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.
2 Chronicles 13
New King James Version
Abijah Reigns in Judah(A)
13 In (B)the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, Abijah became king over (C)Judah. 2 He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was [a]Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah.
And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam. 3 Abijah set the battle in order with an army of valiant warriors, four hundred thousand choice men. Jeroboam also drew up in battle formation against him with eight hundred thousand choice men, mighty men of valor.
4 Then Abijah stood on Mount (D)Zemaraim, which is in the mountains of Ephraim, and said, “Hear me, Jeroboam and all Israel: 5 Should you not know that the Lord God of Israel (E)gave the dominion over Israel to David forever, to him and his sons, (F)by a covenant of salt? 6 Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon the son of David, rose up and (G)rebelled against his lord. 7 Then (H)worthless rogues gathered to him, and strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was (I)young and inexperienced and could not withstand them. 8 And now you think to withstand the kingdom of the Lord, which is in the hand of the sons of David; and you are a great multitude, and with you are the gold calves which Jeroboam (J)made for you as gods. 9 (K)Have you not cast out the priests of the Lord, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and made for yourselves priests, like the peoples of other lands, (L)so that whoever comes to consecrate himself with a young bull and seven rams may be a priest of (M)things that are not gods? 10 But as for us, the Lord is our (N)God, and we have not forsaken Him; and the priests who minister to the Lord are the sons of Aaron, and the Levites attend to their duties. 11 (O)And they burn to the Lord every morning and every evening burnt sacrifices and sweet incense; they also set the (P)showbread in order on the pure gold table, and the lampstand of gold with its lamps (Q)to burn every evening; for we keep the command of the Lord our God, but you have forsaken Him. 12 Now look, God Himself is with us as our (R)head, (S)and His priests with sounding trumpets to sound the alarm against you. O children of Israel, do not fight against the Lord God of your fathers, for you shall not prosper!”
13 But Jeroboam caused an ambush to go around behind them; so they were in front of Judah, and the ambush was behind them. 14 And when Judah looked around, to their surprise the battle line was at both front and rear; and they (T)cried out to the Lord, and the priests sounded the trumpets. 15 Then the men of Judah gave a shout; and as the men of Judah shouted, it happened that God (U)struck 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 Then Abijah and his people struck them with a great slaughter; so five hundred thousand choice men of Israel fell slain. 18 Thus the children of Israel were subdued at that time; and the children of Judah prevailed, (V)because they relied on the Lord God of their fathers.
19 And Abijah pursued Jeroboam and took cities from him: Bethel with its villages, Jeshanah with its villages, and (W)Ephrain[b] with its villages. 20 So Jeroboam did not recover strength again in the days of Abijah; and the Lord (X)struck him, and (Y)he died.
21 But Abijah grew mighty, married fourteen wives, and begot twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters. 22 Now the rest of the acts of Abijah, his ways, and his sayings are written in (Z)the [c]annals of the prophet Iddo.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 13:2 Maachah, 1 Kin. 15:2; 2 Chr. 11:20, 21
- 2 Chronicles 13:19 Or Ephron
- 2 Chronicles 13:22 Or commentary, Heb. midrash
2 Krönikeboken 13
nuBibeln (Swedish Contemporary Bible)
Avia besegrar Jerobeam
(1 Kung 15:1-7)
13 Under kung Jerobeams artonde regeringsår blev Avia kung över Juda. 2 Han regerade i Jerusalem i tre år. Hans mor hette Mikaja och var dotter till Uriel från Giva.[a]
Det var krig mellan Avia och Jerobeam. 3 Avia gick in i striden med en här av tappra krigare, 400 000 utvalda män, medan Jerobeam ställde upp mot honom med 800 000 utvalda män, tappra krigare. 4 Avia steg upp på Semarajimberget i Efraims bergsbygd och sa: ”Hör på mig, Jerobeam och alla israeliter!
5 Vet ni inte att Herren, Israels Gud, har gett David kungamakten över Israel för evigt, åt honom och hans ättlingar, genom ett saltförbund[b]? 6 Jerobeam, Nevats son, en tjänare till Davids son Salomo, gjorde uppror mot sin herre. 7 Löst folk förenade sig med honom, onda män, och utmanade Salomos son Rehabeam, när han var ung och oerfaren och inte kunde stå emot dem.
8 Och nu tror ni att ni ska kunna stå emot Herrens kungarike som tillhör Davids söner. Ni är en stor armé och har med er guldkalvarna som Jerobeam har gjort till era gudar. 9 Har ni inte fördrivit alla Herrens präster, Arons söner, och leviter och skaffat egna präster i stället, som folk i andra länder gör? Vem som helst som kommer med en ungtjur och sju baggar får bli invigd till präst åt dessa som inte är några gudar!
10 Men vi har Herren till vår Gud, och vi har inte övergett honom. Vi har präster som tjänar Herren, Arons söner, och leviter som assisterar dem. 11 De bär fram brännoffer till Herren varje morgon och kväll, bränner välluktande rökelse, och de placerar skådebröden på bordet av rent guld. De tänder lamporna i det gyllene lampstället varje kväll. Vi är noga med att följa de föreskrifter som Herren, vår Gud, har gett oss, men ni har övergett honom. 12 Se, Gud är med oss! Han är vår ledare. Hans präster blåser i sina trumpeter till strid mot er. Ni Israels män, strid inte mot Herren, era fäders Gud, för ni kommer inte att lyckas!”
13 Jerobeam hade låtit en styrka omringa dem och lägga sig i bakhåll för att anfalla dem bakifrån. Han hade Juda framför sig och bakhållet bakom dem. 14 När judéerna vände sig om och såg att de anfölls både bakifrån och framifrån, ropade de till Herren, prästerna blåste i sina trumpeter 15 och judéerna gav upp ett härskri. När de skrek, lät Gud Jerobeam och hela Israel bli slagna av Avia och Juda. 16 Israeliterna flydde för Juda, och Gud gav dem i deras hand. 17 Avia och hans trupper orsakade dem stora förluster, och 500 000 av Israels soldater stupade.
18 Israeliterna blev vid detta tillfälle kuvade, och judéerna var starka eftersom de litade på Herren, sina fäders Gud. 19 Avia förföljde Jerobeam och intog från honom städerna Betel, Jeshana och Efron med deras kringliggande orter. 20 Jerobeam lyckades inte under Avias livstid få tillbaka sin makt, och slutligen slog Herren honom så att han dog.
21 Avia blev allt mäktigare. Han tog sig 14 hustrur och fick 22 söner och 16 döttrar.
22 Avias historia i övrigt, allt han gjorde och talade, finns nedtecknat i profeten Iddos tilläggsskrift.
Footnotes
- 13:2 Jfr 1 Kung 15:2.
- 13:5 Jfr 3 Mos 2:13 och 4 Mos 18:19 gällande saltförbund.
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