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1 Kings 15:1-2
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1 Kings 15:1-2
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Abijah’s Reign over Judah
15 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijah[a] became king over Judah. 2 He ruled for three years in Jerusalem. His mother was Maacah, the daughter of Abishalom.[b]
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- 1 Kings 15:1 tc The Old Greek also has the phrase “the son of Rehoboam.”
- 1 Kings 15:2 sn Abishalom (also in v. 10) is a variant of the name Absalom (cf. 2 Chr 11:20). The more common form is used by TEV, NLT.
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