Revised Literal Translation
2 Chronicles 13:15
15Then the men of Judah gave a shout: and as the men of Judah shouted, it came to pass, that God smote Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.
2 Chronicles 13:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then the men of Judah gave a shout: and as the men of Judah shouted, it came to pass, that God smote Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.
- New International Version (NIV)and the men of Judah raised the battle cry. At the sound of their battle cry, God routed Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then the men of Judah raised the battle shout. And when the men of Judah shouted, God defeated Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then the men of Judah gave a shout; and as the men of Judah shouted, it happened that God struck Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.
Context of 2 Chronicles 13:15
13But Jeroboam caused an ambushment to come about behind them: so they were before Judah, and the ambushment was behind them. 14And when Judah looked back, behold, the battle was before and behind: and they cried unto Yhwh, and the priests sounded with the trumpets. Then the men of Judah gave a shout: and as the men of Judah shouted, it came to pass, that God smote Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah. 16And the children of Israel fled before Judah: and God delivered them into their hand. 17And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.
Read all of 2 Chronicles 132 Chronicles 13:15 word by word
וַיָּרִ֖יעוּ אִ֣ישׁ יְהוּדָ֑ה וַיְהִ֗י בְּהָרִ֙יעַ֙ אִ֣ישׁ יְהוּדָ֔ה וְהָאֱלֹהִ֗ים נָגַ֤ף אֶת־יָֽרָבְעָם֙ וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לִפְנֵ֥י אֲבִיָּ֖ה וִיהוּדָֽה׃Read the interlinear
- Then the menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
- gave a shoutרוּעַrûa‛ · to shoutH7321
- it came to pass, that Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- smoteנָגַףnâgaph · to strikeH5062
- Jeroboamיָֽרָבְעָםyârob‛âm · JeroboamH3379
- and all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
- Abijahאֲבִיָּ֫הוּ, אֲבִיָּה'ăbîyâh 'ăbîyâhû · AbijahH29
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 13:15
- 2 Chronicles 20:21And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto Yhwh, and that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army, and to say, Praise Yhwh; for his mercy endureth for ever.
- Joshua 6:16And it came to pass at the seventh time, when the priests blew with the trumpets, Joshua said unto the people, Shout; for Yhwh hath given you the city.
- Judges 7:18When I blow with a trumpet, I and all that are with me, then blow ye the trumpets also on every side of all the camp, and say, The sword of Yhwh, and of Gideon.
- Psalms 47:1O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.
- 2 Chronicles 14:12So Yhwh smote the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled.
- Numbers 32:4Even the country which Yhwh smote before the congregation of Israel, is a land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle:
- Joshua 11:8And Yhwh delivered them into the hand of Israel, who smote them, and chased them unto great Sidon, and unto Misrephoth–maim, and unto the valley of Mizpeh eastward; and they smote them, until they left them none remaining.
- Judges 4:15And Yhwh discomfited Sisera, and all his chariots, and all his army, with the edge of the sword before Barak; so that Sisera lighted down off his chariot, and fled away on his feet.
- 2 Kings 5:1Now Naaman, captain of the army of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him Yhwh had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a leper.
- Psalms 118:4Let them now that fear Yhwh say, that his mercy endureth for ever.
- Isaiah 37:36Then the angel of Yhwh went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 13:15
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-19When God's people turned to him, he helped them, even after their kingdom was disrupted. This gave hope to the original readers in similar situations.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-1713-17. But Jeroboam caused an ambushment to come about behind them--The oration of Abijah, however animating an effect it might have produced on his own troops, was unheeded by the party to whom it was addressed; for while he was wasting time in useless words, Jeroboam had ordered a detachment of his men to move quietly round the base of the hill, so that when Abijah stopped speaking, he and his followers found themselves surprised in the rear, while the…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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