2 Chronicles 13:17

“And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.”

"And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men." - 2 Chronicles 13:17
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What does 2 Chronicles 13:17 mean?

In 2 Chronicles 13:17 (KJV), we read the following passage: "And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men." This verse comes from a larger passage describing the battle between Abijah, the king of…

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Divine Intervention in the Midst of Battle: Lessons from Abijah's Victory

In the historical narrative of 2 Chronicles 13, we witness a fascinating episode in the tumultuous history of Israel and Judah. The passage introduces us to Abijah, the king of Judah, and his valiant struggle against the far larger forces led by King Jeroboam of Israel. The…

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A Prayer for Strength and Victory in Spiritual Warfare

O Great and Mighty God, As I come before You today, I do so filled with awe and reverence for Your mighty power and sovereignty over all creation. I draw my attention to the events recorded in 2 Chronicles 13:17, where it is written, "And Abijah and his people slew them with a…

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2 Chronicles 13:17 - "And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men."
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."
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"And he had much business in the cities of Judah: and the men of war, mighty men of valour, were in Jerusalem." - 2 Chronicles 17:13
2 Chronicles 17:17 - "And of Benjamin; Eliada a mighty man of valour, and with him armed men with bow and shield two hundred thousand."
1 Chronicles 2:17 - "And Abigail bare Amasa: and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmeelite."
2 Chronicles 2:13 - "And now I have sent a cunning man, endued with understanding, of Huram my father's,"
2 Chronicles 17:15 - "And next to him was Jehohanan the captain, and with him two hundred and fourscore thousand."
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."
2 Chronicles 8:17 - "¶ Then went Solomon to Ezion-geber, and to Eloth, at the sea side in the land of Edom."
2 Chronicles 10:17 - "But as for the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them."
2 Chronicles 9:17 - "Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold."
2 Chronicles 28:17 - "For again the Edomites had come and smitten Judah, and carried away captives."
2 Chronicles 17:12 - "¶ And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles, and cities of store."
2 Chronicles 29:13 - "And of the sons of Elizaphan; Shimri, and Jeiel: and of the sons of Asaph; Zechariah, and Mattaniah:"
1 Chronicles 17:2 - "Then Nathan said unto David, Do all that is in thine heart; for God is with thee."
2 Chronicles 17:18 - "And next him was Jehozabad, and with him an hundred and fourscore thousand ready prepared for the war."
2 Chronicles 17:1 - "And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel."
2 Chronicles 13:1 - "Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah."
2 Chronicles 17:4 - "But sought to the LORD God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel."
1 Chronicles 17:13 - "I will be his father, and he shall be my son: and I will not take my mercy away from him, as I took it from him that was before thee:"
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 4:17 - "In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zeredathah."
2 Chronicles 17:19 - "These waited on the king, beside those whom the king put in the fenced cities throughout all Judah."