2 Chronicles 13:1

Abijah King of Judah

1 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam, Abijah became king of Judah,

2 Chronicles 13:1 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
1 Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah.
English Standard Version (ESV)
1 In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, Abijah began to reign over Judah.
New Living Translation (NLT)
1 Abijah began to rule over Judah in the eighteenth year of Jeroboam’s reign in Israel.
The Message Bible (MSG)
1 In the eighteenth year of the rule of King Jeroboam, Abijah took over the throne of Judah.
American Standard Version (ASV)
1 In the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
1 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam, Abijah began to rule Judah.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
1 In the eighteenth year of [Israel's] King Jeroboam, Abijah became king over Judah;
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
1 Abijah became king of Judah. It was in the 18th year of Jeroboam's rule over Israel.

2 Chronicles 13:1 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 13:1

Now in the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam began Abijah to
reign over Judah.] (See Gill on 1 Kings 15:1).

2 Chronicles 13:1 In-Context

1 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 daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.
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, in the hill country of Ephraim, and said, “Jeroboam and all Israel, 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 by a covenant of salt?
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