Bible TimeResearch Report on Second Chronicles 13
The large counts of people found in the Bible are often prophetic for large intervals of time. This report looks at a time when the Northern Kingdom lost 500,000 men. The prophetic interval points at the early 400s when Rome was attacked.
Background
Huge counts, typically census counts, are prophetic for large intervals in world history.
38 Second Chronicles 13:17-18
17and Abijah slew them with a great slaughter; so there fell slain of Israel 500,000 young men.
18Thus, the sons of Israel were defeated at that time and the sons of Judah prevailed, because they said, We rely on Yahvah, god of our fathers.
Abijah’s reign is likely the starting point for this prophetic interval. The following is the report.
| Prophetic Dates from Second Chronicles 13 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start of Abijah’s Reign | ||||
| Fri | 10034/1/1 AA | 14 Aug -954 NS | 29 Six 273 BAUC | AAN: 3660001 |
| 534/1/1 FE | 23 Aug -954 OS | 29 Six 1026 BC | JDN: 1372844 | |
| Forward 500,000 days | ||||
| Tue | 11404/7/21 AA | 28 Jul 415 NS | 27 Jul 1168 AUC | AAN: 4160001 |
| 1904/7/21 FE | 27 Jul 415 OS | 27 Jul 415 AD | JDN: 1872844 | |
Tolerance on this is the number of years of Abijah’s reign, in this case 3 years forward from this day.
This period in the early 400s is prophetic of the attacks on Rome by the Visigoths. Rome is the Northerning Kingdom in Gentile country. The prophetic stories are a match.