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In the eighteenth year of the reign of King Jeroboam of Israel, Abijah became king of Judah,
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and he ruled three years in Jerusalem. His mother was Maacah, the daughter of Absalom.
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He committed the same sins as his father and was not completely loyal to the Lord his God, as his great-grandfather David had been.
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But for David's sake the Lord his God gave Abijah a son to rule after him in Jerusalem and to keep Jerusalem secure.
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The Lord did this because David had done what pleased him and had never disobeyed any of his commands, except in the case of Uriah the Hittite.
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The war which had begun between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continued throughout Abijah's lifetime.
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And everything else that Abijah did is recorded in [The History of the Kings of Judah.]
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Abijah died and was buried in David's City, and his son Asa succeeded him as king.
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In the twentieth year of the reign of King Jeroboam of Israel, Asa became king of Judah,
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and he ruled forty-one years in Jerusalem. His grandmother was Maacah, the daughter of Absalom.