2 Chronicles 13:20

2 Chronicles 13:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Neither did Jeroboam recover strength again in the days of Abijah: and the Lord struck him, and he died.
• New International Version (NIV)Jeroboam did not regain power during the time of Abijah. And the Lord struck him down and he died.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Jeroboam did not recover his power in the days of Abijah. And the Lord struck him down, and he died.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Jeroboam did not recover strength again in the days of Abijah; and the Lord struck him, and he died.

Context of 2 Chronicles 13:20

18Thus the children of Israel were brought under at that time, and the children of Judah prevailed, because they relied upon Yhwh God of their fathers. 19And Abijah pursued after Jeroboam, and took cities from him, Beth–el with the towns thereof, and Jeshanah with the towns thereof, and Ephrain with the towns thereof. Neither did Jeroboam recover strength again in the days of Abijah: And Yhwh struck him, and he died. 21But Abijah waxed mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters. 22And the rest of the acts of Abijah, and his ways, and his sayings, are written in the story of the prophet Iddo.

2 Chronicles 13:20 word by word

וְלֹֽא־עָצַ֧ר כֹּֽחַ־יָרָבְעָ֛ם ע֖וֹד בִּימֵ֣י אֲבִיָּ֑הוּ וַיִּגְּפֵ֥הוּ יְהוָ֖ה וַיָּמֹֽת׃ פRead the interlinear

• Neither did Jeroboamיָֽרָבְעָםyârob‛âm · JeroboamH3379
• recoverעָצַר‛âtsar · to restrainH6113
• strengthכֹּחַkôach kôach · strengthH3581
• again in the daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• of Abijahאֲבִיָּ֫הוּ, אֲבִיָּה'ăbîyâh 'ăbîyâhû · AbijahH29
• And Yhwhיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• struckנָגַףnâgaph · to strikeH5062
• him, and he diedמוּתmûth · to dieH4191

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 13:20

• Psalms 18:37I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed.
• 1 Samuel 25:38And it came to pass about ten days after, that Yhwh smote Nabal, that he died.
• 1 Samuel 26:10David said furthermore, As Yhwh liveth, Yhwh shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish.
• Ezekiel 24:16Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke: yet neither shalt thou mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down.
• Acts 12:23And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.
• 1 Kings 14:20And the days which Jeroboam reigned were two and twenty years: and he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his stead.
• 1 Kings 15:9And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel reigned Asa over Judah.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 13:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20The Lord struck him, and he died - Who died? Abijah or Jeroboam? Some think it was Jeroboam; some, that it was Abijah. Both rabbins and Christians are divided on this point; nor is it yet settled. The prevailing opinion is that Jeroboam is meant, who was struck then with that disease of which he died about two years after; for he did not die till two years after Abijah: see 1 Kings 14:20; 1 Kings 15:9. It seems as if Jeroboam was meant, not Abijah.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20Jeroboam‘s death was a judgment upon him for his sins. Chronologically speaking, his death is here out of place, for he outlived Abijah at least two years (compare the marginal reference and 1 Kings 15:9); but the writer, not intending to recur to his history, is naturally led to carry it on to its termination.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20Jeroboam lived longer than Abijah (see 1 Kings 15:9). The account of his death appears with his defeat, which was common for defeated warriors (see 2 Kings 19:37).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. Neither did Jeroboam recover strength again in the days of Abijah--The disastrous action at Zemaraim, which caused the loss of the flower and chivalry of his army, broke his spirits and crippled his power. the Lord struck him, and he died--that is, Jeroboam. He lived, indeed, two years after the death of Abijah (1Ki 14:20; 15:9). But he had been threatened with great calamities upon himself and his house, and it is apparently to the execution of these…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 13:20

• Disease
• Faithfulness
• Jeroboam

In the dictionaries

• Abijah
• Jeroboam
• Abia, Abiah, or Abijah
• Abijah or Abijam
• Zemaraim
• Bamah
• Israel, History of
• Judah, Kingdom of

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