1 Kings 15:1

Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, Abijam became king over Judah.

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In The King James Version

Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat reigned Abijam over Judah.

In Context

2For three years he was king in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Maacah, the daughter of Abishalom.

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Cross References

1 Kings 14:31And Rehoboam went to rest with his fathers, and was put into the earth with his fathers in the town of David; his mother's name was Naamah, an Ammonite woman. And Abijam his son became king in his place.

2 Chronicles 13:1In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, Abijah became king over Judah.

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 15:1

In this chapter we have an abstract of the history, I. Of two of the kings of Judah, Abijam, the days of whose reign were few and evil ( ver. 1-8 ), and Asa, who reigned well and long, ver. 9-24 . II. Of two of the kings of Israel, Nadab the son of Jeroboam, and Baasha the destroyer of Jeroboam's house, ver. 25-34 . Read the whole commentary →

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