- 耶羅波安王十八年.亞比雅登基、作猶大王。
- 在耶路撒冷作王三年.他母親名叫米該亞、〔米該亞又作瑪迦〕是基比亞人烏列的女兒。亞比雅常與耶羅波安爭戰。
- 有一次亞比雅率領挑選的兵四十萬擺陣、都是勇敢的戰士.耶羅波安也挑選大能的勇士八十萬、對亞比雅擺陣。
- 亞比雅站在以法蓮山地中的洗瑪臉山上、說、耶羅波安和以色列眾人哪、要聽我說、
- 耶和華以色列的 神曾立鹽約、〔鹽即是不廢壞的意思〕將以色列國永遠賜給大衛和他的子孫、你們不知道麼。
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- In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam, Abijah became king of Judah,
- and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother's name was Maacah, a daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.
- Abijah went into battle with a force of four hundred thousand able fighting men, and Jeroboam drew up a battle line against him with eight hundred thousand able troops.
- Abijah stood on Mount Zemaraim, in the hill country of Ephraim, and said, "Jeroboam and all Israel, listen to me!
- Don't you know that the LORD, the God of Israel, has given the kingship of Israel to David and his descendants forever by a covenant of salt?
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