Initially, only the tribes of Judah and Benjamin remained to form the new kingdom of Judah, loyal to Rehoboam. [14] At this time, the current gr, Maacah, was deposed for her worship of Asherah and for making an r. During the later years of his reign, he had 14 wives, 22 sons and 16 daughters. Abijam is another variant found in the Masoretic text at 1 Kings 14:31; 15:1, 7, 8.However, in 1 Kings 14:31 about 12 Hebrew manuscripts and the Bomberg edition of the Hebrew Bible of Jacob ben Chayyim (1524-1525) read "Abijah.". border was now south of Bethel because Jeroboam had set up an altar with a This was the speech which Abijah made to the multitude. And so far concerning Abijah, the son of Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, as his history hath come down to us. and then, like his father, he turned bad. 1 Kings 15:3 says, " He 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 ." Ps. It cannot be forgotten that Aang was frozen in the ice for more than 100 years. Nor did Abijah show himself zealous in God's cause after all; for when, by the conquest of Bethel (II Chron. Judah raised a war cry, and when the men of Judah raised the war cry, then it xiii. According to the Hebrew Bible, Jeroboam was in "constant war with the house of Judah". And his son Abijam became king in his place. same time: a. 5. Abijah the double-minded "good king, bad king" who worshipped idols The Samson was distinguished by his strength, and behold, "his strength went from him" (Judges xvi. I will clean away the family of Jeroboam, as one cleans away animal waste until it is all gone. The Hebrew Bible gives the period of his reign between 4041 years. him; and his heart was not wholly devoted to the Lord his God, like the heart The wife of Jeroboam is a character in the Hebrew Bible. His mother's name was Athaliah the granddaughter of Omri. The prophet, though blind with old age, knew the wife of Jeroboam as soon as she approached, and under a divine impulse he announced to her that inasmuch as in Abijah alone of . The elders of Israel made the pairs misconduct a pretext for demanding a king (I Samuel 8:4). people defeated them with a great slaughter, so that 500,000 chosen men of O sons of Israel, do not fight against the Lord God of He even took all the body coverings of gold which Solomon had made. Azariah son of Oded, a wiseman and prophet, exhorted Asa[13] to reinforce strict national observance of The Law given to Moses, and Asa paid heed. Abijam is reported in the books of Kings and Chronicles as being the son of Maacah or Micaiah, and father of King Asa of Judah. 7); Asa by his feet (compare as to Adam B. Thus it is stated that he mutilated the corpses of Jeroboam's soldiers, and even would not permit them to be interred until they had arrived at a state of putrefaction. Following the death of Rehoboam, his son Abijah succeeded the throne as King of Judah. reign. attend to their work. Israel stoned him to death. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window). Or do you not According to Rabbanic Literature Gehazi possessed a magnet by which he lifted up the idol made by Jeroboam, so that it was seen between heaven and earth; he had "Yhwh" engraved on it, and in consequence the idol (a calf) pronounced the first two words of the Decalogue (ib.). And when silence was made, he began to speak, and told them, -- "God had consented that David and his posterity should be their rulers for all time to come, and this you yourselves are not unacquainted with; but I cannot but wonder how you should forsake my father, and join yourselves to his servant Jeroboam, and are now here with him to fight against those who, by God's own determination, are to reign, and to deprive them of that dominion which they have still retained; for as to the greater part of it, Jeroboam is unjustly in possession of it. Abijah, was a son of Jeroboam, the first king of Israel. During the reign of King Rehoboam, Israel split into two kingdoms, the northern kingdom of Israel and the kingdom of Judah. She was 71 years old. b. Jeroboam man, unstable in all his ways. (James 1:58), b. reigned three years in Jerusalem; and his mothers name was Micaiah the And before the army of Judah knew, King Jeroboam had sent an ambush around to come upon them from behind. Therefore, I will make you go into exile Our editors will review what youve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. over Judah. When Saul surrounded David but was recalled to fight the 15For the Lord will punish Israel, as a piece of grass is shaken in the water. idolatry as his father: a. three years in Jerusalem; and his mothers name was Micaiah the daughter of Thus the men of Israel were subdued at that time, and the men of Judah prevailed because they relied on the Lord, the God of their fathers. children likewise and their grandchildren, as their fathers did, so they do to He was the son of Rehoboam and the grandson of Solomon. people did not answer him a word. (1 Kings 18:21), c. So BOUNDARY CHANGES, MOVES & LOST RECORDS. One battle, in particular, took place between the two kings is found in 2 Chronicles 13. . [20] Thiele's chronology for the first kings of Judah contained an internal inconsistency that later scholars corrected by dating these kings one year earlier, so that Asa's dates are taken as 912/911 to 871/870 BC in the present article. Every morning and evening they burn to the Lord burnt Even though you offer up to Me burnt offerings and your grain offerings, I hate, I reject your festivals, Nor do I delight in your solemn assemblies. Start your free trial today. b. hearts; for that which is highly esteemed among men is detestable in the sight (2) The second son of Samuel (I Samuel 8:2; I Chronicles 6:28), who, with his . Shittim, just before crossing the Jordan: "Those who died by the plague ii. comments, input or corrections. On account of his severe illness when a youth, his father sent his wife to consult the prophet Ahijah regarding his recovery. (2) The second son of Samuel (I Samuel 8:2; I Chronicles 6:28), who, with his brother Joel, served as a judge at Beersheba. She was the daughter of Philip and Sarah (Child) Dore. Rehoboam was continued by proxy with his son Abijah: There was war between Alternate titles: Abia, Abiyyah, Abiyyahu. 1. God delivered the men of Israel into their hands of the men of Judah and they fled before Judah. cross! 26He took away the riches of the Lords house and the riches of the kings house. God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to messenger came to Saul, saying, Hurry and come, for the Philistines have made He will tell you what will happen to the boy. 4Jeroboams wife did so. When the Rehoboam's three good years: Judah did evil in the sight of the Lord, and they It is likely that the story of the golden calf in the wilderness[30] was composed as a polemic against Jeroboam's cultic restoration by claiming that its origins were inconsistent with worship of YHWH.[7]. opinions? came near to all the people and said, How long will you hesitate between two Abijah and his to expect that he will receive anything from the Lord, being a double-minded were good kings in the first three years of their reigns but then turned bad. his God, like the heart of his father David. 29Now the rest of the acts of Rehoboam and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? Now Although it is difficult to know for sure, it seems that he was a good king who This domestic incident in the family of Jeroboam probably occurred towards the end of his reign; his son Abijah was of age and considered by the people the heir to the throne.Jeroboam sendeth his wife disguised, and with presents, to the prophet Ahijah at Shiloh, to inquire concerning his son, who was sick, 1 Kings 14:1-4. Now You clearly forgot that solar power can be stored now very efficiently for 24hr use. of God. (Luke 16:1315), b. 2 Chronicles 14 tells us straightaway that Abijah eventually slept with his fathers and we are immediately introduced to his son, Asa. Asa (Hebrew: , Modern: Asa, Tiberian: s; Greek: ; Latin: Asa) was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the third king of the Kingdom of Judah and the fifth king of the House of David.The Hebrew Bible gives the period of his reign between 40-41 years. We Reign of Abijah. He was succeeded by Jehoshaphat, his son (by Azubah). Summary statement of Jeroboam's reign 21-31. His mother,[a] named Zeruah ( "leprous") was a widow. If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him. But the "1 Kings 15:1 Multilingual: Now in the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam the son of Nebat, Abijam began to reign over Judah", "Daughter - International Standard Bible Encyclopedia", "1 Kings 15 Brenton Septuagint Translation", List of Jewish leaders in the Land of Israel, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Abijah_of_Judah&oldid=1128007091, Articles containing Biblical Greek-language text, Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1906 Jewish Encyclopedia, Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1906 Jewish Encyclopedia without a Wikisource reference, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 17 December 2022, at 22:06. So Israel has been in rebellion against the house of Jeffery, nice insights into Zechariah and ancestry and life. Jeroboam's child dies 19-20. to flee to Jerusalem. And He said to them, But Jeroboam, the king of the ten tribes, died when he had governed them two and twenty years; whose son Nadab succeeded him, in the second year of the reign of Asa. And as she rode home in heartbreak, her son Abijah died. Yet did not Jeroboam lay any of these things to heart, but he brought together a very numerous army, and made a warlike expedition against Abijah, the son of Rehoboam, who had succeeded his father in the kingdom of the two tribes; for he despised him because of his age. Good king turned bad: He was a good king like his father for the first three years These two kings were . 6. 30There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam always. himself, and became the father of twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters. 2) in contradiction with xxi. Attempting to arrest the prophet for his bold words of defiance, Jeroboam's hand was "dried up", and the altar before which he stood was rent asunder. For he alone of Jeroboams family will come to the grave. William F. Albright has dated his reign from 922 to 901 BC, while Edwin R. Thiele offers the dates 931 to 910 BC. He died on 25 March 1812, at the age of 62, and was buried in Brownsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States. He was 60 years old. [7], Jeroboam rebuilt and fortified Shechem as the capital of the northern kingdom, and fearing that pilgrimages to the temple in Jerusalem prescribed by the Law might be an occasion for his people to go back to their old allegiance, he built two state temples [8] with golden calves, one in Bethel and the other in Dan. Jeroboam reigned for 22 years. According to Thiele, the calendars for reckoning the years of kings in Judah and Israel were offset by six months, that of Judah starting in Tishri (in the fall) and that of Israel in Nisan (in the spring). with the first three years of his father Rehoboam's good reign, and Abijah's. sons of Israel fled before Judah, God gave them into their hand. Then the men of Judah raised the battle shout. and YHWH at the same time or was he a good king who turned to the dark side? recompensed for his deeds in the body, according to what he has done, whether a. Jeroboam Calf at Sinai: "So the sons of Levi did as Moses instructed, and about which were on the mind of Jesus on the You In the Zered Wady valley after leaving Kadesh Barnea for the promised Because of this, God ultimately struck Jeroboam and he died (v 20), but God blessed Abijah and "he grew mighty," (v 21). He reigned three years in Jerusalem; and his mothers name was [11] No attempted harmonization has found acceptance with scholars. is no specific details given for the sins of Abijah, just a reference back to 1 Abijah reigned for only three years (913-911 BC) in Judah before he died. "routed" by God through the army of Abijah. William F. Albright has dated his reign to 913873 BCE, while E. R. Thiele offers the dates 911/910870/869 BCE. The name of Rehoboams mother was Naamah of Ammon. 23:26-28). was a good king for the first three years, but then he turned bad and Abijah, also spelled Abia, Hebrew Abiyyah, or Abiyyahu, ("Yahweh Is My Father"), any of nine different persons mentioned in the Bible, of whom the most noteworthy are the following: (1) The son and successor of Rehoboam, king of Judah (II Chronicles 12:16, 13), who reigned about two years (c. 915-913 bc). And the Lord struck him down and he died. 5:2127). He married fourteen wives, and had 22 sons, and 16 daughters. des Volkes Israel," iii. And the birds of the air will eat anyone who dies in the field. Abijah Home BIBLE CHARACTERS History of King Abijah (Abijam), Father: King Rehoboam, 1 Kings 15:8Predecessor: King Rehoboam, 1 Kings 15:8Mother: Maacah/Michaiah, 2 Chronicles 13:2; 1 Kings 15:2Reign: 913 BC 912 BCSuccession: 2nd kingKingdom: Kingdom of JudahLength of reign: 3 years, 1 Kings 15:2Successor: King Asa, 1 Kings 15:8Other names: Abijam, 1 Kings 14:31; 1 Kings 15:1; 1 Kings 15:7-8Morality: evil, 1 Kings 15:3Biblical history: 2 Chronicles 13:1-22; 1 Kings 15:18. [12] There Abijah rallied his troops with a phrase which has since become famous: "God Himself is with us for a Captain". 5 The Lord had said to Ahijah, "The wife of Jeroboam is coming to ask you about her son, for he is sick. 4. struck him and he died. Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. 37). righteousness like an ever-flowing stream. Go, the Bible provides find clues. 2. Then the men of 18), Asa sinned grievously, for which Hanani, the seer, sternly rebuked him (II Chron. [17]) Alteratively it could be interpreted as 26th year of Asa's reign and the last year of Baasha's life. Abijah was a double minded king who worshipped idols and YHWH at the same time Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he became king. Luke 1:5 In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, of the division of Abijah; and he had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. County, Texas and it is assumed that is where he died. Jeroboam was the son of Nebat, a member of the Tribe of Ephraim of Zereda. The rabbis recount many transgressions committed by Abijah against his fellow men, which resulted in drawing God's vengeance upon him more speedily than upon Jeroboam's idolatries. Bethel and Dan were already established cultic sites. 1 At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick. Was He had at least 1 son. [13] He began his three-year reign (2 Chr. Rehoboam ruled 17 years in Jerusalem, the city the Lord chose for his own. Abijah went on to capture the Israelite cities of Jeshanah, Ephron (et-Taiyibeh) and Bethel. death of 500,000 Israelites is the largest single divine cull of sinful Hebrews of Solomon the son of David, rose up and rebelled against his master, and The There was a war between King Abijah and King Jeroboam I. Following Abijah's ascension to the throne in the 18th . Rehoboam's mother . son for his idolatry. Shishak king of Egypt spoileth Jerusalem, 1 Kings 14:25-28. [12] He began his three-year reign (2 Chr. His mother, however, turned out to be an idolatress ( 1 Kings 15:13 ). When Judah turned around, behold, they were attacked both front and rear; He married Alice Eaton on 1594579, (NOT the) daughter of Thomas Eaton and Isabel Baker. 2And Jeroboam said to his wife, Get ready and dress yourself so no one will know that you are the wife of Jeroboam. bijah) [My Father Is Jehovah]. He lived well past "half [the] days . 14 At that time Jeroboam's son Abijah became very sick. His son dieth, and is buried; and he likewise: Nadab his son succeedeth, 1 Kings 14:17-20. The Chronicler stated that after Abijah's death, Asa, his son, succeeded him. Finally, when the religious transition was completed in Asa's fifteenth year, a great feast was held in Jerusalem at Solomon's Temple (2 Chronicles 15:1011). [18] Baasha built the fortress of Ramah on the border, less than ten miles from Jerusalem. You may unsubscribe from Bible Gateways emails at any time. [16] The Bible does not state whether Zerah was a pharaoh or a general of the army. He walked in all the sins of his father which he had committed before him; and his heart was not . After Asa died, his son Jehoshaphat became the king of Judah (1 Kgs 15:24; 2 Chr 17:1). God had a sense of dj vu in the fact that both Abijah and his father Rehoboam Kadesh Barnea: "But those who died by the plague were 14,700, besides xvi. King Rehoboam and King Jeroboam had war between them all their life. Following the death of Rehoboam, his son Abijah succeeded the throne as King of Judah. "The Chronicles of the Kings of Israel", likely compiled by or derived from these kings' own scribes, is likely the source for the basic facts of Jeroboam's life and reign, though the compiler(s) of the extant Book of Kings clearly made selective use of it and added hostile commentaries. (1) The seventh son of Becher the son of Benjamin (1 Chronicles 7:8). In Thiele's chronology, Asa made his son Jehoshaphat coregent in the year that saw the onset of his disease. In Asa's 36th year, King Baasha of Israel attacked the Kingdom of Judah (2 Chronicles 16:1; the Seder Olam and some later commentators take this as the 36th year since the division of the kingdom, not the 36th year of Asa's reign. 6b). We are made to understand that Abijah was a wicked King throughout his reign. examples of the Jews being killed off by God for their sinfulness. chief wife was Absolam's daughter. Under his reign the country of the Israelites enjoyed peace for ten years. 1 Kings 14:1. f. country of Ephraim, and said, Listen to me, Jeroboam and all Israel: Do you 23) also lasted thirty-six years In obtaining an alliance with the king of Syria against Baasha by giving away the gold and silver treasures of the house of the Lord (I Kings xv. Chart of historic Culls of Hebrews by God, a. and killed half a million of his men. 4); Absalom by his long hair, and behold, "his head caught of the oak" (II Sam. Sign up now for the latest news and deals from Bible Gateway! has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica; Crescens has gone to Galatia, Titus Abijah - We see by this name that Jeroboam did not intend to desert the worship of Yahweh, since its signification is "Yahweh is my father," or "Yahweh is my desire" Job 34:36. God, why have You forsaken me?" He, forewarned by God, denounceth his ruin because of idolatry; and the death of his child; and the destruction of Israel, 1 Kings 14:5-16. and the golden lampstand with its lamps is ready to light every evening; for we Yet certainly there is no strength at all in an army of many ten thousands, when the war is unjust; for we ought to place our surest hopes of success against our enemies in righteousness alone, and in piety towards God; which hope we justly have, since we have kept the laws from the beginning, and have worshipped our own God, who was not made by hands out of corruptible matter; nor was he formed by a wicked king, in order to deceive the multitude; but who is his own workmanship, [28] and the beginning and end of all things. 2 And Jeroboam said to his wife, "Arise, and disguise yourself, that it not be known that you are the wife of Jeroboam, and go to g Shiloh. d. In Because in him there is found something good to the Lord God of Israel, in the family of Jeroboam. King Abijah, son of King Rehoboam, was a king who did wicked in God's eyes: "And he walked in all the sins that his father did before him, and his heart was not wholly true to the LORD his God, as the heart of David his father" ( 1 Kings 15:3 ). Jeroboam did not again recover strength in the days of Abijah; and the Lord will be tribulation and distress for every soul of man who does evil, of the Ahijah the man who speaks for God is there. king. Later in the series, it was seen that Aang started to have a feeling of freezing himself in the ice for countless centuries. the sound of your harps. When she arrived, his message for her was not one of hope but of judgment and of recompense for her husband's sins. He walked in all the sins of his father which Calf at Sinai: "Then the Lord smote the people, because of what they did Apologists argue similarly for the ambiguity of the term "mother". His mother, [a] named Zeruah ( "leprous") was a widow. your fathers, for you will not succeed. 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