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

Rehoboam ¹  and Jeroboam were continually at war with each other throughout Abijah’s ²  lifetime.

Rehoboam and Jeroboam were continually at war with each other.

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

Solomon tried to kill Jeroboam, but Jeroboam escaped to Egypt and found refuge with King Shishak of Egypt. ¹  He stayed in Egypt until Solomon died.

So I am ready to bring disaster ¹  on the dynasty ²  of Jeroboam. I will cut off every last male belonging to Jeroboam in Israel, including even the weak and incapacitated. ³  I will burn up the dynasty of Jeroboam, just as one burns manure until it is completely consumed. ⁴ 

The Lord will raise up a king over Israel who will cut off Jeroboam’s dynasty. ¹  It is ready to happen! ² 

Jeroboam then thought to himself: ¹  “Now the Davidic dynasty could regain the kingdom. ² 

He will hand Israel over to their enemies ¹  because of the sins which Jeroboam committed and which he made Israel commit.”

So Jeroboam’s wife got up and went back to ¹  Tirzah. As she crossed the threshold of the house, the boy died.

In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijah ¹  became king over Judah.

In the twentieth year of Jeroboam’s reign over Israel, Asa became the king of Judah.

The Israelites followed in the sinful ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat and did not repudiate ¹  them.

They sent for him ¹  and Jeroboam and all Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,

Jeroboam son of Nebat, a servant of Solomon son of David, rose up and rebelled against his master.

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

He tore Israel away from David’s dynasty, and Jeroboam son of Nebat became their king. ¹  Jeroboam drove Israel away ²  from the Lord and encouraged them to commit a serious sin. ³ 

¹  When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard the news, he was still in Egypt, where he had fled from King Solomon and had been living ever since. ² 

Jeroboam told his wife, “Disguise ¹  yourself so that people cannot recognize you are Jeroboam’s wife. Then go to Shiloh; Ahijah the prophet, who told me I would rule over this nation, lives there. ² 

They sent for him, ¹  and Jeroboam and the whole Israelite assembly came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,