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The name of his firstborn was Joel and the name of his second was Abijah, and they served at Beersheba.
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Ahijah’s Prophecy Against Jeroboam
At that time Abijah son of Jeroboam became ill,
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And Rehoboam rested with his ancestors and was buried with them in the City of David. His mother’s name was Naamah; she was an Ammonite. And Abijah his son succeeded him as king.
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Abijah King of Judah
In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijah became king of Judah,
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There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam throughout Abijah’s lifetime.
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As for the other events of Abijah’s reign, and all he did, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah? There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.
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And Abijah rested with his ancestors and was buried in the City of David. And Asa his son succeeded him as king.
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He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother’s name was Abijah daughter of Zechariah.
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After Hezron died in Caleb Ephrathah, Abijah the wife of Hezron bore him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.
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The Kings of Judah
Solomon’s son was Rehoboam, Abijah his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,
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The sons of Samuel: Joel the firstborn and Abijah the second son.
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The sons of Beker: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth and Alemeth. All these were the sons of Beker.
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the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,
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Then he married Maakah daughter of Absalom, who bore him Abijah, Attai, Ziza and Shelomith.
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Rehoboam appointed Abijah son of Maakah as crown prince among his brothers, in order to make him king.
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Rehoboam rested with his ancestors and was buried in the City of David. And Abijah his son succeeded him as king.
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Abijah King of Judah
In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam, Abijah became king of Judah,
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and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother’s name was Maakah, a daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.
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Abijah went into battle with an army of four hundred thousand able fighting men, and Jeroboam drew up a battle line against him with eight hundred thousand able troops.
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Abijah stood on Mount Zemaraim, in the hill country of Ephraim, and said, “Jeroboam and all Israel, listen to me!
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and the men of Judah raised the battle cry. At the sound of their battle cry, God routed Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.
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Abijah and his troops inflicted heavy losses on them, so that there were five hundred thousand casualties among Israel’s able men.
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Abijah pursued Jeroboam and took from him the towns of Bethel, Jeshanah and Ephron, with their surrounding villages.
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Jeroboam did not regain power during the time of Abijah. And the Lord struck him down and he died.
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But Abijah grew in strength. He married fourteen wives and had twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
