Abijah

• Reign of Abijamc. 958 BC
• Death of Abijamc. 955 BC

Abijam· Abijah· Abia

Father

Rehoboam

Mother

Maacah

Siblings

Attai· Jeush· Shelomith· Shemariah· Zaham· Ziza

Children

Asa

• Ἀβιά·Abijah
• אֲבִיָּה·Abijah
• אֲבִיָּם·Abijah

Includes 8 verses that refer to Abijah without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.

1. 1 Kings 14:31
   And Rehoboam rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David; his mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite. And his son Abijam reigned in his place.
2. 1 Kings 15:1
   In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijam became king of Judah,
3. 1 Kings 15:2Referred to, not named
   …and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother’s name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom.
4. 1 Kings 15:3Referred to, not named
   And Abijam walked in all the sins that his father before him had committed, and his heart was not as fully devoted to the LORD his God as the heart of David his forefather had been.
5. 1 Kings 15:4Referred to, not named
   Nevertheless, for the sake of David, the LORD his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem by raising up a son to succeed him and to make Jerusalem strong.
6. 1 Kings 15:6Referred to, not named
   And there was war between the houses of Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of Abijam’s life.
7. 1 Kings 15:7
   As for the rest of the acts of Abijam, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? And there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam.
8. 1 Kings 15:8
   And Abijam rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David, and his son Asa reigned in his place.
9. 1 Chronicles 3:10
   Solomon’s son was Rehoboam: Abijah was his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,
10. 2 Chronicles 11:20
    After her, he married Maacah daughter of Absalom, and she bore to him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.
11. 2 Chronicles 11:22
    Rehoboam appointed Abijah son of Maacah as chief prince among his brothers, intending to make him king.
12. 2 Chronicles 12:16
    And Rehoboam rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. And his son Abijah reigned in his place.
13. 2 Chronicles 13:1
    In the eighteenth year of Jeroboam’s reign, Abijah became king of Judah,
14. 2 Chronicles 13:2
    …and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother’s name was Micaiah daughter of Uriel; she was from Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.
15. 2 Chronicles 13:3
    Abijah went into battle with an army of 400,000 chosen men, while Jeroboam drew up in formation against him with 800,000 chosen and mighty men of valor.
16. 2 Chronicles 13:4
    Then Abijah stood on Mount Zemaraim in the hill country of Ephraim and said, “Hear me, O Jeroboam and all Israel!
17. 2 Chronicles 13:10Referred to, not named
    But as for us, the LORD is our God. We have not forsaken Him; the priests who minister to the LORD are sons of Aaron, and the Levites attend to their duties.
18. 2 Chronicles 13:11Referred to, not named
    Every morning and every evening they present burnt offerings and fragrant incense to the LORD. They set out the rows of showbread on the ceremonially clean table, and every evening they light the lamps of the gold lampstand. We are carrying out the requirements of the LORD our God, while you have forsaken Him.
19. 2 Chronicles 13:12Referred to, not named
    Now behold, God Himself is with us as our head, and His priests with their trumpets sound the battle call against you. O children of Israel, do not fight against the LORD, the God of your fathers, for you will not succeed.”
20. 2 Chronicles 13:13Referred to, not named
    Now Jeroboam had sent troops around to ambush from the rear, so that while he was in front of Judah, the ambush was behind them.
21. 2 Chronicles 13:15
    …and the men of Judah raised the battle cry. And when they raised the cry, God routed Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.
22. 2 Chronicles 13:17
    Then Abijah and his people struck them with a mighty blow, and 500,000 chosen men of Israel fell slain.
23. 2 Chronicles 13:19
    Abijah pursued Jeroboam and captured some cities from him: Bethel, Jeshanah, and Ephron, along with their villages.
24. 2 Chronicles 13:20
    Jeroboam did not again recover his power during the days of Abijah, and the LORD struck him down and he died.
25. 2 Chronicles 13:21
    But Abijah grew strong, married fourteen wives, and became the father of twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
26. 2 Chronicles 13:22
    Now the rest of the acts of Abijah, along with his ways and his words, are written in the Treatise of the Prophet Iddo.
27. 2 Chronicles 14:1
    Then Abijah rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. And his son Asa reigned in his place, and in his days the land was at peace for ten years.
28. Matthew 1:7
    Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa.