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

Bible Comments

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 time it is very probable, that when Jeroboam's host was discomfited, and he expected that Abijah would pursue his victory, he removed the golden calf from Beth-el, which lay near Abijah's kingdom, to some safer place. Ephrain; a city so called, possibly the same which is mentioned 1 Thessalonians 11:54, or that which is called Ophrah, Judges 8:27.

2 Chronicles 13:19

19 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.