2 Chronicles 13:1

Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah.

KJV

In the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam, Abijah began to reign over Judah.

Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah.

13:2 He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.

What does 2 Chronicles 13:1 mean?

2 Chronicles 13:1 is a verse in the book of 2 Chronicles, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שְׁמֹנֶה (shᵉmôneh), שָׁנֶה (shâneh), מֶלֶךְ (melek). It connects to 12 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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eighteenthשְׁמֹנֶהshᵉmôneh/shem-o-neh'/H8083a cardinal number, eight (as if a surplus above the 'perfect' seven); also (as ordinal) eighth

yearשָׁנֶהshâneh/shaw-neh'/H8141a year (as a revolution of time)

kingמֶלֶךְmelek/meh'-lek/H4428a king

JeroboamיָרׇבְעָםYârobʻâm/yaw-rob-awm'/H3379Jarobam, the name of two Israelite kings

began

AbijahאֲבִיָּהʼĂbîyâh/ab-ee-yaw'/H29Abijah, the name of several Israelite men and two Israelitesses

reignמָלַךְmâlak/maw-lak'/H4427to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel

over

Judah.יְהוּדָהYᵉhûwdâh/yeh-hoo-daw'/H3063Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory

Commentary on 2 Chronicles 13:1

HENRY_FULL · 2 Chronicles 13:1

4" The glory of the Lord, in the vehicle of a thick cloud, having filled the house which Solomon built, by which God manifested his presence there, he immediately improves the opportunity, and addresses God, as a God now, in a peculiar manner, nigh at hand. I. He makes a solemn declaration of his intention in building this house, to the satisfaction of the people and the honour of God, both of whom he blessed, ver. 1-11 . II. He makes a solemn prayer to God that he would please graciously to accept and answer all the prayers that should be made in, or towards, that house, ver. 12-42 . This whole chapter we had before, with very little variation ( 1 Kings viii. 12-53 ), to which it may not be amiss here to look back.

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

2 Samuel 7:13

He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.

1 Kings 8:13

I have surely built thee an house to dwell in, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever.

1 Chronicles 17:12

He shall build me an house, and I will stablish his throne for ever.

1 Chronicles 22:10

He shall build an house for my name; and he shall be my son, and I will be his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel for ever.

1 Chronicles 22:11

Now, my son, the LORD be with thee; and prosper thou, and build the house of the LORD thy God, as he hath said of thee.

1 Chronicles 28:6

And he said unto me, Solomon thy son, he shall build my house and my courts: for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.

1 Chronicles 28:20

And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the LORD God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the house of the LORD.

2 Chronicles 2:4

Behold, I build an house to the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burn before him sweet incense, and for the continual shewbread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts of the LORD our God. This is an ordinance for ever to Israel. sweet: Heb. incense of spices

John 4:21

Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.

Hebrews 9:11

But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;

Hebrews 9:12

Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.

Revelation 21:3

And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with 2 Chronicles 13:1.

1 Kings 12:32

And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like unto the feast that is in Judah, and he offered upon the altar. So did he in Bethel, sacrificing unto the calves that he had made: and he placed in Bethel the priests of the high places which he had made. offered: or, went up to the altar, etc sacrificing: or, to sacrifice

1 Kings 14:1

At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick.

1 Kings 14:19

And the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he warred, and how he reigned, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.

1 Kings 14:21

And Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD did choose out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess.

1 Kings 15:1

Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat reigned Abijam over Judah.

1 Kings 15:7

Now the rest of the acts of Abijam, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? And there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam.

1 Kings 16:23

In the thirty and first year of Asa king of Judah began Omri to reign over Israel, twelve years: six years reigned he in Tirzah.

1 Kings 22:51

Ahaziah the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned two years over Israel.

Frequently asked questions

What does 2 Chronicles 13:1 say?

2 Chronicles 13:1 (King James Version) reads: "Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah."

Is 2 Chronicles 13:1 in the Old or New Testament?

2 Chronicles 13:1 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of 2 Chronicles.

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