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2 Chronicles 13:18

And so the people of Judah were victorious over Israel, because they relied on the Lord , the God of their ancestors.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Faith;   Faithfulness;   Prayer;   The Topic Concordance - Reliance;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Kings;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Abijah;   Jeroboam;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Abijah (abijam);   Jeroboam;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Zemaraim;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Jerusalem;   Music;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Abijah;   Chronicles, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Abijah ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Judah the kingdom of;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Judah;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for August 29;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The Israelites were subdued at that time. The Judahites succeeded because they depended on the Lord, the God of their ancestors.
Hebrew Names Version
Thus the children of Yisra'el were brought under at that time, and the children of Yehudah prevailed, because they relied on the LORD, the God of their fathers.
King James Version
Thus the children of Israel were brought under at that time, and the children of Judah prevailed, because they relied upon the Lord God of their fathers.
English Standard Version
Thus the men of Israel were subdued at that time, and the men of Judah prevailed, because they relied on the Lord , the God of their fathers.
New Century Version
So at that time the people of Israel were defeated. And the people of Judah won, because they depended on the Lord , the God of their ancestors.
New English Translation
That day the Israelites were defeated; the men of Judah prevailed because they relied on the Lord God of their ancestors.
Amplified Bible
Thus the sons of Israel were subdued (humbled) at that time, and the sons of Judah prevailed because they relied on the LORD, the God of their fathers.
New American Standard Bible
The sons of Israel were subdued at that time, and the sons of Judah conquered because they trusted in the LORD, the God of their fathers.
World English Bible
Thus 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.
Geneva Bible (1587)
So the children of Israel were brought vnder at that time: and the children of Iudah preuailed, because they stayed vpon the Lord God of their fathers.
Legacy Standard Bible
Thus the sons of Israel were subdued at that time, and the sons of Judah were strong because they leaned upon Yahweh, the God of their fathers.
Berean Standard Bible
Thus the Israelites were subdued at that time, and the men of Judah prevailed because they relied on the LORD, the God of their fathers.
Contemporary English Version
Judah's army won because they had trusted the Lord God of their ancestors.
Complete Jewish Bible
Thus the people of Isra'el were subdued that time, and the people of Y'hudah won the victory, because they relied on Adonai the God of their ancestors.
Darby Translation
And the children of Israel were humbled at that time, and the children of Judah were strengthened, because they relied upon Jehovah the God of their fathers.
Easy-to-Read Version
So at that time the Israelites were defeated, and the people of Judah won. The army from Judah won because they depended on the Lord , the God of their ancestors.
George Lamsa Translation
Thus the children of Israel were defeated at that time. and the children of Judah prevailed, because they said, We rely upon the LORD God of our fathers.
Lexham English Bible
And the Israelites were subdued at that time, and the people of Judah were victorious, for they relied upon Yahweh the God of their ancestors.
Literal Translation
And the sons of Israel were humbled at that time, and the sons of Judah were strong. For they leaned on Jehovah the God of their fathers.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Thus were the children of Israel subdued at that tyme, but the children of Iuda were comforted, for they put their trust in ye LORDE God of their fathers.
American Standard Version
Thus the children of Israel were brought under at that time, and the children of Judah prevailed, because they relied upon Jehovah, the God of their fathers.
Bible in Basic English
So at that time the children of Israel were overcome, and the children of Judah got the better of them, because they put their faith in the Lord, the God of their fathers.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And so the children of Israel were brought vnder at that time, & the children of Iuda preuayled, because they leaned vnto the Lorde God of their fathers.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Thus the children of Israel were brought under at that time, and the children of Judah prevailed, because they relied upon the LORD, the God of their fathers.
King James Version (1611)
Thus the children of Israel were brought vnder at that time, and the children of Iudah preuailed, because they relied vpon the Lord God of their fathers.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
So the children of Israel were brought low in that day, and the children of Juda prevailed, because they trusted on the Lord God of their fathers.
English Revised Version
Thus the children of Israel were brought under at that time, and the children of Judah prevailed, because they relied upon the LORD, the God of their fathers.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the sones of Israel weren maad lowe in that tyme, and the sones of Juda weren coumfortid ful greetli, for thei hadden hopid in the Lord God of her fadris.
Update Bible Version
Thus the sons of Israel were brought under at that time, and the sons of Judah prevailed, because they relied on Yahweh, the God of their fathers.
Webster's Bible Translation
Thus the children of Israel were brought under at that time, and the children of Judah prevailed, because they relied upon the LORD God of their fathers.
New King James Version
Thus the children of Israel were subdued at that time; and the children of Judah prevailed, because they relied on the LORD God of their fathers.
New Living Translation
So Judah defeated Israel on that occasion because they trusted in the Lord , the God of their ancestors.
New Life Bible
So the sons of Israel were set back at that time. The sons of Judah were strong because they trusted in the Lord, the God of their fathers.
New Revised Standard
Thus the Israelites were subdued at that time, and the people of Judah prevailed, because they relied on the Lord , the God of their ancestors.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Thus were the sons of Israel subdued at that time, - and the sons of Judah prevailed, because they leaned upon Yahweh the God of their fathers.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the children of Israel were brought down, at that time, and the children of Juda were exceedingly strengthened, because they had trusted in the Lord the God of their fathers.
Revised Standard Version
Thus the men of Israel were subdued at that time, and the men of Judah prevailed, because they relied upon the LORD, the God of their fathers.
Young's Literal Translation
And the sons of Israel are humbled at that time, and the sons of Judah are strong, for they have leant on Jehovah, God of their fathers.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Thus the sons of Israel were subdued at that time, and the sons of Judah conquered because they trusted in the LORD, the God of their fathers.

Contextual Overview

13 Meanwhile Jeroboam had sent some of his troops to ambush the Judean army from the rear, while the rest faced them from the front. 14 The Judeans looked around and saw that they were surrounded. They cried to the Lord for help, and the priests blew the trumpets. 15 The Judeans gave a loud shout, and led by Abijah, they attacked; God defeated Jeroboam and the Israelite army. 16 The Israelites fled from the Judeans, and God let the Judeans overpower them. 17 Abijah and his army dealt the Israelites a crushing defeat—half a million of Israel's best soldiers were killed. 18 And so the people of Judah were victorious over Israel, because they relied on the Lord , the God of their ancestors. 19 Abijah pursued Jeroboam's army and occupied some of his cities: Bethel, Jeshanah, and Ephron, and the villages near each of these cities. 20 Jeroboam never regained his power during Abijah's reign. Finally the Lord struck him down, and he died. 21 Abijah, however, grew more powerful. He had fourteen wives and fathered twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters. 22 The rest of the history of Abijah, what he said and what he did, is written in The History of Iddo the Prophet.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

relied: 2 Chronicles 16:8, 2 Chronicles 16:9, 2 Chronicles 20:20, 2 Kings 18:5, 1 Chronicles 5:20, Psalms 22:4, Psalms 22:5, Psalms 146:5, Daniel 3:28, Nahum 1:7, Ephesians 1:12

Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 14:11 - in thy name 2 Chronicles 16:7 - relied on Isaiah 26:3 - because

Cross-References

Genesis 8:20
Noah built an altar to the Lord ; he took one of each kind of ritually clean animal and bird, and burned them whole as a sacrifice on the altar.
Genesis 13:4
and had built an altar. There he worshiped the Lord .
Genesis 13:7
So quarrels broke out between the men who took care of Abram's animals and those who took care of Lot's animals. (At that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were still living in the land.)
Genesis 13:8
Then Abram said to Lot, "We are relatives, and your men and my men shouldn't be quarreling.
Genesis 14:13
But a man escaped and reported all this to Abram, the Hebrew, who was living near the sacred trees belonging to Mamre the Amorite. Mamre and his brothers Eshcol and Aner were Abram's allies.
Genesis 18:1
The Lord appeared to Abraham at the sacred trees of Mamre. As Abraham was sitting at the entrance of his tent during the hottest part of the day,
Genesis 23:2
She died in Hebron in the land of Canaan, and Abraham mourned her death.
Genesis 35:27
Jacob went to his father Isaac at Mamre, near Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac had lived.
Genesis 37:14
His father told him, "Go and see if your brothers are safe and if the flock is all right; then come back and tell me." So his father sent him on his way from Hebron Valley. Joseph arrived at Shechem
Numbers 13:22
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Gill's Notes on the Bible

Thus the children of Israel were brought under at that time,.... Humbled and weakened, but not reduced to the government of the house of David:

and the children of Judah prevailed; or grew strong:

because they relied upon the Lord God of their fathers; trusted in him, and not in an arm of flesh; the Targum is,

"in the Word of the Lord God of their fathers.''

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Brought under - “Humbled” or “defeated,” not reduced to subjection.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Chronicles 13:18. Judah prevailed, because — "They depended on the WORD of the God of their fathers." - T.


 
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