1 Kings 15:1

Now, in the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam son of Nebat, began Abijah to reign over Judah.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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, the name of his mother, was Maachah, daughter of Abishalom.

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Cross References

1 Kings 14:31So then Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David, and, the name of his mother, was Naamah the Ammonitess,—and, Abijah 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 →

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