505 choice H977 (H8803) men H376 Jeroboam H3379 battle H...
CONTENTS: War between Abijah and Jeroboam. Death of Jeroboam. CHARACTERS: God, Abijah, Jeroboam. CONCLUSION: Right may indeed go by the worst for a time, but it will prevail at last. The battle is o...
2 Chronicles 13:3. _Four hundred thousand eight hundred thousand chosen men._ This would seem incredible, did we not know that the manner of the Hebrews at that time was to bring all their people from...
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 13:3 Abijah seems to imply (v. 2 Chronicles 13:8) that Jeroboam started this war. He was trying to reunite the kingdom by force, as Rehoboam had tried to do earlier ...
CRITICAL NOTES.] This chapter parallel to 1 Kings 15:1. Abijah succeeds and wars against Jeroboam (2 Chronicles 13:1); declares the right of his cause (2 Chronicles 13:4); his victory and end (2 Chron...
EXPOSITION The career of _Abijah _begins and ends with this chapter, the twenty-one verses of which are paralleled by only eight in 1 Kings 15:1. The difference is caused by the fact that the writer...
And he reigned for three years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam (2 Chronicles 13:2). Now Jeroboam, you remem...
1 Chronicles 21:5; 1 Samuel 17:1; 2 Chronicles 11:1; 2 Chronicles 14:8; 2 Chronicles 14:9; 2 Chronicles 17:14; 2 Chronicles 26:12; 2 Chronicles 26:13...