USawule wasuka, wehlela ehlane laseZifi enabantu abakhethiweyo bakwa - Israyeli abayizinkulungwane ezintathu ukuba amfune uDavide ehlane.

U-Abiya waqala ukulwa enempi yamaqhawe anamandla , abantu abakhethiweyo abayizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amane , kepha uJerobowamu wahlela ukulwa naye enabantu abakhethiweyo abayizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu ayisishiyagalombili , bengamaqhawe anamandla.