John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 13:3
And Abijah set the battle in array, with an army of valiant man of war, even four hundred thousand chosen men ,.... Collected such an army of select men, led them into his enemy's country, and set them in order of battle: and Jeroboam also set the battle in array against him, with eight hundred thousand chosen men, being mighty men of valour ; double the number of Abijah s army, he having ten tribes to collect out of, and Abijah but two. read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Chronicles 13:1-12
Abijah's mother was called Maachah, the daughter of Absalom, 2 Chron. 11:20; here she is called Michaiah, the daughter of Uriel. It is most probable that she was a grand-daughter of Absalom, by his daughter Tamar (2 Sam. 14:27), and that her immediate father was this Uriel. But we are here to attend Abijah into the field of battle with Jeroboam king of Israel. I. God gave him leave to engage with Jeroboam, and owned him in the conflict, though he would not permit Rehoboam to do it, 2 Chron.... read more