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BrLXXΚαὶ Ἱεροβοὰμ ἀπέστρεψε τὸ ἔνεδρον ἐλθεῖν αὐτῷ ἐκ τῶν ὄπισθεν, καὶ ἐγένετο ἔμπροσθεν Ἰούδα, καὶ τὸ ἔνεδρον ἐκ τῶν ὄπισθεν. (Kai Hieroboam apestrepse to enedron elthein autōi ek tōn opisthen, kai egeneto emprosthen Youda, kai to enedron ek tōn opisthen. )
BrTrNow Jeroboam had caused an ambush to come round upon him from behind: and he himself was before Juda, and the ambush behind.
ULTBut Jeroboam had caused to circle around an ambush to come from behind them; and they were before Judah, and the ambush from behind them.
USTWhile he was speaking, Jeroboam sent some of his troops around the army of Judah. So while the soldiers who were with Jeroboam were in front of the army of Judah, the other soldiers of Israel were behind the army of Judah.
BSB § Now Jeroboam had sent troops around to ambush from the rear, so that while he was in front of Judah, the ambush was behind them.
NETNow Jeroboam had sent some men to ambush the Judahite army from behind. The main army was in front of the Judahite army; the ambushers were behind it.
LSVAnd Jeroboam has brought around the ambush to come in from behind them, and they are before Judah, and the ambush [is] behind them.
FBVBut Jeroboam had sent troops around to attack from the rear, so that while he and the main force was in front of Judah,[fn] the ambush was behind them.
13:13Here Judah refers to the southern kingdom, and Israel to the northern.
T4TWhile he was speaking, Jeroboam sent some of his troops around the army of Judah. So while the soldiers who were with Jeroboam were in front of the army of Judah, the other soldiers of Israel were behind the army of Judah.
LEBThen Jeroboam sent around an ambush to come behind them. So they were in front of Judah, but the ambush was behind them.
BBEBut Jeroboam had put some of his men to make a surprise attack on them from the back, so some were facing Judah and others were stationed secretly at their back.
JPSBut Jeroboam caused an ambushment to come about behind them; so they were before Judah, and the ambushment was behind them.
ASVBut Jeroboam caused an ambushment to come about behind them: so they were before Judah, and the ambushment was behind them.
DRAWhile he spoke these things, Jeroboam caused an ambushment to come about behind him. And while he stood facing the enemies, he encompassed Juda. who perceived it not, with his army.
YLTAnd Jeroboam hath brought round the ambush to come in from behind them, and they are before Judah, and the ambush [is] behind them.
DrbyBut Jeroboam caused an ambush to come about behind them; and they were before Judah, and the ambush behind them.
RVBut Jeroboam caused an ambushment to come about behind them: so they were before Judah, and the ambushment was behind them.
WbstrBut Jeroboam caused an ambush to come about behind them: so they were before Judah, and the ambush was behind them.
KJB-1769¶ But Jeroboam caused an ambushment to come about behind them: so they were before Judah, and the ambushment was behind them. (¶ But Jeroboam caused an ambushment to come about behind them: so they were before Yudah, and the ambushment was behind them. )
KJB-1611¶ But Ieroboam caused an ambushment to come about behinde them: so they were before Iudah, and the ambushment was behind them. (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)
BshpsBut for all that, Ieroboam conuayed men priuyly about, to come behinde the: and so they were before Iuda, and the layers in wayte were behinde them. (But for all that, Yeroboam conuayed men priuyly about, to come behind them: and so they were before Yudah, and the layers in wait were behind them.)
GnvaBut Ieroboam caused an ambushment to compasse, and come behind them, when they were before Iudah, and the ambushment behinde them. (But Yeroboam caused an ambushment to compass, and come behind them, when they were before Yudah, and the ambushment behind them. )
CvdlNeuertheles Ieroboam made a preuy watch on euery syde, to come vpon them behynde, so that they were before Iuda, and ye preuy watch behynde. (Nevertheless Yeroboam made a preuy watch on every side, to come upon them behind, so that they were before Yudah, and ye/you_all preuy watch behind.)
WyclWhile he spak these thingis, Jeroboam made redi tresouns bihynde; and whanne he stood euene ayens the enemyes, he cumpasside with his oost Juda vnwitynge. (While he spake these things, Yeroboam made ready tresouns behind; and when he stood even against the enemies, he cumpasside with his oost Yudah unwitynge.)
LuthAber Jerobeam machte einen Hinterhalt umher, daß er von hinten an sie käme, daß sie vor Juda waren und der Hinterhalt hinter ihnen. (But Yerobeam made a Hinterhalt umher, that he from hinten at they/she/them käme, that they/she/them before/in_front_of Yuda were and the/of_the Hinterhalt behind to_them.)
ClVgHæc illo loquente, Jeroboam retro moliebatur insidias. Cumque ex adverso hostium staret, ignorantem Judam suo ambiebat exercitu. (This illo loquente, Yeroboam retro moliebatur insidias. And_when from on_the_contrary hostium to_standt, ignorantem Yudam his_own ambiebat exercitu. )
13:13-19 The example of God’s people turning to him and his helping them, even after the kingdom had been disrupted, provided hope for the original readers in a similar situation.
(Some words not found in UHB: and,Jeroboam sent_~_around DOM the,ambush to,come from,behind,them and=they_were to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before Yehuda and,the,ambush at,behind,them )
Alternate translation: “a surprise attack behind the army of Judah”
(Occurrence 0) the ambush was behind them
(Some words not found in UHB: and,Jeroboam sent_~_around DOM the,ambush to,come from,behind,them and=they_were to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before Yehuda and,the,ambush at,behind,them )
Alternate translation: “the soldiers who were to attack them by surprise were behind them”
From Sunday School lessons to inspiring sermons, modern portrayals of biblical characters often suffer from overly simplistic, two-dimensional perspectives on people’s moral character and deeds, but a careful reading of Scripture often shows reality to be more complex. The story of Abijah is ripe for similar misunderstanding unless one reads both biblical accounts of his reign. Abijah (also called Abijam) son of Rehoboam reigned for only three short years over Judah, and 1 Kings 15:3 tersely notes that “he committed all the sins that his father did before him; his heart was not true to the Lord his God.” It also notes that Abijah’s entire reign was marked by war with Jeroboam (1 Kings 15:6). From this it would be easy to assume that his reign was characterized only by wickedness and moral decline. Yet 2 Chronicles, though silent on the final assessment of Abijah’s overall character, seems to present Abijah as a leader who takes up the righteous cause of bringing the rebellious northern tribes of Israel back under the fold of Judah’s Davidic dynasty and Aaronic priesthood, though he was ultimately unsuccessful. As part of this effort, Abijah makes a foray into the northern tribes’ territory and arrives at Mount Zemaraim, but Jeroboam confronts him there with twice the amount of forces. The location of Mount Zemaraim is not certain, but it may have been located at the twin hills (which may explain the dual form of the name) of Ras ez Zemara, which suggests Abijah was advancing along a secondary route to avoid initial detection or fortifications along the main Central Ridge Route. There Abijah calls upon Jeroboam and all Israel to return to the leadership of David and Aaron. While Abijah is making his appeal, however, Jeroboam positions some of his forces in ambush behind Abijah’s forces, but Abijah’s men win a great victory over them and capture the towns of Bethel, Jeshanah, and Ephron (also called Ophrah). The writer of Chronicles notes that Abijah’s forces were victorious “because they relied on the Lord” and that Jeroboam never recovered from his weakened power for the rest of his reign, while Abijah grew strong (though Abijah’s reign was only for three years).
