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2 Chronicles 13:17

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Then Abijah and his people struck them with a mighty blow, and 500,000 chosen men of Israel fell slain.
2 Chronicles 13:17 · Berean Standard Bible
Parallel translations
  • WEB Abijah and his people killed them with a great slaughter, so five hundred thousand chosen men of Israel fell down slain.
  • KJV And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.
  • NKJV Then Abijah and his people struck them with a great slaughter; so five hundred thousand choice men of Israel fell slain.
  • NASB Abijah and his people defeated them with a great slaughter, so that five hundred thousand chosen men of Israel fell slain.
  • NLT Abijah and his army inflicted heavy losses on them; 500,000 of Israel’s select troops were killed that day.

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Quick answer

Abijah's forces strike Israel with a great slaughter, with 500,000 chosen men of Israel falling. The defeat is devastating.

Overview

The Chronicler records an enormous loss among Israel's troops, underscoring the completeness of the God-given victory. Whether the large numbers are read as literal totals or as a Hebrew idiom for military units, the point stands: reliance on the LORD brought overwhelming triumph. The scale magnifies God's power on behalf of the faithful.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 7

  • 2 Chr 13:12Now behold, God Himself is with us as our head, and His priests with their trumpets sound the battle call against you. O children of Israel, do not fight against the LORD, the God of your fathers, for you will not succeed.”
  • Nah 1:5The mountains quake before Him, and the hills melt away; the earth trembles at His presence—the world and all its dwellers.
  • Isa 10:16–19Therefore the Lord GOD of Hosts will send a wasting disease among Assyria’s stout warriors, and under his pomp will be kindled a fire like a burning flame.
  • 2 Chr 28:6For in one day Pekah son of Remaliah killed 120,000 valiant men in Judah. This happened because they had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers.
  • 1 Cor 10:22Are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?
  • Isa 37:36Then the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies!
  • 2 Chr 13:3Abijah 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.

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Temple, priesthood, and the repeated need for a faithful king who seeks the LORD all point past every imperfect reign to the King and Temple who finally and fully dwell with God's people.

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And Abijahאֲבִיָּהand his peopleעַםslewנָכָהthem with a greatרַבslaughterמַכָּהso there fell downנָפַלslainחָלָלof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלfiveחָמֵשׁhundredמֵאָהthousandאֶלֶףchosenבָּחַרmenאִישׁ
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