Abijam

How Nave’s arranged it

• Also called ABIJAH and ABIA
• King of Judah1 Kings 14:311 Kings 15:12 Chronicles 12:16
• History of1 Kings 15:1–82 Chronicles 11:222 Chronicles 13
• Succeeded by Asa1 Kings 15:82 Chronicles 14:1

The passages, in Bible order (7)

The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 7 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.

1. 1 Kings 14:31

   And Rehoboam rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David; his mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite. And his son Abijam reigned in his place.

   ›Commentary on 1 Kings 14:312 voices

   “And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David,.... Where David and Solomon were buried, 1Ki 2:10 and his mother's name was Naamah, an Ammonitess; which is repeated, that it might be observed as what was the leading step to his idolatry, and the means of his continuing in it: and Abijam his son reigned in his stead; of whom there is a further account in the following chapter.

   “Slept with his fathers and was buried ... - Compare 1Ki 11:43. The expression is a sort of formula, and is used with respect to all the kings of Judah, except two or three. The writer probably regards the fact, which he records so carefully, as a continuation of God’s mercy to David. His mother’s name ... - The mention of the queen-mother so regularly in the account of the kings of Judah is thought to indicate that she had an important position in the state.

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2. 1 Kings 15:1

   In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijam became king of Judah,

   ›Commentary on 1 Kings 15:12 voices

   “Abijam--His name was at first Abijah (2Ch 12:16); "Jah," the name of God, according to an ancient fashion, being conjoined with it. But afterwards, when he was found "walking in all the sins of his father" [1Ki 15:3], that honorable addition was withdrawn, and his name in sacred history changed into Abijam [LIGHTFOOT].

   "Now in the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijam began to reign over Judah," and under his rule the Jews obtained a magnificent victory over the Israelites in a battle, which was greater than all those fought before in their civil wars. …

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3. 1 Kings 15:8

   And Abijam rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David, and his son Asa reigned in his place.

   ›Commentary on 1 Kings 15:81 voice

   “And Abijam slept with his fathers,.... That is, died as they did: and they buried him in the city of David, in the sepulchre of his royal ancestors, David, Solomon, and Rehoboam: and Asa his son reigned in his stead; who perhaps was the eldest of his twenty two sons, 2Ch 13:21.

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4. 2 Chronicles 11:22

   Rehoboam appointed Abijah son of Maacah as chief prince among his brothers, intending to make him king.

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   “It is plainly implied that Abijah was not the oldest of the family. In destining a younger son for the kingdom, without a divine warrant, as in Solomon's case, Rehoboam acted in violation of the law (De 21:15).

   “And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maacah the chief,....

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5. 2 Chronicles 12:16

   And Rehoboam rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. And his son Abijah reigned in his place.

   ›Commentary on 2 Chronicles 12:161 voice

   “Israel was very much disgraced and weakened by being divided into two kingdoms; yet the kingdom of Judah, having both the temple and the royal city, both the house of David and the house of Aaron, might have done very well if they had continued in the way of their duty; but here we have all out of order there.

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6. 2 Chronicles 13:1

   In the eighteenth year of Jeroboam’s reign, Abijah became king of Judah,

   ›Commentary on 2 Chronicles 13:11 voice

   “The history of Abijah’s reign is here related far more fully than in Kings (marginal reference), especially as regards his war with Jeroboam.

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7. 2 Chronicles 14:1

   Then Abijah rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. And his son Asa reigned in his place, and in his days the land was at peace for ten years.

   ›Commentary on 2 Chronicles 14:12 voices

   “In his days the land was quiet ten years--This long interval of peace was the continued effect of the great battle of Zemaraim (compare 1Ki 15:11-14).

   “So Abijah slept with his fathers, 1Ki 15:8. and Asa his son reigned in his stead; in his days the land was quiet ten years; the Targum is, the land of Israel; but much better the Septuagint, the land of Judah; these ten years, in which it had rest from war, were the first three years of Asa's reign, and the first seven of Baasha's, according to Jarchi, and which seems right; after which there was war between them all their days, see 1Ki 15:32.

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