1 Kings 15:7

7 The rest of Abijah's life, everything he did, is written in The Chronicles of the Kings of Judah. But the war with Jeroboam was the dominant theme.

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1 Kings 15:7 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 15:7

Now the rest of the acts of Abijam, and all that he did, are
they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
&c.] Which seem to be written by Iddo the prophet, see ( 2 Chronicles 13:22 ) ,

and there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam;
and a famous pitched battle between them we read of in ( 2 Chronicles 13:3 2 Chronicles 13:17 ) .

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

1 Kings 15:7 In-Context

5 For David had lived an exemplary life before God all his days, not going off on his own in willful defiance of God's clear directions (except for that time with Uriah the Hittite).

6 But war continued between Abijah and Jeroboam the whole time.

7 The rest of Abijah's life, everything he did, is written in The Chronicles of the Kings of Judah. But the war with Jeroboam was the dominant theme.

8 Abijah died and was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. His son Asa was king after him.

9 In the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Asa began his rule over Judah.

1 Kings 15:7

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