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2 Chronicles 13
New International Version
2 Chronicles 13
New International Version
Abijah King of Judah(A)
13 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam, Abijah became king of Judah, 2 and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother’s name was Maakah,[a](B) a daughter[b] of Uriel of Gibeah.
There was war between Abijah(C) and Jeroboam.(D) 3 Abijah went into battle with an army of four hundred thousand able fighting men, and Jeroboam drew up a battle line against him with eight hundred thousand able troops.
4 Abijah stood on Mount Zemaraim,(E) in the hill country of Ephraim, and said, “Jeroboam and all Israel,(F) listen to me! 5 Don’t you know that the Lord, the God of Israel, has given the kingship of Israel to David and his descendants forever(G) by a covenant of salt?(H) 6 Yet Jeroboam son of Nebat, an official of Solomon son of David, rebelled(I) against his master. 7 Some worthless scoundrels(J) gathered around him and opposed Rehoboam son of Solomon when he was young and indecisive(K) and not strong enough to resist them.
8 “And now you plan to resist the kingdom of the Lord, which is in the hands of David’s descendants.(L) You are indeed a vast army and have with you(M) the golden calves(N) that Jeroboam made to be your gods. 9 But didn’t you drive out the priests(O) of the Lord,(P) the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and make priests of your own as the peoples of other lands do? Whoever comes to consecrate himself with a young bull(Q) and seven rams(R) may become a priest of what are not gods.(S)
10 “As for us, the Lord is our God, and we have not forsaken him. The priests who serve the Lord are sons of Aaron, and the Levites assist them. 11 Every morning and evening(T) they present burnt offerings and fragrant incense(U) to the Lord. They set out the bread on the ceremonially clean table(V) and light the lamps(W) on the gold lampstand every evening. We are observing the requirements of the Lord our God. But you have forsaken him. 12 God is with us; he is our leader. His priests with their trumpets will sound the battle cry against you.(X) People of Israel, do not fight against the Lord,(Y) the God of your ancestors, for you will not succeed.”(Z)
13 Now Jeroboam had sent troops around to the rear, so that while he was in front of Judah the ambush(AA) was behind them. 14 Judah turned and saw that they were being attacked at both front and rear. Then they cried out(AB) to the Lord. The priests blew their trumpets 15 and the men of Judah raised the battle cry. At the sound of their battle cry, God routed Jeroboam and all Israel(AC) before Abijah and Judah. 16 The Israelites fled before Judah, and God delivered(AD) them into their hands. 17 Abijah and his troops inflicted heavy losses on them, so that there were five hundred thousand casualties among Israel’s able men. 18 The Israelites were subdued on that occasion, and the people of Judah were victorious because they relied(AE) on the Lord, the God of their ancestors.
19 Abijah pursued Jeroboam and took from him the towns of Bethel, Jeshanah and Ephron, with their surrounding villages. 20 Jeroboam did not regain power during the time of Abijah. And the Lord struck him down and he died.
21 But Abijah grew in strength. He married fourteen wives and had twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
22 The other events of Abijah’s reign, what he did and what he said, are written in the annotations of the prophet Iddo.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 13:2 Most Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac (see also 11:20 and 1 Kings 15:2); Hebrew Micaiah
- 2 Chronicles 13:2 Or granddaughter
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Abiya règne sur Juda(A)
13 La dix-huitième année du règne de Jéroboam, Abiya devint roi de Juda. 2 Il régna trois ans à Jérusalem[a]. Sa mère s’appelait Mikaya, elle était fille d’Ouriel, de Guibéa. Bientôt, il y eut guerre entre Abiya et Jéroboam.
3 Abiya engagea le combat avec une armée de quatre cent mille guerriers valeureux, des soldats d’élite. Jéroboam lui opposa une armée de huit cent mille guerriers valeureux, des soldats d’élite. 4 Abiya se tint debout sur le mont Tsemaraïm, situé dans la région montagneuse d’Ephraïm[b], et se mit à crier : Jéroboam et tout Israël, écoutez-moi ! 5 Ne devriez-vous pas reconnaître que l’Eternel, le Dieu d’Israël, a donné pour toujours la royauté sur Israël à David et à ses descendants en vertu d’une alliance irrévocable[c] ? 6 Mais Jéroboam, fils de Nebath, un serviteur de Salomon, fils de David, s’est révolté contre son maître. 7 Des gens sans scrupules, des vauriens se sont groupés autour de lui et se sont opposés à Roboam, le fils de Salomon. Celui-ci était jeune et inexpérimenté, et il n’a pas pu leur résister. 8 Et maintenant, croyez-vous que vous allez résister au pouvoir royal de l’Eternel qu’il a confié aux descendants de David ? Vous êtes une multitude nombreuse et vous avez avec vous les veaux d’or que Jéroboam a fabriqués pour vous servir de dieux[d]. 9 Mais vous avez chassé les prêtres de l’Eternel, les descendants d’Aaron, et les lévites, et vous vous êtes pris des prêtres comme le font les autres peuples ! Il suffit chez vous de se présenter avec un jeune taureau et sept béliers pour être investi du sacerdoce au service de dieux qui n’en sont pas. 10 Quant à nous, c’est l’Eternel qui est notre Dieu : nous ne l’avons pas abandonné ; nos prêtres qui servent l’Eternel sont des descendants d’Aaron et ce sont les lévites qui les assistent. 11 Chaque matin et chaque soir, nous offrons des holocaustes à l’Eternel, nous faisons fumer des parfums aromatiques, nous disposons sur la table rituellement pure les pains qui doivent être exposés devant l’Eternel[e], et chaque soir nous allumons les lampes du chandelier d’or. Nous suivons le rituel prescrit par l’Eternel notre Dieu, alors que vous, vous l’avez abandonné. 12 Réfléchissez : Dieu est avec nous, il est notre chef, ses prêtres sont munis des trompettes[f] retentissantes, prêts à en sonner contre vous. Israélites ! Ne combattez pas contre l’Eternel, le Dieu de vos ancêtres, car vous ne réussirez pas dans cette entreprise !
13 Jéroboam fit exécuter un mouvement tournant à une partie de ses troupes pour prendre les Judéens à revers ; le gros de ses troupes faisait face à celles de Juda, alors que les hommes embusqués se trouvaient derrière eux. 14 Les troupes de Juda se virent donc attaquées à la fois par-devant et par-derrière. Alors les Judéens poussèrent des cris pour implorer l’Eternel et les prêtres sonnèrent des trompettes. 15 En même temps, ils poussèrent le cri de guerre. Au bruit de la clameur des hommes de Juda, l’Eternel battit Jéroboam et toute l’armée d’Israël et les fit succomber devant Abiya et les Judéens. 16 Les hommes d’Israël s’enfuirent devant Juda, et Dieu donna aux Judéens la victoire sur eux. 17 Abiya et son armée leur infligèrent une grande défaite : cinq cent mille de leurs soldats d’élite tombèrent transpercés. 18 Ce fut un jour d’humiliation pour ceux d’Israël, tandis que les Judéens remportèrent la victoire parce qu’ils s’étaient appuyés sur l’Eternel, le Dieu de leurs ancêtres.
19 Abiya poursuivit Jéroboam et lui enleva plusieurs villes : Béthel, Yeshana et Ephrôn, avec toutes les localités qui en dépendaient. 20 Pendant tout le règne d’Abiya, Jéroboam ne retrouva pas sa puissance ; finalement l’Eternel le frappa et il mourut. 21 Au contraire, Abiya vit s’accroître sa puissance. Il épousa quatorze femmes et eut vingt-deux fils et seize filles.
(1 R 15.7-8)
22 Les autres faits et gestes d’Abiya, sa conduite, ainsi que ses discours, sont cités dans le livre des Mémoires du prophète Iddo.
23 Quand il rejoignit ses ancêtres décédés, on l’enterra dans la Cité de David, et son fils Asa lui succéda sur le trône[g].
Le début du règne d’Asa en Juda
Sous le règne de ce dernier, le pays connut dix ans de paix.
2 Chronicles 13
King James Version
2 Chronicles 13
King James Version
13 Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah.
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.
4 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.
7 And there are gathered unto him vain men, the children of Belial, and have strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tenderhearted, and could not withstand them.
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 your golden calves, which Jeroboam made you for gods.
9 Have ye not cast out the priests of the Lord, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and have made you priests after the manner of the nations of other lands? so that whosoever cometh to consecrate himself with a young bullock and seven rams, the same may be a priest of them that are no gods.
10 But as for us, the Lord is our God, and we have not forsaken him; and the priests, which minister unto the Lord, are the sons of Aaron, and the Levites wait upon their business:
11 And they burn unto the Lord every morning and every evening burnt sacrifices and sweet incense: the shewbread also set they in order upon the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with the lamps thereof, to burn every evening: for we keep the charge of the Lord our God; but ye have forsaken him.
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.
13 But Jeroboam caused an ambushment to come about behind them: so they were before Judah, and the ambushment was behind them.
14 And when Judah looked back, behold, the battle was before and behind: and they cried unto the Lord, and the priests sounded with the trumpets.
15 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.
16 And the children of Israel fled before Judah: and God delivered them into their hand.
17 And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.
18 Thus the children of Israel were brought under at that time, and the children of Judah prevailed, because they relied upon the Lord God of their fathers.
19 And Abijah pursued after Jeroboam, and took cities from him, Bethel with the towns thereof, and Jeshanah with the towns thereof, and Ephraim with the towns thereof.
20 Neither did Jeroboam recover strength again in the days of Abijah: and the Lord struck him, and he died.
21 But Abijah waxed mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.
22 And the rest of the acts of Abijah, and his ways, and his sayings, are written in the story of the prophet Iddo.
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