2 Chronicles 13:1

Now in the eighteenth year of Melech Yarov'am began Aviyah to reign over Yehudah.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

2He reigned 3 shanim in Yerushalayim. And the shem immo was Michayah bat Uriel of Giv'ah. And there was milchamah between Aviyah and Yarov'am.

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Cross References

1 Kings 15:1Now in the eighteenth year of Melech Yarov'am Ben Nevat reigned Aviyam over Yehudah.

2 Chronicles 12:15Now the acts of Rechav'am, harishonim and ha'acharonim, are they not written in the Divrei Shema'yah HaNavi, and of Iddo HaChozer with genealogies? And there were milchamot between Rechav'am and Yarov'am continually.

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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