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And Rehoboam slept with his fathers and was buried in the city of his father David. And his mother's [the queen mother's] name was Naamah, the Ammonite. And Abijam, his son, reigned in his place.
[Abijah was the second ruler of the Southern Kingdom. He reigned in Jerusalem from 913 to 910 BC. He fought against the Northern Kingdom and defeated Jeroboam in Ephraim (ca. 912 BC), see .]
And in the 18th year of King Jeroboam's son Nebat, Abijah began to reign over Judah.
The rest of the acts of Abijah, and all that he did, are written in the chronicles of the kings of Judah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.
And Abijam slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David his father. And Asa his son reigned in his place.
Solomon's son was Rehoboam (Hebr. Rechavam),
his son Avijah,
his son Asa,
his son Jehoshaphat,
After her, he took Maacah, the daughter of Absalom, as his wife. She bore him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.
Rehoboam appointed Abijah, Maacah's son, as leader among his brothers, because he intended to make him king.
And Rehoboam rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of David. His son Abijah became king after him.
[Abijah reigned for three years (959-956 BC).]
In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam, king of the [Northern Kingdom], Abijah became king of Judah [the Southern Kingdom],
and he reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Maacah [Maacha, see ], the daughter of Uriel, of Gibeah.
Abijam [2nd ruler of the Southern Kingdom] and Jeroboam [1st king of the Northern Kingdom] were at war with each other.
Abijah began the war with an army of brave warriors, 400,000 chosen men. But Jeroboam lined up against him with 800,000 chosen brave warriors.
Abijah went up to Mount Zemarim in the hill country of Ephraim and said, "Listen to me, Jeroboam and all Israel!
Then the men of Judah raised a battle cry, and when they did so, God (Elohim) caused Jeroboam [the first king of the Northern Kingdom] and all Israel to be defeated by Abijah and Judah.
Then Abijah and his people inflicted heavy casualties on them, so that 500,000 of Israel's young men were killed.
Abijah pursued Jeroboam and took these cities from him: Bethel and its towns, Jeshanah and its towns, and Ephron and its towns.
Then Jeroboam could do nothing more as long as Abijah lived. And the Lord (Yahweh) struck him down, and he died.
But Abijah strengthened his power. He took fourteen wives and became the father of twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
What else is there to say about Abijah, his deeds and other matters concerning him, is written in the commentary of the prophet Iddo.
[Asa reigned for 41 years (911-817 BC). If Rehoboam () was no more than 21 years old when he ascended the throne, Asa must have been only a boy, no more than 10 or 11 years old, when he ascended the throne.]
Abijah rested with his fathers, and they buried him in the City of David. His son Asa succeeded him as king. During his reign, the land had peace for ten years [until about 900 BC].
Solomon begot Rehoboam (Rechavam),
Rehoboam begot Abijah (Avijam),
Abijah begot Asa,
