2 Chronicles 13:3

World English Bible (2000)

Abijah joined battle with an army of valiant men of war, even four hundred thousand chosen men: and Jeroboam set the battle in array against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men, who were mighty men of valor.

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  • 1 Sam 17:1-3 : 1 Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle; and they were gathered together at Socoh, which belongs to Judah, and encamped between Socoh and Azekah, in Ephesdammim. 2 Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and encamped in the valley of Elah, and set the battle in array against the Philistines. 3 The Philistines stood on the mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on the mountain on the other side: and there was a valley between them.
  • 1 Chr 21:5 : 5 Joab gave up the sum of the numbering of the people to David. All those of Israel were one million one hundred thousand men who drew sword: and in Judah were four hundred seventy thousand men who drew sword.
  • 2 Chr 11:1 : 1 When Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, one hundred eighty thousand chosen men, who were warriors, to fight against Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.
  • 2 Chr 14:8-9 : 8 Asa had an army that bore bucklers and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bore shields and drew bows, two hundred eighty thousand: all these were mighty men of valor. 9 There came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an army of a million troops, and three hundred chariots; and he came to Mareshah.
  • 2 Chr 17:14-18 : 14 This was the numbering of them according to their fathers' houses: Of Judah, the captains of thousands: Adnah the captain, and with him mighty men of valor three hundred thousand; 15 and next to him Jehohanan the captain, and with him two hundred eighty thousand; 16 and next to him Amasiah the son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself to Yahweh; and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valor. 17 Of Benjamin: Eliada a mighty man of valor, and with him two hundred thousand armed with bow and shield; 18 and next to him Jehozabad and with him one hundred eighty thousand ready prepared for war.
  • 2 Chr 26:12-13 : 12 The whole number of the heads of fathers' [houses], even the mighty men of valor, was two thousand and six hundred. 13 Under their hand was an army, three hundred thousand and seven thousand and five hundred, who made war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy.

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  • 2 Chr 11:1
    79%

    1When Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, one hundred eighty thousand chosen men, who were warriors, to fight against Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.

  • 2 Chr 13:4
    79%

    4Abijah stood up on Mount Zemaraim, which is in the hill country of Ephraim, and said, "Hear me, Jeroboam and all Israel:

  • 2 Chr 13:17-21
    5 verses
    78%

    17Abijah and his people killed them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.

    18Thus the children of Israel were brought under at that time, and the children of Judah prevailed, because they relied on Yahweh, the God of their fathers.

    19Abijah pursued after Jeroboam, and took cities from him, Bethel with its towns, and Jeshanah with its towns, and Ephron with its towns.

    20Neither did Jeroboam recover strength again in the days of Abijah: and Yahweh struck him, and he died.

    21But Abijah grew mighty, and took to himself fourteen wives, and became the father of twenty-two sons, and sixteen daughters.

  • 1 Kgs 12:21
    77%

    21When Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah, and the tribe of Benjamin, a hundred and eighty thousand chosen men, who were warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam the son of Solomon.

  • 2 Chr 14:8-9
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    8Asa had an army that bore bucklers and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bore shields and drew bows, two hundred eighty thousand: all these were mighty men of valor.

    9There came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an army of a million troops, and three hundred chariots; and he came to Mareshah.

  • 2 Chr 13:13-15
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    76%

    13But Jeroboam caused an ambush to come about behind them: so they were before Judah, and the ambush was behind them.

    14When Judah looked back, behold, the battle was before and behind them; and they cried to Yahweh, and the priests sounded with the trumpets.

    15Then the men of Judah gave a shout: and as the men of Judah shouted, it happened, that God struck Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.

  • 2 Chr 26:12-13
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    75%

    12The whole number of the heads of fathers' [houses], even the mighty men of valor, was two thousand and six hundred.

    13Under their hand was an army, three hundred thousand and seven thousand and five hundred, who made war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy.

  • 2 Sam 24:9
    75%

    9Joab gave up the sum of the numbering of the people to the king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men who drew the sword; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men.

  • 1 Chr 21:5
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    5Joab gave up the sum of the numbering of the people to David. All those of Israel were one million one hundred thousand men who drew sword: and in Judah were four hundred seventy thousand men who drew sword.

  • 2 Chr 13:1-2
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    75%

    1In the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah.

    2Three years reigned he in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Micaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.

  • 2 Chr 25:5-6
    2 verses
    74%

    5Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and ordered them according to their fathers' houses, under captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, even all Judah and Benjamin: and he numbered them from twenty years old and upward, and found them three hundred thousand chosen men, able to go forth to war, who could handle spear and shield.

    6He hired also one hundred thousand mighty men of valor out of Israel for one hundred talents of silver.

  • 2 Chr 17:16-18
    3 verses
    73%

    16and next to him Amasiah the son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself to Yahweh; and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valor.

    17Of Benjamin: Eliada a mighty man of valor, and with him two hundred thousand armed with bow and shield;

    18and next to him Jehozabad and with him one hundred eighty thousand ready prepared for war.

  • 2 Chr 17:13-14
    2 verses
    73%

    13He had many works in the cities of Judah; and men of war, mighty men of valor, in Jerusalem.

    14This was the numbering of them according to their fathers' houses: Of Judah, the captains of thousands: Adnah the captain, and with him mighty men of valor three hundred thousand;

  • 1 Sam 11:8
    73%

    8He numbered them in Bezek; and the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.

  • 2 Sam 10:9
    72%

    9Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians:

  • Judg 20:17
    72%

    17The men of Israel, besides Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men who drew sword: all these were men of war.

  • 1 Kgs 15:7
    72%

    7The rest of the acts of Abijam, and all that he did, aren't they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? There was war between Abijam and Jeroboam.

  • 1 Chr 19:10-11
    2 verses
    72%

    10Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians.

    11The rest of the people he committed into the hand of Abishai his brother; and they put themselves in array against the children of Ammon.

  • Judg 20:2
    71%

    2The chiefs of all the people, even of all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand footmen who drew sword.

  • 1 Chr 12:37
    71%

    37On the other side of the Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the half-tribe of Manasseh, with all kinds of instruments of war for the battle, one hundred twenty thousand.

  • Josh 4:13
    71%

    13About forty thousand men, ready and armed for war passed over before Yahweh to battle, to the plains of Jericho.

  • 1 Chr 5:18
    71%

    18The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skillful in war, were forty-four thousand seven hundred and sixty, that were able to go forth to war.

  • 1 Chr 7:11
    70%

    11All these were sons of Jediael, according to the heads of their fathers' [houses], mighty men of valor, seventeen thousand and two hundred, who were able to go forth in the army for war.

  • 1 Kgs 15:1
    70%

    1Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat began Abijam to reign over Judah.

  • 1 Chr 12:30
    70%

    30Of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand eight hundred, mighty men of valor, famous men in their fathers' houses.

  • 1 Chr 12:24
    69%

    24The children of Judah who bore shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, armed for war.

  • 2 Chr 13:8
    69%

    8"Now you think to withstand the kingdom of Yahweh in the hand of the sons of David; and you are a great multitude, and there are with you the golden calves which Jeroboam made you for gods.

  • 1 Kgs 14:1
    69%

    1At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick.

  • 1 Chr 19:8
    68%

    8When David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the army of the mighty men.

  • Josh 8:3
    68%

    3So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up to Ai. Joshua chose thirty thousand men, the mighty men of valor, and sent them out by night.

  • Num 2:23
    68%

    23His army, and those who were numbered of them, were thirty-five thousand four hundred.

  • 1 Chr 11:20
    67%

    20Abishai, the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three; for he lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them, and had a name among the three.

  • Judg 20:34
    67%

    34There came over against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and the battle was severe; but they didn't know that evil was close on them.

  • 1 Sam 17:21
    67%

    21Israel and the Philistines put the battle in array, army against army.

  • 2 Sam 10:13
    67%

    13So Joab and the people who were with him drew near to the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him.