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BrLXXΚαὶ ἐπάταξεν ἐν αὐτοῖς Ἀβιὰ καὶ ὁ λαὸς αὐτοῦ πληγὴν μεγάλην· καὶ ἔπεσον τραυματίαι ἀπὸ Ἰσραὴλ πεντακόσιαι χιλιάδες ἄνδρες δυνατοί. (Kai epataxen en autois Abia kai ho laos autou plaʸgaʸn megalaʸn; kai epeson traumatiai apo Israaʸl pentakosiai ⱪiliades andres dunatoi. )
BrTrAnd Abia and his people smote them with a great slaughter: and there fell slain of Israel five hundred thousand mighty men.
ULTAnd Abijah and his people struck them a great striking, and they fell slain from Israel, 500,000 chosen men.
USTAbijah and his troops struck the capable soldiers of Israel and killed 500,000 of them, the best soldiers there were in Israel.
BSBThen Abijah and his people struck them with a mighty blow, and 500,000 chosen men of Israel fell slain.
JPSAnd Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter; so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.
ASVAnd Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.
DRAAnd Abia and his people slew them with a great slaughter, and there fell wounded of Israel five hundred thousand valiant men.
YLTand Abijah and his people smite among them a great smiting, and there fall wounded of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.
DrbyAnd Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter; and there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.
RVAnd Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.
WbstrAnd Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.
KJB-1769And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men. (And Abijah and his people slew/killed them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain/killed of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men. )
KJB-1611And Abiiah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fel downe slaine of Israel, fiue hundred thousand chosen men. (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)
BshpsAnd Abia and his people slue a great slaughter of them: There fell downe wounded of Israel fiue hundred thousand chosen men. (And Abia and his people slew/killed a great slaughter of them: There fell down wounded of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.)
GnvaAnd Abiiah and his people slewe a great slaughter of them, so that there fel downe wounded of Israel fiue hundreth thousand chosen men. (And Abiyah and his people slew/killed a great slaughter of them, so that there fell down wounded of Israel five hundreth thousand chosen men. )
Cvdlso that Abia & his people dyd a greate slaughter vpon them, and there fell wounded of Israel fyue hundreth thousande chosen men. (so that Abia and his people did a great slaughter upon them, and there fell wounded of Israel five hundreth thousand chosen men.)
WyclTherfor Abia and his puple smoot hem with a greet wounde, and there felden doun of hem fyue hundrid thousynde of stronge men woundid. (Therefore Abia and his people smote them with a great wound, and there fell down of them five hundred thousand of strong men woundid.)
Luthdaß Abia mit seinem Volk eine große Schlacht an ihnen tat, und vielen aus Israel Erschlagene fünfhunderttausend junger Mannschaft. (daß Abia with his people one large Schlacht at to_them did, and vielen out_of Israel Erschlagene fünfhunderttausend junger Mannschaft.)
ClVgPercussit ergo eos Abia et populus ejus plaga magna: et corruerunt vulnerati ex Israël quingenta millia virorum fortium. (Percussit therefore them Abia and populus his plaga magna: and corruerunt vulnerati from Israel quingenta thousands of_men fortium. )
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,struck in/among=them ʼAⱱīāh and,people,his blow enough/great(fs) and,fell slain of,Israel five hundreds thousand (a)_man chosen )
This idiom means that they thoroughly defeated them, or that they killed very many of the soldiers. Alternate translation: “thoroughly defeated them” or “slaughtered many of their soldiers”
(Some words not found in UHB: and,struck in/among=them ʼAⱱīāh and,people,his blow enough/great(fs) and,fell slain of,Israel five hundreds thousand (a)_man chosen )
“five hundred thousand chosen men.” The phrase “chosen men” is an idiom that refers to elite soldiers who were skilled in battle. Alternate translation: “500,000 of the best soldiers” (See also: figs-idiom)
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).
