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1 Kings 15:1

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Abijam began to rule over Judah in the eighteenth year of Jeroboam’s reign in Israel.
1 Kings 15:1 · New Living Translation
Parallel translations
  • WEB Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat, Abijam began to reign over Judah.
  • KJV Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat reigned Abijam over Judah.
  • BSB In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijam became king of Judah,
  • NKJV In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam the son of Nebat, Abijam became king over Judah.
  • NASB Now in the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, Abijam became king over Judah.

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Quick answer

Abijam begins to reign over Judah in Jeroboam's eighteenth year. The narrative synchronizes the reigns of the two kingdoms.

Overview

Kings dates the southern kings against the northern ones, weaving the two histories together. Abijam (also called Abijah in Chronicles) inherits a kingdom marked by Rehoboam's failures. The verse continues the careful chronological framework that structures the book.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 2

  • 2 Chr 13:1–22In the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam, Abijah began to reign over Judah.
  • 1 Kgs 14:31Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in David’s city. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonitess. Abijam his son reigned in his place.

Themes, concepts, people & topics

Topics (2)
ABIJAMISRAEL, PROPHECIES CONCERNING

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Christ at the center

Solomon's glory, wisdom, and temple where God's presence dwells are a shadow of the greater Son of David — 'one greater than Solomon is here' — and of the true Temple, Christ himself.

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Original language

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Now in the eighteenthשְׁמֹנֶהyearשָׁנֶהof kingמֶלֶךְJeroboamיָרׇבְעָםthe sonבֵּןof NebatנְבָטreignedמָלַךְAbijamאֲבִיָּםover Judahיְהוּדָה
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