14. The Judeans looked round and saw that they were surrounded. They cried to the Lord for help, and the priests blew the trumpets.
15. The Judeans gave a loud shout, and led by Abijah, they attacked; God defeated Jeroboam and the Israelite army.
16. The Israelites fled from the Judeans, and God let the Judeans overpower them.
17. Abijah and his army dealt the Israelites a crushing defeat — half a million of Israel's best soldiers were killed.
18. And so the people of Judah were victorious over Israel, because they relied on the Lord, the God of their ancestors.