1 Kings 15:7

7 The other events of Abijah's rule are written down. Everything he did is written down. All of those things are written in the official records of the kings of Judah. There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.

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 ) .

1 Kings 15:7 In-Context

5 David had done what was right in the eyes of the Lord. He had kept all of the LORD's commands. He had obeyed them all the days of his life. But he hadn't obeyed the LORD in the case of Uriah, the Hittite.

6 There was war between Jeroboam and Abijah's father Rehoboam. The war continued all through Abijah's life.

7 The other events of Abijah's rule are written down. Everything he did is written down. All of those things are written in the official records of the kings of Judah. There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.

8 Abijah joined the members of his family who had already died. His body was buried in the City of David. His son Asa became the next king after him.

9 Asa became king of Judah. It was in the 20th year that Jeroboam was king of Israel.