and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother’s name was Micaiah daughter of Uriel; she was from Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.
Parallel translations
- WEB He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Micaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.
- KJV He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also was Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.
- NKJV He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.
- NASB He reigned in Jerusalem for three years; and his mother’s name was Micaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. Now there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.
- NLT He reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother was Maacah, the daughter of Uriel from Gibeah. Then war broke out between Abijah and Jeroboam.
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Quick answer
Abijah reigns three years in Jerusalem; his mother was Micaiah, and there was war with Jeroboam. His short reign is framed by conflict with the north.
Overview
The Chronicler notes Abijah's brief three-year reign and the ongoing war with Jeroboam. The maternal note follows the pattern of recording the queen mother for Judah's kings. This setting prepares for the great battle in which Judah, relying on the LORD, prevails over a larger northern army.
Cross-references & the web
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- 2 Chr 11:20After her, he married Maacah daughter of Absalom, and she bore to him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.
- 1 Kgs 15:6–7And there was war between the houses of Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of Abijam’s life.
- 1 Sam 10:26Saul also went to his home in Gibeah, and the men of valor whose hearts God had touched went with him.
- Judg 19:14So they continued on their journey, and the sun set as they neared Gibeah in Benjamin.
- Judg 19:16That evening an old man from the hill country of Ephraim, who was residing in Gibeah (the men of that place were Benjamites), came in from his work in the field.
- 1 Kgs 15:2and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother’s name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom.
- Josh 18:28Zelah, Haeleph, Jebus (that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah, and Kiriath-jearim—fourteen cities, along with their villages. This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin.
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