Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,

Iddo, Ginnethon, ¹  Abijah,

the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,

of Abijah, Zicri; of Miniamin and ¹  of Moadiah, Piltai;

¹ At that time Jeroboam’s son Abijah became sick.

Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, Abijah the father of Asa, ¹ 

In the eighteenth year of the reign of King Jeroboam, Abijah became king over Judah.

The rest of the events of Abijah’s reign, including his deeds and sayings, ¹  are recorded in the writings of the prophet Iddo.

The sons of Samuel: Joel the firstborn ¹  and Abijah the second oldest.

Then Rehoboam passed away ¹  and was buried in the City of David. ²  His son Abijah replaced him as king.

Jeroboam did not regain power during the reign of Abijah. ¹  The Lord struck him down and he died.

The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second son was Abijah. They were judges in Beer Sheba.

Abijah’s power grew; he had ¹  fourteen wives and fathered twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.

He later married Maacah the daughter of Absalom. She bore to him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.

Rehoboam appointed Abijah son of Maacah as the leader over his brothers, for he intended to name him his successor. ¹ 

He ruled for three years in Jerusalem. ¹  His mother was Michaiah, the daughter of Uriel from Gibeah. ²  There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.

Abijah ascended Mount Zemaraim, in the Ephraimite hill country, and said: “Listen to me, Jeroboam and all Israel!

and the men of Judah gave ¹  the battle cry. As the men of Judah gave the battle cry, the Lord struck down Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.

Abijah and his army thoroughly defeated them; ¹  500,000 well-trained Israelite men fell dead. ² 

Abijah chased Jeroboam; he seized from him these cities: Bethel ¹  and its surrounding towns, Jeshanah and its surrounding towns, and Ephron and its surrounding towns.