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1 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam, Abijah began to rule Judah. 2 He ruled for three years in Jerusalem. His mother was named Micaiah, daughter of Uriel from Gibeah. There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam. 3 Abijah prepared for battle with an army of 400,000 of the best soldiers, while Jeroboam arranged to oppose him with 800,000 of the best professional soldiers. 4 Then Abijah stood on Mount Zemaraim in the mountains of Ephraim. He called out, |Jeroboam and all Israel, listen to me! 5 Don't you know that the LORD God of Israel gave the kingdom of Israel to David and his descendants forever in a permanent promise? 6 But Jeroboam (Nebat's son) rebelled against his master. He had been the servant of David's son Solomon. 7 Worthless, good-for-nothing men gathered around him. They opposed Rehoboam, son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was too young and inexperienced to challenge them. 2 Chronicles 13:1-7, God's Word Translation. Copyright © 1995 by God's Word to the Nations.
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