Abijah and his troops dealt them a crushing blow: five hundred thousand picked men of Israel fell slain.
In context
15and the men of Judah raised the war cry. And as the men of Judah raised the cry, God struck Jeroboam and all Israel down before Abijah and Judah. 16Israel took flight before Judah, and God handed them over. 17Abijah and his troops dealt them a crushing blow: five hundred thousand picked men of Israel fell slain. 18So the Israelites were brought low at that time, and the men of Judah prevailed, because they had leaned on Yahweh, the God of their ancestors. 19Abijah pursued Jeroboam and took towns from him: Bethel with its villages, Jeshanah with its villages, and Ephrain with its villages.
