1 Kings 15:1

Abijam rules Judah

1 Abijam became king of Judah in the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, Nebat's son.

1 Kings 15:1 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 15:1

Now in the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam the son of Nebat
reigned Abijam over Judah.
] That is, began to reign; and by this it appears that Rehoboam was in the eighteenth year of his reign when he died, for he and Jeroboam began their reign at the same time.

1 Kings 15:1 In-Context

1 Abijam became king of Judah in the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, Nebat's son.

2 He ruled for three years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Maacah, and she was Abishalom's daughter.

3 Abijam followed all the sinful ways of his father before him. He didn't follow the LORD his God with all his heart like his ancestor David.

4 Even so, on account of David, the LORD his God gave Abijam a lamp in Jerusalem by supporting his son who succeeded him and by preserving Jerusalem.

5 This was because David did the right thing in the LORD's eyes. David didn't deviate from anything the LORD commanded him throughout his life—except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.

Footnotes

• [a]. Spelled Abijah in 2 Chron 12