2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 13:1–3

¹In the eighteenth year of Jeroboam’s reign, Abijah^a became king of Judah, ²and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother’s name was Micaiah^b daughter^c of Uriel; she was from Gibeah.

And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam. ³Abijah went into battle with an army of 400,000 chosen men, while Jeroboam drew up in formation against him with 800,000 chosen and mighty men of valor.

Footnotes

a 13:1 Abijah is a variant of Abijam; see 1 Kings 14:31|1KI 14:31.
b 13:2 Hebrew; most LXX manuscripts and Syriac Maacah; see 2 Chronicles 11:20|2CH 11:20and 1 Kings 15:2.
c 13:2 Or granddaughter

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2 Chronicles 13:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In the eighteenth	שְׁמוֹנֶ֥ה	šə·mō·w·neh	Number - feminine singular	H8083 eight
year	בִּשְׁנַ֛ת	biš·naṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H8141 year
of Jeroboam’s	יָרָבְעָ֑ם	yā·rā·ḇə·‘ām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3379 Jeroboam
reign	לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ	lam·me·leḵ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
Abijah	אֲבִיָּ֖ה	’ă·ḇî·yāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H29 Abijah
became king	וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְ	way·yim·lōḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
of	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Judah	יְהוּדָֽה׃	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah

2 Chronicles 13:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and he reigned	מָלַךְ֙	mā·laḵ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
in Jerusalem	בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם	bî·rū·šā·lim	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
three	שָׁל֣וֹשׁ	šā·lō·wōš	Number - feminine singular	H7969 a three, triad
years	שָׁנִ֗ים	šā·nîm	Noun - feminine plural	H8141 year
His mother’s	אִמּ֔וֹ	’im·mōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H517 mother
name	וְשֵׁ֣ם	wə·šêm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8034 name
was Micaiah	מִיכָיָ֥הוּ	mî·ḵā·yā·hū	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4322 Mikajah
daughter	בַת־	ḇaṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1323 daughter
of Uriel	אוּרִיאֵ֖ל	’ū·rî·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H222 Uriel
she was from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
Gibeah	גִּבְעָ֑ה	giḇ·‘āh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1390 Gibah
And there was	הָיְתָ֛ה	hā·yə·ṯāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
war	וּמִלְחָמָ֥ה	ū·mil·ḥā·māh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H4421 battle, war
between	בֵּ֥ין	bên	Preposition	H996 interval, space between
Abijah	אֲבִיָּ֖ה	’ă·ḇî·yāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H29 Abijah
and Jeroboam	יָרָבְעָֽם׃	yā·rā·ḇə·‘ām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3379 Jeroboam

2 Chronicles 13:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Abijah	אֲבִיָּ֜ה	’ă·ḇî·yāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H29 Abijah
went	וַיֶּאְסֹ֨ר	way·ye’·sōr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H631 tie, bind, imprison
into battle	הַמִּלְחָמָ֗ה	ham·mil·ḥā·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4421 battle, war
with an army	בְּחַ֙יִל֙	bə·ḥa·yil	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army
of 400,000	אַרְבַּע־	’ar·ba‘-	Number - feminine singular	H702 four
chosen	בָּח֑וּרס	bå̄·ḥū·rs	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H977 choose
men	אִ֣ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
while Jeroboam	וְיָרָבְעָ֗ם	wə·yā·rā·ḇə·‘ām	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3379 Jeroboam
drew up	עָרַ֤ךְ	‘ā·raḵ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6186 arrange or set in order
in formation	מִלְחָמָ֔ה	mil·ḥā·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H4421 battle, war
against him	עִמּוֹ֙	‘im·mōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5973 with
with 800,000	בִּשְׁמוֹנֶ֨ה	biš·mō·w·neh	Preposition-b; Number - feminine singular	H8083 eight
chosen	בָּח֖וּר	bā·ḥūr	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H977 choose
mighty	גִּבּ֥וֹר	gib·bō·wr	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H1368 strong, mighty
men	אִ֥ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
of valor	חָֽיִל׃ס	ḥā·yil	Noun - masculine singular	H2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army

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2 Chronicles 13:1 2 Chronicles 12:16

2 Chronicles 13:2 2 Chronicles 11:20 · 1 Kings 15:6–7

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