Now in the eighteenth⁸⁰⁸³ year⁸¹⁴¹ of king⁴⁴²⁸ Jeroboam³³⁷⁹ began Abijah²⁹ to reign⁴⁴²⁷ over Judah.³⁰⁶³

He reigned⁴⁴²⁷ three⁷⁹⁶⁹ years⁸¹⁴¹ in Jerusalem.³³⁸⁹ His mother's⁵¹⁷ name⁸⁰³⁴ also was Michaiah⁴³²² the daughter¹³²³ of Uriel²²² of Gibeah.¹³⁹⁰ And there was war⁴⁴²¹ between Abijah²⁹ and Jeroboam.³³⁷⁹

And Abijah²⁹ set⁶³¹ the battle⁴⁴²¹ in array with an army²⁴²⁸ of valiant men¹³⁶⁸ of war,⁴⁴²¹ even four⁷⁰² hundred³⁹⁶⁷ thousand⁵⁰⁵ chosen⁹⁷⁷ men:³⁷⁶ Jeroboam³³⁷⁹ also set the battle⁴⁴²¹ in array⁶¹⁸⁶ against him with eight⁸⁰⁸³ hundred³⁹⁶⁷ thousand⁵⁰⁵ chosen⁹⁷⁷ men,³⁷⁶ being mighty men¹³⁶⁸ of valour.²⁴²⁸

And Abijah²⁹ stood up⁶⁹⁶⁵ upon mount²⁰²² Zemaraim,⁶⁷⁸⁷ which is in mount²⁰²² Ephraim,⁶⁶⁹ and said,⁵⁵⁹ Hear⁸⁰⁸⁵ me, thou Jeroboam,³³⁷⁹ and all Israel;³⁴⁷⁸

Ought ye not to know³⁰⁴⁵ that Yahweh³⁰⁶⁸ Elohim⁴³⁰ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ gave⁵⁴¹⁴ the kingdom⁴⁴⁶⁷ over Israel³⁴⁷⁸ to David¹⁷³² for ever,⁵⁷⁶⁹ even to him and to his sons¹¹²¹ by a covenant¹²⁸⁵ of salt?⁴⁴¹⁷

Yet Jeroboam³³⁷⁹ the son¹¹²¹ of Nebat,⁵⁰²⁸ the servant⁵⁶⁵⁰ of Solomon⁸⁰¹⁰ the son¹¹²¹ of David,¹⁷³² is risen up,⁶⁹⁶⁵ and hath rebelled⁴⁷⁷⁵ against his master.¹¹³

And there are gathered⁶⁹⁰⁸ unto him vain⁷³⁸⁶ men,⁵⁸² the children¹¹²¹ of Belial,¹¹⁰⁰ and have strengthened⁵⁵³ themselves against Rehoboam⁷³⁴⁶ the son¹¹²¹ of Solomon,⁸⁰¹⁰ when Rehoboam⁷³⁴⁶ was young⁵²⁸⁸ and tenderhearted,⁷³⁹⁰ and could not withstand²³⁸⁸ them.⁶⁴⁴⁰

And now ye think⁵⁵⁹ to withstand²³⁸⁸ the⁶⁴⁴⁰ kingdom⁴⁴⁶⁷ of Yahweh³⁰⁶⁸ in the hand³⁰²⁷ of the sons¹¹²¹ of David;¹⁷³² and ye be a great⁷²²⁷ multitude,¹⁹⁹⁵ and there are with you golden²⁰⁹¹ calves,⁵⁶⁹⁵ which Jeroboam³³⁷⁹ made⁶²¹³ you for mighty ones.⁴³⁰

Have ye not cast out⁵⁰⁸⁰ the priests³⁵⁴⁸ of Yahweh,³⁰⁶⁸ the sons¹¹²¹ of Aaron,¹⁷⁵ and the Levites,³⁸⁸¹ and have made⁶²¹³ you priests³⁵⁴⁸ after the manner of the nations⁵⁹⁷¹ of other lands?⁷⁷⁶ so that whosoever cometh⁹³⁵ to consecrate⁴³⁹⁰ himself³⁰²⁷ with a young⁶⁴⁹⁹ bullock¹²⁴¹ and seven⁷⁶⁵¹ rams,³⁵² the same may be a priest³⁵⁴⁸ of them that are no³⁸⁰⁸ mighty ones.⁴³⁰

But as for us, Yahweh³⁰⁶⁸ is our Elohim,⁴³⁰ and we have not forsaken⁵⁸⁰⁰ him; and the priests,³⁵⁴⁸ which minister⁸³³⁴ unto Yahweh,³⁰⁶⁸ are the sons¹¹²¹ of Aaron,¹⁷⁵ and the Levites³⁸⁸¹ wait upon their business:⁴³⁹⁹

And they burn⁶⁹⁹⁹ unto Yahweh³⁰⁶⁸ every morning¹²⁴² and every evening⁶¹⁵³ burnt sacrifices⁵⁹³⁰ and sweet⁵⁵⁶¹ incense:⁷⁰⁰⁴ the shewbread³⁸⁹⁹ also set they in order upon the pure²⁸⁸⁹ table;⁷⁹⁷⁹ and the candlestick⁴⁵⁰¹ of gold²⁰⁹¹ with the lamps⁵²¹⁶ thereof, to burn¹¹⁹⁷ every evening:⁶¹⁵³ for we keep⁸¹⁰⁴ the charge⁴⁹³¹ of Yahweh³⁰⁶⁸ our Elohim;⁴³⁰ but ye have forsaken⁵⁸⁰⁰ him.

And, behold, Elohim⁴³⁰ himself is with us for our captain,⁷²¹⁸ and his priests³⁵⁴⁸ with sounding⁸⁶⁴³ trumpets²⁶⁸⁹ to cry alarm⁷³²¹ against you. O children¹¹²¹ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ fight³⁸⁹⁸ ye not against Yahweh³⁰⁶⁸ Elohim⁴³⁰ of your fathers;¹ for ye shall not prosper.⁶⁷⁴³

But Jeroboam³³⁷⁹ caused an ambushment³⁹⁹³ to come⁹³⁵ about⁵⁴³⁷ behind³¹⁰ them: so they were before⁶⁴⁴⁰ Judah,³⁰⁶³ and the ambushment³⁹⁹³ was behind³¹⁰ them.

And when Judah³⁰⁶³ looked⁶⁴³⁷ back, behold, the battle⁴⁴²¹ was before⁶⁴⁴⁰ and behind:²⁶⁸ and they cried⁶⁸¹⁷ unto Yahweh,³⁰⁶⁸ and the priests³⁵⁴⁸ sounded²⁶⁹⁰ with the trumpets.²⁶⁸⁹

Then the men³⁷⁶ of Judah³⁰⁶³ gave a shout:⁷³²¹ and as the men³⁷⁶ of Judah³⁰⁶³ shouted,⁷³²¹ it came to pass, that Elohim⁴³⁰ smote⁵⁰⁶² Jeroboam³³⁷⁹ and all Israel³⁴⁷⁸ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ Abijah²⁹ and Judah.³⁰⁶³

And the children¹¹²¹ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ fled⁵¹²⁷ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ Judah:³⁰⁶³ and Elohim⁴³⁰ delivered⁵⁴¹⁴ them into their hand.³⁰²⁷

And Abijah²⁹ and his people⁵⁹⁷¹ slew⁵²²¹ them with a great⁷²²⁷ slaughter:⁴³⁴⁷ so there fell down⁵³⁰⁷ slain²⁴⁹¹ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ five²⁵⁶⁸ hundred³⁹⁶⁷ thousand⁵⁰⁵ chosen⁹⁷⁷ men.³⁷⁶

Thus the children¹¹²¹ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ were brought³⁶⁶⁵ under at that time,⁶²⁵⁶ and the children¹¹²¹ of Judah³⁰⁶³ prevailed,⁵⁵³ because they relied⁸¹⁷² upon Yahweh³⁰⁶⁸ Elohim⁴³⁰ of their fathers.¹

And Abijah²⁹ pursued⁷²⁹¹ after³¹⁰ Jeroboam,³³⁷⁹ and took³⁹²⁰ cities⁵⁸⁹² from him, Bethel¹⁰⁰⁸ with the towns¹³²³ thereof, and Jeshanah³⁴⁶⁶ with the towns¹³²³ thereof, and Ephrain⁶⁰⁸⁵ with the towns¹³²³ thereof.

Neither did Jeroboam³³⁷⁹ recover⁶¹¹³ strength³⁵⁸¹ again in the days³¹¹⁷ of Abijah:²⁹ and Yahweh³⁰⁶⁸ struck⁵⁰⁶² him, and he died.⁴¹⁹¹

But Abijah²⁹ waxed mighty,²³⁸⁸ and married⁵³⁷⁵ fourteen⁷⁰² wives,⁸⁰² and begat³²⁰⁵ twenty⁶²⁴² and two⁸¹⁴⁷ sons,¹¹²¹ and sixteen⁸³³⁷ daughters.¹³²³

And the rest³⁴⁹⁹ of the acts¹⁶⁹⁷ of Abijah,²⁹ and his ways,¹⁸⁷⁰ and his sayings,¹⁶⁹⁷ are written³⁷⁸⁹ in the story⁴⁰⁹⁷ of the prophet⁵⁰³⁰ Iddo.⁵⁷¹⁴