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Abijah pursued after Jeroboam, and took cities from him, Bethel with the towns of it, and Jeshanah with the towns of it, and Ephron with the towns of it.
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A Strike Against Idolatry
Commentators note the immense significance of capturing Bethel. This city was not just a strategic location; it was one of the two centers of idolatry where Jeroboam had set up a golden calf. Therefore, its capture represented a direct strike against the false worship of the northern kingdom and a tangible result of Judah's cry to God in the preceding battle.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Jeshanah is probably identical with the “Isanas” of Josephus, where a battle took place in the war between Antigonus and Herod; however, its locati…
19th Century
Anglican
Took cities from him. —The three cities and their districts were only temporarily annexed to Judah. According to [Reference 1 King…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Abijah pursued after Jeroboam As he and his army fled:
and took cities from him…
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Jeroboam and his people, through apostasy and idolatry, deserved the severe punishment Abijah was permitted to inflict upon them. It appears from A…
