13While he spoke these things, Jeroboam caused an ambushment to come about behind him. And while he stood facing the enemies, he encompassed Juda. who perceived it not, with his army.


In Context

10 But the Lord is our God, whom we forsake not, and the priests who minister to the Lord are the sons of Aaron, and the Levites are in their order.

11 And they offer holocausts to the Lord, every day, morning and evening, and incense made according to the ordinance of the law, and the leaves are set forth on a most clean table, and there is with us the golden candlestick, and the lamps thereof, to be lighted always in the evening: for we keep the precepts of the Lord our God, whom you have forsaken.

12 Therefore God is the leader in our army, and his priests who sound with trumpets, and resound against you: O children of Israel, fight not against the Lord the God of your fathers, for it is not good for you.

13 While he spoke these things, Jeroboam caused an ambushment to come about behind him. And while he stood facing the enemies, he encompassed Juda. who perceived it not, with his army.

14 And when Juda looked back, they saw the battle coming upon them both before and behind, and they cried to the Lord: and the priests began to sound with the trumpets.

15 And all the men of Juda shouted: and behold when they shouted, God terrified Jeroboam, and all Israel that stood against Abia and Juda.

2 Chronicles 13:13 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:13But Jeroboam caused an ambushment to come about behind them: so they were before Judah, and the ambushment [was] behind them.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

13:13Now Jeroboam had sent troops around to the rear, so that while he was in front of Judah the ambush was behind them.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

13:13But Jeroboam caused an ambushment to come about behind them: so they were before Judah, and the ambushment was behind them.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:13But Jeroboam caused an ambush to come about behind them; and they were before Judah, and the ambush behind them.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

13:13But Jeroboam caused an ambushment to come about behind them: so they were before Judah, and the ambushment was behind them.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:13But Jeroboam caused an ambush to come about behind them: so they were before Judah, and the ambush was behind them.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:13But Jeroboam caused an ambush to come about behind them: so they were before Judah, and the ambush was behind them.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

13:13And Jeroboam hath brought round the ambush to come in from behind them, and they are before Judah, and the ambush is behind them.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:13But Jeroboam caused an ambush to come about behind them: so they were before Judah, and the ambush was behind them.