2 CHRONICLES 13:1 Abijah. The Chronicler’s account of Abijah’s reign is much longer than in 1 Kings 15:1 (where he is called Abijam). This account focuses on the “war between Abijam and Jeroboam” (1 Kings 15:7). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.lengt... [ Continue Reading ]
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 13:2 THREE YEARS. 915–912 B.C. MICAIAH. Also spelled Maacah. See 2 Chronicles 11:20. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 13:3 Abijah seems to imply (v. 2 Chronicles 13:8) that Jeroboam started this war. He was trying to reunite the kingdom by force, as Rehoboam had tried to do earlier (2 Chronicles 11:1). Judah is outnumbered two to one by Israel. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getEleme... [ Continue Reading ]
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 13:4 MOUNT ZEMARAIM was probably on the northern border of Benjamin, between the two kingdoms (see Joshua 18:22). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 13:5 Abijah condemns Jeroboam and the Israelites for rejecting God’s decision to give permanent KINGSHIP OVER ISRAEL to DAVID AND HIS SONS. The term COVENANT OF SALT implies a permanent provision (see Numbers 18:19). Jeroboam’s kingship is dismissed as rebellion aga... [ Continue Reading ]
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 13:8 Abijah condemns the northerners for their religious unfaithfulness (compare Hosea 8:6). Judah, by contrast, has the legitimate priesthood and temple worship, so Israel should not FIGHT AGAINST THE LORD. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img");... [ Continue Reading ]
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 13:13 Judah’s reliance on God (vv. 2 Chronicles 13:14, 2 Chronicles 13:18) is the key factor in its success in this battle. BETHEL was one of the locations of Jeroboam’s calf cult (see v. 2 Chronicles 13:8 and 1 Kings 12:28).... [ Continue Reading ]
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 13:21 Large families are a sign of God’s blessing (see 1 Chronicles 28:5; 2 Chronicles 11:18). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 13:22 THE STORY OF THE PROPHET IDDO. See notes on 12:15–16 and 1 Kings 14:19. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]