II Chronicles 13:20 Commentary: Rashi

וְלֹֽא־עָצַ֧ר כֹּֽחַ־יָרָבְעָ֛ם ע֖וֹד בִּימֵ֣י אֲבִיָּ֑הוּ וַיִּגְּפֵ֥הוּ יְהוָ֖ה וַיָּמֹֽת׃ (פ)

Neither did Jeroboam recover strength again in the days of Abijah; and the LORD smote him, and he died.

Rashi on II Chronicles

And Jeroboam could muster no more strength, etc., and the Lord smote him i.e., Jeroboam.
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Rashi on II Chronicles

and he died He did not die immediately, but continuously deteriorated because of the wars, and in Genesis Rabbah (65:20), it is explained that the Lord smote Abijah.
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