And when Judah looked back, behold the battle was before and behind. —Compare the account of the ambuscade by which Ai wa…

And when Judah looked back
On hearing a noise behind them:

behold, the battle was before and behi…

Jeroboam and his people, through apostasy and idolatry, deserved the severe punishment Abijah was permitted to inflict upon them. It appears from A…