2 Chronicles 12:15

12:15 The events of Rehoboam’s reign, from start to finish, are recorded ¹  in the Annals of Shemaiah the prophet and of Iddo the seer that include genealogical records.

2 Chronicles 13:17

13:17 Abijah and his army thoroughly defeated them; ²  500,000 well-trained Israelite men fell dead. ³ 

Mark 13:8

13:8 For nation will rise up in arms ⁴  against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and there will be famines. ⁵  These are but the beginning of birth pains.

Luke 21:9-10

21:9 And when you hear of wars and rebellions, ⁶  do not be afraid. ⁷  For these things must happen first, but the end will not come at once.” ⁸ 

Persecution of Disciples

21:10 Then he said to them, “Nation will rise up in arms ⁹  against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.

[12:15]  ¹ tn Heb “As for the events of Rehoboam, the former and the latter, are they not written?”

[13:17]  ² tn Heb “struck them down with a great striking down.”

[13:17]  ³ tn Heb “and [the] slain from Israel fell, five hundred thousand chosen men.”

[13:8]  ⁴ tn For the translation “rise up in arms” see L&N 55.2.

[13:8]  ⁵ sn See Isa 5:13-14; 13:6-16; Hag 2:6-7; Zech 14:4.

[21:9]  ⁶ tn Social and political chaos also precedes the end. This term refers to revolutions (L&N 39.34).

[21:9]  ⁷ tn This is not the usual term for fear, but refers to a deep sense of terror and emotional distress (Luke 24:37; BDAG 895 s.v. πτοέω).

[21:9]  ⁸ sn The end will not come at once. This remark about timing not only indicates that there will be events before the end, but that some time will also pass before it comes.

[21:10]  ⁹ tn For the translation “rise up in arms” see L&N 55.2.