KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what 2 Chronicles 13:2 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “He reigned” | מָלַךְ֙ | To reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty | reigned |
| “three” | שָׁל֣וֹשׁ | Three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice | three |
| “years” | שָׁנִ֗ים | A year (as a revolution of time) | years |
| “in Jerusalem.” | בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם | Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine | Jerusalem |
| “His mother's” | אִמּ֔וֹ | A mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively [like father]) | mothers |
| “name” | וְשֵׁ֣ם | An appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character | name |
| “also Michaiah” | מִֽיכָיָ֥הוּ | Mikajah, the name of an Israelite and an Israelitess | also Michaiah |
| “was” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “the daughter” | בַת | A daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively) | daughter |
| “of Uriel” | אֽוּרִיאֵ֖ל | Uriel, the name of two Israelites | Uriel |
| “of” | מִן | Properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses | of |
| “Gibeah.” | גִּבְעָ֑ה | Gibah; the name of three places in Palestine | Gibeah |
| “And there was” | הָֽיְתָ֛ה | To exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | And there was |
| “war” | וּמִלְחָמָ֥ה | A battle (i.e., the engagement); generally, war (i.e., war-fare) | war |
| “between” | בֵּ֥ין | Between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or | between |
| “Abijah” | אֲבִיָּ֖ה | Abijah, the name of several Israelite men and two Israelitesses | Abijah |
| “and Jeroboam.” | יָֽרָבְעָֽם׃ | Jarobam, the name of two Israelite kings | Jeroboam |
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1 Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah.
2 He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.
3 And Abijah set the battle in array with an army of valiant men of war, even four hundred thousand chosen men: Jeroboam also set the battle in array against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men, being mighty men of valour.
4 And Abijah stood up upon mount Zemaraim, which is in mount Ephraim, and said, Hear me, thou Jeroboam, and all Israel;
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