Abijah
Also called Abia and Abijam
Died 955 BC traditional (Jones)
The son of Rehoboam, whom he succeeded on the throne of Judah (1 Chr. 3:10). He is also called Abijam (1 Kings 14:31; 15:1-8).
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
- The 37th generation from Adam, counting Adam as the first.
- Mentioned in the era of Exile and return, 586–5 BC.
- Named in the same verses as Jeroboam, Rehoboam, Asa, David, Maachah, Judah, Solomon, and Absalom.
Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).
Family
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Stories
2 events in which Abijah takes part, in order of the traditional chronology. Years are traditional (Jones).
- 957 BCReign of Abijam1 Kgs 15:1-8
- 955 BCDeath of Abijam1 Kgs 15:8
Places
Places named in the same verses as Abijah, with the number of verses they share; a larger marker means more. Locations follow OpenBible.info, which grades each identification. A dashed ring on the map marks a region, river, or mountain rather than a town.
Timeline
The strip runs from Creation to AD 100; the shaded part, 1077–930 BC, is drawn below at a larger scale around these mentions, with 5 contemporaries. Years are traditional (Jones), shown as recorded, not as settled fact.
Mentions
20 tagged verses in 4 books. Select a book to read its verses.
The name in each translation
| Text | Occurrences of each name |
|---|---|
| BSB | Abijah 28Abia 0Abijam 7 |
| KJV | Abijah 20Abia 4Abijam 5 |
| ASV | Abijah 28Abia 0Abijam 5 |
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Every verse
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1 Kings4 verses
- 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.
- 15:1
In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijam became king of Judah,
- 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.
- 15:8
And Abijam rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David, and his son Asa reigned in his place.
1 Chronicles1 verse
- 3:10
Solomon’s son was Rehoboam: Abijah was his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,
2 Chronicles14 verses
- 11:20
After her, he married Maacah daughter of Absalom, and she bore to him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.
- 11:22
Rehoboam appointed Abijah son of Maacah as chief prince among his brothers, intending to make him king.
- 12:16
And Rehoboam rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. And his son Abijah reigned in his place.
- 13:1
In the eighteenth year of Jeroboam’s reign, Abijah became king of Judah,
- 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.
- 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.
- 13:4
Then Abijah stood on Mount Zemaraim in the hill country of Ephraim and said, “Hear me, O Jeroboam and all Israel!
- 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.
- 13:17
Then Abijah and his people struck them with a mighty blow, and 500,000 chosen men of Israel fell slain.
- 13:19
Abijah pursued Jeroboam and captured some cities from him: Bethel, Jeshanah, and Ephron, along with their villages.
- 13:20
Jeroboam did not again recover his power during the days of Abijah, and the LORD struck him down and he died.
- 13:21
But Abijah grew strong, married fourteen wives, and became the father of twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
- 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.
- 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.
Matthew1 verse
- 1:7
Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa.
Easton’s Bible Dictionary
The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.
The son of Rehoboam, whom he succeeded on the throne of Judah (1 Chr. 3:10). He is also called Abijam (1 Kings 14:31; 15:1-8). He began his three years’ reign (2 Chr. 12:16; 13:1, 2) with a strenuous but unsuccessful effort to bring back the ten tribes to their allegiance. His address to “Jeroboam and all Israel,” before encountering them in battle, is worthy of being specially noticed (2 Chr. 13:5-12). It was a very bloody battle, no fewer than 500,000 of the army of Israel having perished on the field. He is described as having walked “in all the sins of his father” (1 Kings 15:3; 2 Chr. 11:20-22). It is said in 1 Kings 15:2 that “his mother’s name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom;” but in 2 Chr. 13:2 we read, “his mother’s name was Michaiah, the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah.” The explanation is that Maachah is just a variation of the name Michaiah, and that Abishalom is probably the same as Absalom, the son of David. It is probable that “Uriel of Gibeah” married Tamar, the daughter of Absalom (2 Sam. 14:27), and by her had Maachah. The word “daughter” in 1 Kings 15:2 will thus, as it frequently elsewhere does, mean grand-daughter.