rotherham 2Chronicles:13-14
rotherham@2Chronicles:13:1 @ In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, began Abijah to reign over Judah:
rotherham@2Chronicles:13:2 @ three years, reigned he in Jerusalem, and, the name of his mother, was Maacah, daughter of Uriel of Gibeah, and there was, war, between Abijah and Jeroboam.
rotherham@2Chronicles:13:3 @ And Abijah began the war with a force of heroes of war, four hundred thousand chosen men, and, Jeroboam, set in array against him to battle, with eight hundred thousand chosen men, heroes of valour.
rotherham@2Chronicles:13:4 @ And Abijah stood up upon Mount Zemaraim, which is in the hill country of Ephraim, and said, Hear me, O Jeroboam and all Israel!
rotherham@2Chronicles:13:5 @ Is it not yours to know, that, Yahweh God of Israel gave the kingdom to David, over Israel, unto times age-abiding, to him and to his sons, by a covenant of salt?
rotherham@2Chronicles:13:6 @ Yet hath Jeroboam son of Nebat, servant son of David, risen up, and rebelled against his lord.
rotherham@2Chronicles:13:7 @ And there are gathered unto him vain men, sons of the Abandoned One, who emboldened themselves against Rehoboam son of Solomon,-when, Rehoboam, was young and tender of heart, and had not strengthened himself to meet them.
rotherham@2Chronicles:13:8 @ Now, therefore, ye, are thinking to strengthen yourselves against the kingdom of Yahweh, in the hand of the sons of David, and, ye, are a great multitude, and, with you, are calves of gold, which Jeroboam hath made you for gods.
rotherham@2Chronicles:13:9 @ Have ye not driven out the priests of Yahweh, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and made for yourselves priests like the peoples of the countries? Whosoever cometh to install himself with a young bullock, and seven rams, then becometh he a priest unto the, no-gods.
rotherham@2Chronicles:13:10 @ But, as for us, Yahweh, is our God, and we have not forsaken him, and, the priests who are waiting upon Yahweh, are sons of Aaron, with Levites in the work;
rotherham@2Chronicles:13:11 @ and they are making a perfume unto Yahweh, with ascending-sacrifices morning by morning, and evening by evening and an incense of sweet spices, and are putting in order bread upon the pure table, and the lampstand of gold with the lamps thereof, for lighting up evening by evening, for, observant, are we of the charge of Yahweh our God, whereas, ye, have forsaken him.
rotherham@2Chronicles:13:12 @ And lo! with us as Head, is God himself, and his priests, and the trumpets of alarm, to sound an alarm against you, O sons of Israel! do not fight against Yahweh God of your fathers, for ye shall not prosper.
rotherham@2Chronicles:13:13 @ But, Jeroboam, sent round an ambush, to come up from behind them, so they were before Judah and, the ambush, did come up from behind them.
rotherham@2Chronicles:13:14 @ And, when Judah turned and lo! as for them, the battle was before and behind, then made they outcry unto Yahweh, and, the priests, kept on blowing with the trumpets.
rotherham@2Chronicles:13:15 @ Then the men of Judah gave a shout, and it came to pass, when the men of Judah shouted, then, God himself, smote Jeroboam and all Israel, before Abijah and Judah.
rotherham@2Chronicles:13:16 @ And the sons of Israel fled from before Judah, and God delivered them into their hand.
rotherham@2Chronicles:13:17 @ And Abijah and his people smote among them with a great smiting, and there fell down slain, of Israel, five hundred thousand chosen men.
rotherham@2Chronicles:13:18 @ Thus were the sons of Israel subdued at that time, and the sons of Judah prevailed, because they leaned upon Yahweh the God of their fathers.
rotherham@2Chronicles:13:19 @ And Abijah pursued after Jeroboam, and captured from him, cities, even Bethel, with the villages thereof, and Jeshanah, with the villages thereof, and Ephron, with the villages thereof;
rotherham@2Chronicles:13:20 @ neither was Jeroboam strong any more, in the days of Abijah, and Yahweh smote him that he died.
rotherham@2Chronicles:13:21 @ And Abijah strengthened himself, and took him, fourteen wives, and begat twenty-two sons, and sixteen daughters.
rotherham@2Chronicles:13:22 @ And, the rest of the story of Abijah, both his ways and his words, are written, in the commentary of the prophet Iddo.
rotherham@2Chronicles:14:1 @ So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David, and Asa his son reigned in iris stead, in his days, the land rested ten years.
rotherham@2Chronicles:14:2 @ And Asa did that which was good and that which was right, in the eyes of Yahweh his God;
rotherham@2Chronicles:14:3 @ and took away the foreign altars, and the high places, and brake in pieces the pillars, and cut in twain the Sacred Stems;
rotherham@2Chronicles:14:4 @ and bade Judah seek Yahweh, God of their fathers,-and execute the law, and the commandment;
rotherham@2Chronicles:14:5 @ and removed from all the cities of Judah, the high places, and the sun-images, and the kingdom became quiet before him.
rotherham@2Chronicles:14:6 @ And he built cities of defence, in Judah, for the land had quiet, nor was there near him any war, in these years, because Yahweh had given him rest.
rotherham@2Chronicles:14:7 @ Therefore said he to Judah, Let us build these cities, and let us surround them with walls and towers, doors and bars, while the land is yet before us, for we have sought Yahweh our God, we have sought him, and he hath given us rest on every side. So they built, and prospered.
rotherham@2Chronicles:14:8 @ And it came to pass that, Asa, had a force bearing shield and spear, out of Judah, three hundred thousand, and, out of Benjamin, such as bare a buckler and trode a bow, two hundred and eighty thousand, all these, were heroes of valour.
rotherham@2Chronicles:14:9 @ Then came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian, with a force of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots, and he came as far as Mareshah.
rotherham@2Chronicles:14:10 @ And Asa went out to meet him, and they set in array for battle, in the valley of Zaphonah, at Mareshah.
rotherham@2Chronicles:14:11 @ Then Asa cried out unto Yahweh his God, and said, O Yahweh, it is, nothing with thee, to help whether with many or with such as have no strength. Help us, O Yahweh our God, for, on thee, do we lean, and, in thy name, have we come against this multitude, O Yahweh! our God, thou art, let not, weak man, have power against thee.
rotherham@2Chronicles:14:12 @ So Yahweh smote the Ethiopians, before Asa, and before Judah, and the Ethiopians fled.
rotherham@2Chronicles:14:13 @ And Asa and the people that were with him pursued as far as to Gerar, and the Ethiopians fell, so that there was no way for them to recover, for they were routed before Yahweh, and before him host, and they carried away exceeding much spoil.
rotherham@2Chronicles:14:14 @ And they smote all the cities round shout Gerar, for the dread of Yahweh was upon them, and they plundered all the cities, for, great plunder, was there in them.
rotherham@2Chronicles:14:15 @ Moreover also, the tents of the cattle, they smote, and carried off sheep in abundance, and camels, and returned to Jerusalem.
rotherham@2Chronicles:15:1 @ Now, as for Azariah son of Oded, there came upon him, the spirit of God.
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