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Abijam (Abijah) Son of Rehoboam, King of Judah

15 In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijam[a] became king over Judah. He ruled for three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Ma’akah, granddaughter of Abishalom.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 15:1 He is called Abijah in 2 Chronicles 13.
  2. 1 Kings 15:2 Abishalom is a variant spelling of Absalom. Literally, the Hebrew reads daughter of Abishalom. Data in 2 Chronicles 13:2 implies that Ma’a kah was Absalom’s granddaughter rather than his daughter.