2 Chronicles 13:20-14:1
New American Standard Bible
Death of Jeroboam
20 Jeroboam did not again recover strength in the days of Abijah; and the (A)Lord struck him and (B)he died.
21 But Abijah became powerful, and he took fourteen wives for himself, and fathered twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters. 22 Now the rest of the acts of Abijah, and his ways and his words are written in (C)the [a]treatise of (D)Iddo the prophet.
Asa Succeeds Abijah in Judah
14 [b](E)So Abijah [c]lay down with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David, and his son Asa became king in his place. The land was undisturbed for ten years during his days.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 13:22 Heb midrash
- 2 Chronicles 14:1 Ch 13:23 in Heb
- 2 Chronicles 14:1 I.e., died
2 Chronicles 13:20-14:1
Christian Standard Bible
20 Jeroboam no longer retained his power[a] during Abijah’s reign; ultimately, the Lord struck him(A) and he died.(B)
21 However, Abijah grew strong, acquired fourteen wives, and fathered twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters. 22 The rest of the events of Abijah’s reign, along with his ways and his sayings, are written in the Writing(C) of the Prophet Iddo.(D)
14 Abijah rested with his ancestors and was buried in the city of David. His son Asa became king in his place.(E) During his reign the land experienced peace for ten years.
Footnotes
- 13:20 Lit He did not restrain the power of Jeroboam
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