1 tn Heb “and Abijah bound [i.e., began] the battle with a force of warriors, four hundred thousand chosen men.”
2 tn Heb “and Jeroboam arranged with him [for] battle with eight hundred thousand chosen men, strong warrior[s].”
3 tn Heb “and his priests and the trumpets of the war alarm [are ready] to sound out against you.”
4 tn Heb “fathers” (also in v. 18).