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.”

"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 13:2
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What does 2 Chronicles 13:2 mean?

The Bible verse 2 Chronicles 13:2 in the King James Version reads, "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." To fully understand the meaning and significance of this…

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The Legacy of Abijah: Lessons from a Brief Reign

In 2 Chronicles 13:2, we read, "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." This verse may seem simplistic at first glance—merely the introduction to a king's reign—but…

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A Prayer for Leadership and Peace Amidst Struggles

O Lord, our God, Sovereign over all the earth, we come before You today with humble hearts, reflecting upon the words found in 2 Chronicles 13:2, which speak of Abijah, who reigned for three years in Jerusalem, and his mother Michaiah, the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. As we…

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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."
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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 13:1 - "Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah."
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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 18:13 - "And Micaiah said, As the LORD liveth, even what my God saith, that will I speak."
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2 Chronicles 13:21 - "¶ But Abijah waxed mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters."
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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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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."
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