19. Abijah pursued Jeroboam's army and occupied some of his cities: Bethel, Jeshanah, and Ephron, and the villages near each of these cities.
20. Jeroboam never regained his power during Abijah's reign. Finally the Lord struck him down, and he died.
21. Abijah, however, grew more powerful. He had fourteen wives and fathered 22 sons and sixteen daughters.