1Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat reigned Abijam over Judah.
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And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess. And Abijam his son reigned in his stead.
Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah. …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-8)We have here a short account of the short reign of Abijam the son of Rehoboam king of Judah. He makes a better figure, 2 Chron. 13:1-22, where we have an account of his war with Jeroboam, the speech which he made before the armies engaged, and the wonderful victory he obtained by the help of God. There he is called Abijah—My father is the Lord , because no wickedness is there laid to his charge. B…
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