2 Chronicles 13:1

In the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam — Abijah reigneth over Judah;

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

2three years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, (and the name of his mother [is] Michaiah daughter of Uriel, from Gibeah,) and war hath been between Abijah and Jeroboam.

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Cross References

1 Kings 15:1And in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam son of Nebat, reigned hath Abijam over Judah;

2 Chronicles 12:15And the matters of Rehoboam, the first and the last, are they not written among the matters of Shemaiah the prophet, and of Iddo the seer, concerning genealogy? And the wars of Rehoboam and Jeroboam [are] 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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