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Abijah stood up on Mount Zemaraim, which is in the hill-country of Ephraim, and said, Hear me, Jeroboam and all Israel:
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A Strategic Proclamation
Commentators explain that Abijah chose to stand on a mountain for a strategic purpose: so his voice could carry to the opposing army in the valley below. This elevated position, similar to Jotham's address from Mount Gerizim in Judges 9, turned his speech into a formal, public proclamation, underscoring the gravity of his appeal before battle.
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19th Century
Anglican
And Abijah stood up upon mount Zemaraim. — While the two hosts were facing each other, King Abijah addressed his foes fro…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Abijah stood upon Mount Zemaraim, which is in Mount Ephraim Which might have its …
Presbyterian
Jeroboam and his people, through apostasy and idolatry, deserved the severe punishment Abijah was permitted to inflict upon them. It appears from A…
