KJV King James Version
Neither did Jeroboam recover strength again in the days of Abijah: and the LORD struck him, and he died.
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2 Chronicles 13:20
Neither did Jeroboam recover strength again in the days of Abijah: and the LORD struck him, and he died.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Jeroboam did not again recover his power during the days of Abijah, and the LORD struck him down and he died.
WEB World English Bible
Jeroboam didn’t recover strength again in the days of Abijah. Yahweh struck him, and he died.
ASV American Standard Version
Neither did Jeroboam recover strength again in the days of Abijah: and Jehovah smote him, and he died.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Jeroboam hath not retained power any more in the days of Abijah, and Jehovah smiteth him, and he dieth.
Surrounding context — 2 Chronicles 13
17 And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.
18 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.
19 And Abijah pursued after Jeroboam, and took cities from him, Bethel with the towns thereof, and Jeshanah with the towns thereof, and Ephrain with the towns thereof.
20 Neither did Jeroboam recover strength again in the days of Abijah: and the LORD struck him, and he died.
21 But Abijah waxed mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.
22 And the rest of the acts of Abijah, and his ways, and his sayings, [are] written in the story of the prophet Iddo.
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1 Samuel 25:38And it came to pass about ten days [after], that the LORD smote Nabal, that he died.1 Kings 14:20And the days which Jeroboam reigned [were] two and twenty years: and he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his stead.Acts 12:23And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.1 Kings 15:9And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel reigned Asa over Judah.Ezekiel 24:16Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke: yet neither shalt thou mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down.Psalm 18:37-38I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed.1 Samuel 26:10David said furthermore, [As] the LORD liveth, the LORD shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish.
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