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Jeroboam detached a force of unknown size to ambush Abijam's forces from the rear. When the Southerners saw this, they did not panic, but instead cried out to God. In so doing, they rallied and turned the tide decisively in their favor. Jeroboam's army broke and ran, with Abijam and his Southerners in hot pursuit. In all, Jeroboam lost five hundred thousand men, more than half his strength. He also lost Bethel, and the nearby districts of [[Jeshanah]] and [[Ephrain]].

Jeroboam detached a force of unknown size to ambush Abijam's forces from the rear. When the Southerners saw this, they did not panic, but instead cried out to God. In so doing, they rallied and turned the tide decisively in their favor. Jeroboam's army broke and ran, with Abijam and his Southerners in hot pursuit. In all, Jeroboam lost five hundred thousand men, more than half his strength. He also lost Bethel, and the nearby districts of [[Jeshanah]] and [[Ephrain]].

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== See Also ==

== See Also ==

* [[Jeroboam I]]

* [[Jeroboam I]]