2 Chronicles 13:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Chronicles 13:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Chronicles 13:17 is a verse from the book of 2 Chronicles in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand cho..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Chronicles 13:17 — KJV
“And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.”
— 2 Chronicles 13:17 (KJV)
2 Chronicles 13:17 in Context — About the Book of 2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles follows the kings of Judah from Solomon's temple dedication to the Babylonian exile, spotlighting every revival along the way. Its most quoted promise — if my people humble themselves and pray — remains the Bible's clearest formula for national and personal restoration.
Cross-References for 2 Chronicles 13:17
“Where the people of Israel were slain before the servants of David, and there was there a great slaughter that day of twenty thousand men.”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 13:17: people, great, slaughter
“And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled every man into his tent: and there was a very great slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen.”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 13:17: great, slaughter, fell
“And Joab gave up the sum of the number of the people unto the king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew the sword; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men.”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 13:17: people, israel, five
“And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 13:17: people, israel, hundred
“And the chief of all the people, even of all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand footmen that drew sword.”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 13:17: people, israel, hundred
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