13 ¶ But Jeroboam caused an ambushment [a]to compass, and come behind them, when they were before Judah, and the ambushment behind them.

14 Then Judah looked, and behold, the battle was before and behind them, and they cried unto the Lord, and the Priests blew with the trumpets,

15 And the men of Judah gave a shout: and even as the men of Judah shouted, God [b]smote Jeroboam and also Israel before Abijah and Judah.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 13:13 Contemning the good counsel which came of the Spirit of God, he thought to have overcome by deceit.
  2. 2 Chronicles 13:15 Or, gave him the overthrow.

13 Now Jeroboam had sent troops around to the rear, so that while he was in front of Judah the ambush(A) was behind them. 14 Judah turned and saw that they were being attacked at both front and rear. Then they cried out(B) to the Lord. The priests blew their trumpets 15 and the men of Judah raised the battle cry. At the sound of their battle cry, God routed Jeroboam and all Israel(C) before Abijah and Judah.

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