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Abijah got ready for battle with an army of four hundred thousand strong warriors, each man specially chosen.[a] Jeroboam lined up for battle against him with eight hundred thousand strong warriors, each man specially chosen.

Abijah stood on Mount Zemaraim in the hill country of Ephraim and said this to them:

Listen to me, Jeroboam and all Israel. You should know that the Lord, the God of Israel, gave the kingship over Israel to David forever, to him and to his sons, with a covenant of salt.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 13:3 Or top-notch