13:13 Now Jeroboam had sent some men to ambush the Judahite army from behind. 1 The main army was in front of the Judahite army; 2 the ambushers were behind it.
12:15 The events of Rehoboam’s reign, from start to finish, are recorded 3 in the Annals of Shemaiah the prophet and of Iddo the seer that include genealogical records.
1 tn Heb “and Jeroboam had caused to circle around an ambush to come from behind them.”
2 tn Heb “Judah.”
3 tn Heb “As for the events of Rehoboam, the former and the latter, are they not written?”
5 tn Heb “and Abijah bound [i.e., began] the battle with a force of warriors, four hundred thousand chosen men.”
6 tn Heb “and Jeroboam arranged with him [for] battle with eight hundred thousand chosen men, strong warrior[s].”