2 Chronicles 13:17

And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.

Cross-references

2 Chronicles 13:3 Historical context

2 Chronicles 13:3 sets up the opposing armies (400k vs 800k); this verse reports the slaughter of 500k, showing the scale of the victory.

2 Chronicles 13:12 warns that fighting against God brings failure; this verse fulfills that warning with a great slaughter of Israel.

2 Chronicles 28:6 records Israel slaughtering Judah for forsaking God — the opposite outcome, yet both show divine judgment based on faithfulness.

1 Samuel 4:10 records Israel's defeat by Philistines with 30,000 dead—a contrast: here Judah wins, there Israel loses due to unfaithfulness.

2 Samuel 18:7 tells of David's men defeating rebel Israel with 20,000 slain—a parallel civil war victory for Judah over northern rebels.

1 Kings 12:19 Historical context

1 Kings 12:19 states Israel's ongoing rebellion against David's house—the root cause of the battle here, providing historical context.

Luke 11:17 Allusion

Luke 11:17 states a divided kingdom falls — this battle is a direct illustration of that principle as Israel is defeated by Judah.