War Between Abijah & Jeroboam |
2 Chronicles 13:1-22 2 Chronicles in [Smaller Chunks] |
Now, in the 18th year king Jeroboam [ruled,] Abijah began to [rule] over Judah. [Abijah ruled] 3 years in Jerusalem. Also, his mother’s name was Michaiah, [Uriel’s] daughter, [from] Gibeah. |
And there was war between Abijah & Jeroboam. And Abijah [put] the battle [in order] with an army of 400,000 chosen, valiant men of war. Also, Jeroboam [put] [his army in] battle [order] against him with 800,000 chosen, mighty men of valor. |
And Abijah stood up on Mount Zemaraim, which is in Mount Ephraim, & said, You, Jeroboam, & all Israel, hear me: [Shouldn’t] you know that the Lord God of Israel gave the kingdom of Israel over to [king] David, & his sons forever by a covenant, [a.k.a. contract,] of salt? |
[2 Samuel 7:12-13 *And when your days are [are] fulfilled, & you shall sleep with your [forefathers, I will set up your seed after you, which shall proceed [from your body,] & I will [establish] his kingdom. *He shall build a house for My Name, & I will [establish] the throne of his kingdom forever.] |
[Still] Jeroboam, [Nebat’s] son, the servant of Solomon, [David's] son, [has] risen up, & [has] rebelled against his lord. And vain, [a.k.a. worthless] men, the children of Belial, [a.k.a. scoundrels,] are gathered to him, & have strengthened themselves against Rehoboam, [Solomon’s] son. When Rehoboam was young, & tender hearted, [a.k.a. inexperienced,] & couldn’t withstand them. |
And now, you think [you can] withstand the Kingdom of the Lord, [that’s] in the [hands] of [David’s descendants;] & you [are] a [large] multitude. And there with [you are] your golden calves, which Jeroboam made for you [as] gods. |
Haven’t you cast out the [Lord’s] priests, [Aaron’s] sons, & the Levites, & have made [yourselves] priests after the [customs] of the nations of other lands? So [whoever comes] to consecrate himself with a young [bull,] & 7 rams, the same [person,] may be a priest of [what] are [not] gods. |
But as for us, the Lord is our God, & we haven’t [abandoned] Him. And the priests, [who] minister to the Lord, are [Aaron’s descendants,] & the Levites [assist them in] their [work.] |
And every morning & every evening, they [offer] burnt sacrifices, & sweet incense, to the Lord [God.] They also [put] the [showbread] in order, upon the [purified] table, with the candlestick of gold, & [its] lamps, to burn every evening. |
For we keep the [commandments] of the Lord our God, but you have [abandoned] Him. And see,] God, Himself is with us for our [leader] & His priests with [blaring] trumpets [to sound] [the battle] cry against you. |
O children, [a.k.a. people,] of Israel, [don’t] you fight against the Lord God of your [forefathers:] for you [won’t] prosper. But Jeroboam caused an [ambush to happen] behind them. So [those] [with Jeroboam,] were [in front of] Judah, & the [ambush] was behind them. And when Judah looked back, & [saw,] the battle was [in front,] & behind them. And they cried [out] to the Lord, & the priests sounded the trumpets. |
Then, the men of Judah gave a shout, & as [they] shouted, it [happened,] that God [struck down] Jeroboam, & all Israel [in front of] Abijah, & Judah. And the children, [a.k.a. people,] of Israel fled [in front of] Judah, & [the Lord] God delivered them into their hand. |
And Abijah, & his people [struck] them [down,] with a [large] slaughter, so 500,000 chosen men of Israel fell down slain. The children, [a.k.a. people,] of Judah prevailed, [over] the children, [a.k.a. people,] of Israel, because they, [a.k.a. valiant men of Judah,] relied on the Lord God, of their [forefathers.] |
And Abijah pursued after Jeroboam, & [captured] [these] cities & [their] towns from him: BethEl, Jeshanah, & Ephraim, [a.k.a. Ephron,] & [their] towns. Neither did Jeroboam [regain] strength again [during] the days of Abijah. |
And the Lord struck [down] [Jeroboam,] & he died. But Abijah [grew] mighty, & married 14 wives, & [fathered] 22 sons, & 16 daughters. The rest of [Abijah’s actions] & his ways, & [what] [he said,] are written in the [account] of the prophet, Iddo. |
And I heard, but [didn't understand.] Then, I said, O my Lord, What shall be the end of these things? And He said, Go [on] your way, Daniel: for the Words are closed up and sealed till the time of the End. Daniel 12:8-9 KJV
About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible:
About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible: Since the Lord had it on my heart to write this blog, I was uncertain of how to accomplish this, mindful of Revelation 22:18-19, which says that nobody is to add to, or to take away from what was written in the Bible. After lots of prayerful contemplation, the Lord had it on my heart that I’m not to change the meaning of what is written in the Bible. He has also shown ways to add to people’s understating of that meaning, without altering the meaning, by putting that info within [brackets]. This is primarily accomplished with the KJV Bible and lots of prayers, but at times, BibleGateway.com, Biblehub.com, NIV Bible, Webster Dictionary, and other internet resources, as needed. Debra Seiling
About Understanding the Bible:
Understanding the Bible: After reading Isaiah 28:10 many times over the years and not totally understanding it, it recently became apparent to me that the Lord God has this passage as the means for understanding the Bible.
For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little. Isaiah 28:10 KJV.
Being prayerful about this passage, and looking up 'precept' in the Webster's Dictionary, it gave this passage a whole new meaning, once 'commandment' is substituted for 'precept'. Within brackets are additional words the Lord had on my heart to aid in understanding the meaning.
For commandment must be [built up] upon commandment; commandment upon commandment; line upon line, line upon line; [developing understanding] here a little, and there a little.
The Table Format:
The Table Format: I was overwhelmed with how to explain the process for determining if someone had leprosy in Leviticus 13, which seemed very complicated. After praying, "Lord, if this is difficult for me to understand after reading it many times, how can this be explained to others?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was for me to put it into a vertical chart to visually see the process. This made it much easier for me to follow the progression. After doing so, I prayed, "Lord, how can this be conveyed to readers, so that they can understand this process?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was to put it within the lines of a table. Being a stiff-necked, stubborn person, as it's often called in the Bible, I prayed, asking the Lord God if He's sure that's really what He wanted me to do? I reluctantly put Leviticus 13 into a table format. When I read this difficult leprosy process within a table format, it suddenly became easier for me to understand. That's because it builds line upon line, as explained in the Understanding the Bible section. Shortly after that, the Lord God had it on my heart, to put all of The Books of the Bible in Smaller Chunks within a table format, to aid in understanding, line upon line.
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