Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat reigned Abijam over Judah.
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Gill's Exposition
Now in the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam the son of Nebat reigned Abijam over Judah. That is, began to reign; and by this it appears that Rehoboam was in the eighteenth year of his reign when he…
Adam Clarke
Reigned Abijam over Judah - Of this son of Rehoboam, of his brethren, and of Rehoboam's family in general, see 2 Chronicles 12, where many particulars are added.
We have here a short account of the short reign of Abijam the son of Rehoboam king of Judah. He makes a better figure, 2 Chr. 13, where we have an account of his war with Jeroboam, the speech which he…
Cambridge Bible
1Ki 15:1-8. Abijam, king of Judah (2Ch 13:1-2)
1. reigned Abijam over Judah Better, with R.V. began Abijam to reign. This is the sense of the verb here, though in the next verse it must be simply…