Abijah King of Judah1In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijah Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint (see also 2 Chron. 12:16); most Hebrew manuscripts Abijam; also in verses 7 and 8 became king of Judah,
2and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother’s name was Maakah daughter of Abishalom. A variant of Absalom; also in verse 103He committed all the sins his father had done before him; his heart was not fully devoted to the LORD his God, as the heart of David his forefather had been.