1 Kings 15:8

And Abijam slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David. And Asa, his son, reigned in his place.

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In The King James Version

And Abijam slept with his fathers; and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead.

In Context

7And the rest of the words of Abijam, and all that he did, were these not written in the book of the words of the days of the kings of Judah? And there was fighting between Abijam and Jeroboam.

9Then, in the twentieth year of Jeroboam, the king of Israel, Asa reigned as king of Judah.

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Cross References

1 Kings 2:10And so, David slept with his fathers, and he was buried in the city of David.

1 Kings 14:31And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and he was buried with them in the city of David. And his mother’s name was Naamah, an Ammonite. And his son Abijam reigned in his place.

1 Chronicles 3:10Now the son of Solomon was Rehoboam, from whom Abijah conceived a son, Asa. And from him, there was born Jehoshaphat,

Matthew 1:7And Solomon conceived Rehoboam. And Rehoboam conceived Abijah. And Abijah conceived Asa.

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 15:2-9

Abijam's Reign. ( b. c. 958.) 1 Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat reigned Abijam over Judah. 2 Three years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom. 3 And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him: and his heart was not perfect with the Lord his God, as the heart of David his father. 4 Nevertheless for David's sake did the Lord his God give him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish… Read the whole commentary →

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