John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 13:18
Thus the children of Israel were brought under at that time ,.... Humbled and weakened, but not reduced to the government of the house of David: and the children of Judah prevailed ; or grew strong: because they relied upon the Lord God of their fathers ; trusted in him, and not in an arm of flesh; the Targum is,"in the Word of the Lord God of their fathers.' read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Chronicles 13:13-22
We do not find that Jeroboam offered to make any answer at all to Abijah's speech. Though it was much to the purpose, he resolved not to heed it, and therefore he heard it as though he heard it not. He came to fight, not to dispute. The longest sword, he thought, would determine the matter, not the better cause. Let us therefore see the issue, whether right and religion carried the day or no. I. Jeroboam, who trusted to his politics, was beaten. He was so far from fair reasoning that he was... read more