13:1 In the eighteenth year of the reign of King Jeroboam, Abijah became king over Judah.
13:2 He ruled for three years in Jerusalem.
There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.
13:3 Abijah launched the attack with 400,000 well-trained warriors,
13:4 Abijah ascended Mount Zemaraim, in the Ephraimite hill country, and said: “Listen to me, Jeroboam and all Israel!
13:5 Don’t you realize that the Lord God of Israel has given David and his dynasty lasting dominion over Israel by a formal agreement?