2 Chronicles 13:4

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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This verse continues the thought already in view and fits the wider themes of temple and reform in 2 Chronicles.

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This thought runs through 2 Chronicles 13:4-8.

Abijah Person: Father (i. e., “possessor or worshipper”) of Jehovah. (1. ) 1 Chr. 7:8 . (2. ) 1 Chr. 2:24 . (3. ) The second son of Samuel ( 1 Sam. 8:2 ; 1 Chr. 6:28 ).
Jeroboam Person: Increase of the people. (1. ) The son of Nebat ( 1 Kings 11:26-39 ), “an Ephrathite,” the first king of the ten tribes, over whom he reigned twenty-two years (B. C. 976-945).
Mount Zemaraim Place: (1. ) A town of Benjamin ( Josh. 18:22 ); now the ruin, rather two ruins, es-Sumrah, 4 miles north of Jericho. (2. ) A mount in the highlands of Ephraim, to the north of Jerusalem ( 2 Chr. 13:4-20 ). Modern identification: Ras et Tahuneh.