2 Chronicles 13:19 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And Abijah pursued after Jeroboam, and took cities from him, Bethel with the towns thereof, and Jeshanah with the towns thereof, and Ephrain with the towns thereof. ”

2 Chronicles 13:19 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Jeshanah is probably identical with the “Isanas” of Josephus, where a battle took place in the war between Antigonus and Herod; but its situation cannot be fixed. For Ephrain, see Joshua 18:23 no...
2 Chronicles 13:19 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Reign of Abijah. Most of this section has nothing corresponding to it in 1 K., though references to the history of this reign occur in 1 Kings 15:1-8 . 2 Chronicles 13:1 f. Cf. 1 Kings...
2 Chronicles 13:19 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And Abijah pursued after Jeroboam, and took cities from him, Bethel with the towns thereof, and Jeshanah with the towns thereof, and Ephrain with the towns thereof. Beth-el - "Beth-lehem." - Targum....
2 Chronicles 13:19 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And Abijah pursued after Jeroboam, and took cities from him, Bethel with the towns thereof, and Jeshanah with the towns thereof, and Ephrain with the towns thereof. Abijah pursued after Jeroboa...
2 Chronicles 13:19 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Reign of Abijah This chapter expands the account given of Abijah (Abijam) in 1 Kings 15:1-8 by giving details of his war with Jeroboam, which is there only briefly mentioned.
2 Chronicles 13:19 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Took cities from him. — The three cities and their districts were only temporarily annexed to Judah. According to 1 Kings 15:17-21 , Baasha, King of Israel, attempted in the next reign to fortify...
2 Chronicles 13:19 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

REHOBOAM AND ABIJAH: THE IMPORTANCE OF RITUAL 2 Chronicles 10:1-19 ; 2 Chronicles 11:1-23 ; 2 Chronicles 12:1-16 ; 2 Chronicles 13:1-22 THE transition from Solomon to Rehoboam brings to ligh...
2 Chronicles 13:19 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In the reign of Abijah there was terrible war between Judah and Israel. The king himself was evil, as the Book of the Kings declares. Here, however, he was speaking and acting for his people. His add...
2 Chronicles 13:19 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The event was truly awful. This slaughter is the greatest that we ever read of in sacred history.
2 Chronicles 13:19 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Abijah pursued after Jeroboam ,.... As he and his army fled: and took cities from him ; the following ones: Bethel with the towns thereof ; the villages adjoining to it; here one of the calv...
2 Chronicles 13:19 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And Abijah pursued after Jeroboam, and took cities from him, Bethel with the towns thereof, and Jeshanah with the towns thereof, and Ephrain with the towns thereof. Ver. 19. And took cities from h...
2 Chronicles 13:19 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Abijah took cities from him, Beth-el , &c. Which, however, Jeroboam recovered afterward, as appears by the course of the history. What became of the golden calf at Beth-el, when that place came...
2 Chronicles 13:19 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

THE REIGN OF ABIJAH (vv.1-22) Jereboam outlived Rehoboam, though not for long (v.20). He died after reigning 22 years ( 1 Kings 14:20 ), five years longer than Rehoboam. But Abijah, son of Rehob...
2 Chronicles 13:19 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Jeroboam Defeated by Abijah. B. C. 957. 13 But Jeroboam caused an ambushment to come a...
2 Chronicles 13:19 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Beth-el; which Jeroboam recovered afterwards, as appears by the course of the history, though it be not particularly mentioned, which is the case of many other considerable things. And in the mean...
2 Chronicles 13:19 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.] This chapter parallel to 1 Kings 15:1-8 . Abijah succeeds and wars against Jeroboam ( 2 Chronicles 13:1-4 ); declares the right of his cause ( 2 Chronicles 13:4-12 ); his victory an...
2 Chronicles 13:19 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Chronicles 13:3 . Four hundred thousand eight hundred thousand chosen men. This would seem incredible, did we not know that the manner of the Hebrews at that time was to bring all their people f...
2 Chronicles 13:19 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION The career of Abijah begins and ends with this chapter, the twenty-one verses of which are paralleled by only eight in 1 Kings 15:1-11 . The difference is caused by the fact that t...
2 Chronicles 13:19 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Defeat of Jeroboam
2 Chronicles 13:19 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 31:7 ; 2 Chronicles 15:8 ; John 11:54 ; Joshua 10:19 ; Joshua 10:39 ; Joshua 11:12 ; Joshua 15:9

2 Chronicles 13:19 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Chronicles 13:19 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Chronicles 13:19 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Chronicles 13:19 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Chronicles 13:19 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Chronicles 13:19 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Chronicles 13:19 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Chronicles 13:19 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Chronicles 13:19 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Chronicles 13:19 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Chronicles 13:19 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Chronicles 13:19 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Chronicles 13:19 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Chronicles 13:19 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Chronicles 13:19 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Chronicles 13:19 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Chronicles 13:19 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Chronicles 13:19 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Chronicles 13:19 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Chronicles 13:19 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge