2 Chronicles 13:13

“But Jeroboam caused an ambushment to come about behind them: so they were before Judah, and the ambushment was behind them.”

"But Jeroboam caused an ambushment to come about behind them: so they were before Judah, and the ambushment was behind them." - 2 Chronicles 13:13
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What does 2 Chronicles 13:13 mean?

2 Chronicles 13:13 (KJV) reads: "But Jeroboam caused an ambushment to come about behind them: so they were before Judah, and the ambushment was behind them." This verse is part of the larger story in the book of 2 Chronicles, which provides a historical account of the reign of…

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Ambush: The Hidden Struggles of Our Faith Journey

The verse from 2 Chronicles 13:13, "But Jeroboam caused an ambushment to come about behind them: so they were before Judah, and the ambushment was behind them," captivates us with its imagery of confrontation and unexpected challenges. This scene unfolds during a pivotal moment…

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A Prayer for Divine Protection Against the Ambush of the Enemy

Heavenly Father, I come before You with a heart full of reverence and gratitude. You are the Creator of all things, the Almighty God who knows the beginning from the end. As I reflect upon the powerful account in 2 Chronicles 13:13, where it is written, "But Jeroboam caused an…

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2 Chronicles 13:13 - "¶ But Jeroboam caused an ambushment to come about behind them: so they were before Judah, and the ambushment was behind them."
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2 Chronicles 2:13 - "And now I have sent a cunning man, endued with understanding, of Huram my father's,"
2 Chronicles 29:13 - "And of the sons of Elizaphan; Shimri, and Jeiel: and of the sons of Asaph; Zechariah, and Mattaniah:"
2 Chronicles 20:13 - "And all Judah stood before the LORD, with their little ones, their wives, and their children."
2 Chronicles 13:16 - "And the children of Israel fled before Judah: and God delivered them into their hand."
1 Chronicles 2:13 - "¶ And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third,"
2 Chronicles 11:13 - "¶ And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel resorted to him out of all their coasts."
2 Chronicles 13:1 - "Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah."
2 Chronicles 10:13 - "And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,"
2 Chronicles 16:13 - "¶ And Asa slept with his fathers, and died in the one and fortieth year of his reign."
2 Chronicles 13:22 - "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 18:13 - "And Micaiah said, As the LORD liveth, even what my God saith, that will I speak."
2 Chronicles 13:21 - "¶ But Abijah waxed mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters."
2 Chronicles 3:13 - "The wings of these cherubims spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were inward."
2 Chronicles 24:13 - "So the workmen wrought, and the work was perfected by them, and they set the house of God in his state, and strengthened it."
2 Chronicles 13:2 - "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."
2 Chronicles 13:20 - "Neither did Jeroboam recover strength again in the days of Abijah: and the LORD struck him, and he died."
2 Chronicles 9:13 - "¶ Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and threescore and six talents of gold;"
2 Chronicles 17:13 - "And he had much business in the cities of Judah: and the men of war, mighty men of valour, were in Jerusalem."
2 Chronicles 30:13 - "¶ And there assembled at Jerusalem much people to keep the feast of unleavened bread in the second month, a very great congregation."
2 Chronicles 13:14 - "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."
2 Kings 13:8 - "¶ Now the rest of the acts of Jehoahaz, and all that he did, and his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?"
2 Chronicles 13:6 - "Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon the son of David, is risen up, and hath rebelled against his lord."
2 Chronicles 15:13 - "That whosoever would not seek the LORD God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman."
2 Chronicles 7:13 - "If I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if I command the locusts to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people;"
2 Chronicles 13:4 - "¶ And Abijah stood up upon mount Zemaraim, which is in mount Ephraim, and said, Hear me, thou Jeroboam, and all Israel;"
2 Chronicles 13:18 - "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."