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.