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New Testament
1 Kings 15:1-8
Abijam (Abijah) Son of Rehoboam, King of Judah
151In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijam[] became king over Judah. 2He ruled for three years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Ma'akah, granddaughter of Abishalom.[] 3He walked in all the sins which his father had practiced before him, and his heart was not fully devoted to the Lord his God as the heart of his grandfather David had been. 4But for the sake of David, the Lord his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem by raising up his son after him and by making Jerusalem strong. 5He did this because David had done what was right in the eyes of the Lord, and he had not turned from all that the Lord commanded all the days of his life, except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.
6There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life. 7As for the rest of Abijam's acts and everything he did, are they not written in the annals of the kings of Judah? There was war between Abijam and Jeroboam. 8Abijam rested with his fathers, and they buried him in the City of David. Then his son Asa became king in his place.
Asa Son of Abijam, King of Judah
Footnotes
- 15:1 He is called Abijah in 2 Chronicles 13.
- 15:2 Abishalom is a variant spelling of Absalom. Literally, the Hebrew reads daughter of Abishalom. Data in 2 Chronicles 13:2 implies that Ma'akah was Absalom's granddaughter rather than his daughter.
- 15:9 The Chronicles account of Asa's reign, which is much longer than the account in Kings, includes all of chapters 14–16 of 2 Chronicles. The references in parentheses list the closest parallels.