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Abijah defeats Jeroboam

Surrounded by Jeroboam's larger army, Judah cried out to the LORD while the priests sounded the trumpets. God routed Israel before Abijah and Judah because they relied on the LORD, the God of their fathers (2 Chronicles 13:13-18).

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📖 2 Chronicles 13:1–3

1In the eighteenth year of Jeroboam’s reign, Abijah became king of Judah, 2and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother’s name was Micaiah daughter of Uriel; she was from Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam. 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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Sources: Scripture — 2 Chronicles 13:1-22
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