2 Chronicles 13:1

In the eighteenth year of king Jerobo'am became Abiyah king over Judah.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah.

In Context

2Three years he reigned in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Michayahu the daughter of Uriel of Gib'ah. And there was war between Abiyah and Jerobo'am.

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Cross References

1 Kings 15:1Now in the eighteenth year of king Jerobo'am the son of Nebat became Abiyam king over Judah.

2 Chronicles 12:15And the acts of Rehobo'am, the first and the last, behold, they are written in the history of Shem'ayah the prophet, and of 'Iddo, the seer concerning the genealogies. And the wars of Rehobo'am and Jerobo'am [lasted] all the days.

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 13:1

We have here a much fuller account of the reign of Abijah, the son of Rehoboam, than we had in the Kings. There we found that his character was no better than his father's—he "walked in the sins of his father, and his heart was not right with God," 1 Kings xv. 2, 3 . But here we find him more brave and successful in war than his father was. He reigned but three years, and was chiefly famous for a glorious victory he obtained over the forces of Jeroboam. Here we have, I. The armies brought into the field on both… Read the whole commentary →

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