And Abijah stood up upon mount Zemaraim, which [is] in mount Ephraim, and said, Hear me, thou Jeroboam, and all Israel;
Ver. 4. And Abijah stood upon mount Zemaraim.] As Jotham likewise had done upon mount Gerizim. Jdg 9:7 It is probable that Abijah had, by his heralds or messengers, desired a parley: else he could not have delivered himself without danger.