2 Chronicles 13:16

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

So the Israelites fled before Judah, and God delivered them into their hands.

American Standard Version (1901)

And the children of Israel fled before Judah; and God delivered them into their hand.

Bible in Basic English

And the children of Israel went in flight before Judah, and God gave them up into their hands.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And the children of Israel fled before Juda, and the Lord delivered them into their hand.

Free Bible Version

The Israelites ran away from Judah, and God handed them over to Judah, defeated.

Geneva Bible 1599

And the children of Israel fledde before Iudah, and God deliuered them into their hande.

King James (Authorized) Version

And the children of Israel fled before Judah: and God delivered them into their hand.

Translation for Translators

The soldiers of Israel fled from the soldiers of Judah, and God enabled the army of Judah to defeat them.

Unlocked Literal Bible

The people of Israel fled before Judah, and God gave them into the hand of Judah.

Noah Webster Bible

And the children of Israel fled before Judah: and God delivered them into their hand.

World English Bible

The children of Israel fled before Judah, and God delivered them into their hand.

Young's Literal Translation

And the sons of Israel flee from the face of Judah, and God giveth them into their hand,

Context

Civil War against Jeroboam

¹⁵and the men of Judah raised the battle cry. And when they raised the cry, God routed Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.¹⁶So the Israelites fled before Judah, and God delivered them into their hands.¹⁷Then Abijah and his people struck them with a mighty blow, and 500,000 chosen men of Israel fell slain.

Sermons

The Lord Stirred Up the Spirit of Cyrus.

F.B. Meyer

Summary

In this verse, we see King Abijah and his army crying out to the Lord for help during a critical moment in battle against Jeroboam and the Israelites. Their desperate plea for divine intervention reflects their acknowledgment of God's sovereignty and power in times of need. The passage illustrates the importance of seeking God's assistance and guidance in the face of overwhelming challenges, demonstrating faith in His ability to deliver His people. Ultimately, this verse serves as a reminder of the faithfulness of God to respond to the cries of His children when they turn to Him in prayer.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter,.... As they fled, pursuing them: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men; such a slaughter as is not to be met with in any history, as Josephus (s) observes; though Abarbinel wonders he should say so, and affirms that he had read of larger numbers slain at once; but he is the only man that ever pretended to it; Jerom (t) makes the number but 50,000, and some copies of the Vulgate Latin (u), and Josephus Ben Gorion, as Abarbinel (w) relates; but the true Josephus, the Targum, and all the ancient versions, agree with the Hebrew text; more than half Jeroboam's army was cut off, and 100,000 more than Abijah had in his. (s) Antiqu. l. 8. c. 11. sect. 3. (t) Trad. Heb. fol. 84. M. (u) So that of Sixtus V. in James's Corruption of the Fathers, p. 294. (w) Comment in 1. Reg. xv. 6. fol. 250. 3.

2 Chronicles 13:16

Civil War against Jeroboam

Scripture
Sermons
Commentary

Berean Standard Bible

So the Israelites fled before Judah, and God delivered them into their hands.

American Standard Version (1901)

And the children of Israel fled before Judah; and God delivered them into their hand.

Bible in Basic English

And the children of Israel went in flight before Judah, and God gave them up into their hands.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And the children of Israel fled before Juda, and the Lord delivered them into their hand.

Free Bible Version

The Israelites ran away from Judah, and God handed them over to Judah, defeated.

Geneva Bible 1599

And the children of Israel fledde before Iudah, and God deliuered them into their hande.

King James (Authorized) Version

And the children of Israel fled before Judah: and God delivered them into their hand.

Translation for Translators

The soldiers of Israel fled from the soldiers of Judah, and God enabled the army of Judah to defeat them.

Unlocked Literal Bible

The people of Israel fled before Judah, and God gave them into the hand of Judah.

Noah Webster Bible

And the children of Israel fled before Judah: and God delivered them into their hand.

World English Bible

The children of Israel fled before Judah, and God delivered them into their hand.

Young's Literal Translation

And the sons of Israel flee from the face of Judah, and God giveth them into their hand,