18. The Israelites were subdued at that time. The Judahites succeeded because they depended on the Lord, the God of their ancestors.
19. Abijah pursued Jeroboam and captured some cities from him: Bethel and its villages, Jeshanah and its villages, and Ephron and its villages.
20. Jeroboam no longer retained his power during Abijah’s reign; ultimately, the Lord struck him and he died.
21. However, Abijah grew strong, acquired 14 wives, and fathered 22 sons and 16 daughters.
22. The rest of the events of Abijah’s reign, along with his ways and his sayings, are written in the Writing of the Prophet Iddo.