2Ch 13:13-19 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for 2Chr 13:13-19: 13:13-19 The example of God’s people turning to him and his helping them, even after the kingdom had been disrupted, provided hope for the original readers in a similar situation.

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‏ 2 Chronicles 13:13-19

Summary for 2Chr 13:13-19: 13:13-19 ^a The example of God’s people turning to him and his helping them, even after the kingdom had been disrupted, provided hope for the original readers in a similar situation.
13:19 ^b The Lord granted the kingdom of Judah a miraculous victory. Abijah took the territories surrounding Bethel, Jeshanah, and Ephron from Israel (13:19 ^c). Together with Zemaraim (13:4 ^d), these towns in the hill country on the northern border of Judah formed a geographical unit (see Josh 18:22-23 ^e). The subsequent history of this territorial gain is not known; by the time of Amos (about 760 BC), Bethel was a major pagan shrine in Israel.