1 Now in the eighteenth year of king Jerobo´am began Abi´jah to reign over Judah.
2 He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Michai´ah the daughter of U´ri-el of Gib´e-ah.And there was war between Abi´jah and Jerobo´am.
3 And Abi´jah set the battle in array with an army of valiant men of war, even four hundred thousand chosen men: Jerobo´am also set the battle in array against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men, being mighty men of valor.
4 And Abi´jah stood up upon mount Zemara´im, which is in mount E´phra-im, and said, Hear me, thou Jerobo´am, and all Israel;
5 ought ye not to know that the Lord God of Israel gave the kingdom over Israel to David for ever, even to him and to his sons by a covenant of salt?
6 Yet Jerobo´am the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon the son of David, is risen up, and hath rebelled against his lord.
7 And there are gathered unto him vain men, the children of Be´li-al, and have strengthened themselves against Rehobo´am the son of Solomon, when Rehobo´am was young and tender-hearted, and could not withstand them.