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Key: khaki:verbs, blue:Elohim.
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BrLXXΚαὶ ἔφυγον οἱ υἱοὶ Ἰσραὴλ ἀπὸ προσώπου Ἰούδα, καὶ παρέδωκεν αὐτοὺς Κύριος εἰς τὰς χεῖρας αὐτῶν. (Kai efugon hoi huioi Israaʸl apo prosōpou Youda, kai paredōken autous Kurios eis tas ⱪeiras autōn. )
BrTrAnd the children of Israel fled from before Juda; and the Lord delivered them into their hands.
ULTAnd the sons of Israel fled from before Judah, and God gave them into their hand.
USTThe soldiers of Israel fled from the soldiers of Judah, and God enabled the army of Judah to defeat them.
BSB § So the Israelites fled before Judah, and God delivered them into their hands.
RVAnd the children of Israel fled before Judah: and God delivered them into their hand.
WbstrAnd the children of Israel fled before Judah: and God delivered them into their hand.
KJB-1769And the children of Israel fled before Judah: and God delivered them into their hand. (And the children of Israel fled before Yudah: and God delivered them into their hand. )
KJB-1611And the children of Israel fled before Iudah: and God deliuered them into their hand. (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)
BshpsAnd the children of Israel fled before Iuda, and God delyuered them into their hande. (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)
GnvaAnd the children of Israel fledde before Iudah, and God deliuered them into their hande. (And the children of Israel fled before Yudah, and God delivered them into their hand. )
CvdlAnd the children of Israel fled before Iuda, and God gaue them in to their handes, (And the children of Israel fled before Yudah, and God gave them in to their hands,)
WyclAnd the men of Israel fledden fro Juda, and God bitook hem in to the hondis of men of Juda. (And the men of Israel fled from Yudah, and God bitook them in to the hands of men of Yudah.)
LuthUnd die Kinder Israel flohen vor Juda, und GOtt gab sie in ihre Hände, (And the children Israel fled before/in_front_of Yuda, and God gave they/she/them in their/her hands,)
ClVgFugeruntque filii Israël Judam, et tradidit eos Deus in manu eorum. (Fugeruntque children Israel Yudam, and he_delivered them God in by_hand their. )
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.
(Occurrence 0) God gave them into the hand of Judah
(Some words not found in UHB: and,fled sons_of Yisrael from=face/in_front_of Yehuda and,gave,them ʼElohīm in/on/at/with,hand,their )
Here the word “hand” represents power. God enabling the army of Judah to defeat the army of Israel is spoken of as if God had put the army of Israel in the hand of the army of Judah. Alternate translation: “God enabled Judah to defeat the people of Israel” (See also: figs-metaphor)
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).
