13. But Jeroboam had sent some troops to sneak behind Abijah’s army. So while Jeroboam was in front of Abijah’s army, Jeroboam’s soldiers were behind them.
14. The soldiers in Abijah’s army looked around. Then they saw Jeroboam’s army attacking both in front and back. They cried out to the Lord. And the priests blew the trumpets.
15. Then the men of Judah gave a battle cry. When they shouted, God defeated Jeroboam and the army of Israel. They ran away from Abijah and the army of Judah.
16. The men of Israel ran away from the men of Judah. God let the army from Judah defeat them.
17. Abijah’s army killed many of Israel’s men. Of Israel’s best men 500,000 were killed.
18. So at that time the people of Israel were defeated. And the people of Judah won. They won because they depended on the Lord, the God of their ancestors.
19. Abijah’s army chased Jeroboam’s army. Abijah’s army captured from Jeroboam the towns of Bethel, Jeshanah and Ephron. They also captured the small villages near these towns.
20. Jeroboam never became strong again while Abijah was alive. The Lord struck Jeroboam, and he died.
21. But Abijah became strong. He married 14 women. And he was the father of 22 sons and 16 daughters.
22. All the other things Abijah did as king are written down. What he said and did are recorded in what the prophet Iddo has written.