Bible Chapter Summary
2 Chronicles 13 Summary
Abijah's Victory Over Jeroboam Through Faith
Abijah becomes king of Judah and wages war against Jeroboam of Israel. Though Jeroboam's army greatly outnumbers Abijah's, Abijah addresses Israel from Mount Zemaraim, declaring the Lord's covenant with David's line and condemning Jeroboam's idolatry. The men of Judah cry to the Lord, the priests sound trumpets, and God defeats the vastly larger northern army. Jeroboam is struck by the Lord and dies, while Abijah takes cities and strengthens Judah through faith in God's promises.
Key themes
Key verses
2 Chronicles 13:5
“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?”
2 Chronicles 13:8
“And now ye think to withstand the kingdom of the LORD in the hand of the sons of David; and ye be a great multitude, and there are with you golden calves, which Jeroboam made you for gods.”
2 Chronicles 13:12
“And, behold, God himself is with us for our captain, and his priests with sounding trumpets to cry alarm against you. O children of Israel, fight ye not against the LORD God of your fathers; for ye shall not prosper.”
2 Chronicles 13:15-18
“Then the men of Judah gave a shout: and as the men of Judah shouted, it came to pass, that God smote Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.”
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