1 Kings 15:1
Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat began Abijam to reign over Judah.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat reigned Abijam over Judah.
In Context
2Three years reigned he in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.
Cross References
1 Kings 14:31And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David; and his mother's name was Naamah the Ammonitess. And Abijam his son reigned in his stead.
2 Chronicles 13:1In the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign 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 →