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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/13.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/13.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam, Abijah became king of Judah,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/13.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Abijah began to rule over Judah in the eighteenth year of Jeroboam’s reign in Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/13.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, Abijah began to reign over Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />In the eighteenth year of Jeroboam’s reign, Abijah became king of Judah,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, Abijah became king over Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, Abijah became king over Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, Abijah became king over Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, Abijah became king over Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, Abijah became king over Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_chronicles/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, Abijah became king over Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_chronicles/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />In the eighteenth year of Israel’s King Jeroboam, Abijah became king over Judah,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />In the eighteenth year of Israel&#8217s King Jeroboam, Abijah became king over Judah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_chronicles/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />In the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_chronicles/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Abijah became king of Judah in Jeroboam's eighteenth year as king of Israel, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_chronicles/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />In the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam, Abijah began to rule Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />In the eighteenth year of the reign of King Jeroboam of Israel, Abijah became king of Judah, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_chronicles/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />During the eighteenth year of the reign of King Jeroboam, Abijah became king over Judah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />In the eighteenth year of Jeroboam?s reign, Abijah became king of Judah,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_chronicles/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />In the eighteenth year of the reign of King Jeroboam, Abijah became king over Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />In the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_chronicles/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, Abijah began to reign over Judah. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, Abijah reigns over Judah;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> In the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam -- Abijah reigneth over Judah;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_chronicles/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And in the eighteenth year to king Jeroboam, Abijah will reign over Judah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />In the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam, Abia reigned over Juda. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />In the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam, Abijah reigned over Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, Abijah became king of Judah;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, Abijah began to reign over Judah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />IN the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam the son of Nebat Abijah began to reign over the tribe of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />In the year eighteen of the kingdom of Yorbaam, son of Nebat, Abia arose in the kingdom over the tribe of the house of Yehuda.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />In the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_chronicles/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam Abia began to reign over Juda.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/13-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=2981" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/13.htm">Abijah Reigns in Judah</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8083.htm" title="8083: šə·mō·w·neh (Number-fs) -- Or shmowneh; feminine shmonah; or shmownah; apparently from shamen through the idea of plumpness; a cardinal number, eight; also eighth.">In the eighteenth</a> <a href="/hebrew/6240.htm" title="6240: ‘eś·rêh (Number-fs) -- Ten. For eser; ten, i.e. -teen; also -teenth."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: biš·naṯ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">year</a> <a href="/hebrew/3379.htm" title="3379: yā·rā·ḇə·‘ām (N-proper-ms) -- From riyb and am; people will contend; Jarobam, the name of two Israelite kings.">of Jeroboam’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: lam·me·leḵ (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">reign,</a> <a href="/hebrew/29.htm" title="29: ’ă·ḇî·yāh (N-proper-ms) -- Or prolonged Abiyahuw; from 'ab and Yahh; father of Jah; Abijah, the name of several Israelite men and two Israelitesses.">Abijah</a> <a href="/hebrew/4427.htm" title="4427: way·yim·lōḵ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence to take counsel.">became king</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">of</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: yə·hū·ḏāh (N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">Judah,</a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother’s name was Micaiah daughter of Uriel; she was from Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/15-1.htm">1 Kings 15:1-2</a></span><br />In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijam became king of Judah, / and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother’s name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/14-31.htm">1 Kings 14:31</a></span><br />And Rehoboam rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David; his mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite. And his son Abijam reigned in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/15-9.htm">1 Kings 15:9-10</a></span><br />In the twentieth year of Jeroboam’s reign over Israel, Asa became king of Judah, / and he reigned in Jerusalem forty-one years. His grandmother’s name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/12-16.htm">2 Chronicles 12:16</a></span><br />And Rehoboam rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. And his son Abijah reigned in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/14-1.htm">2 Chronicles 14:1</a></span><br />Then Abijah rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. And his son Asa reigned in his place, and in his days the land was at peace for ten years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/12-20.htm">1 Kings 12:20</a></span><br />When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they summoned him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. Only the tribe of Judah followed the house of David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/12-26.htm">1 Kings 12:26-27</a></span><br />Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom might revert to the house of David. / If these people go up to offer sacrifices in the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, their hearts will return to their lord, Rehoboam king of Judah; then they will kill me and return to Rehoboam king of Judah.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-31.htm">1 Kings 11:31-32</a></span><br />and said to Jeroboam, “Take ten pieces for yourself, for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and I will give you ten tribes. / But one tribe will remain for the sake of My servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-11.htm">1 Kings 11:11-13</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Solomon, “Because you have done this and have not kept My covenant and My statutes, which I have commanded you, I will tear the kingdom away from you and give it to your servant. / Nevertheless, for the sake of your father David, I will not do it during your lifetime; I will tear it out of the hand of your son. / Yet I will not tear the whole kingdom away from him. I will give one tribe to your son for the sake of My servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, which I have chosen.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/11-21.htm">2 Chronicles 11:21-22</a></span><br />Rehoboam loved Maacah daughter of Absalom more than all his wives and concubines. In all, he had eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and he was the father of twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters. / Rehoboam appointed Abijah son of Maacah as chief prince among his brothers, intending to make him king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/11-17.htm">2 Chronicles 11:17</a></span><br />So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah and supported Rehoboam son of Solomon for three years, because they walked for three years in the way of David and Solomon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/10-19.htm">2 Chronicles 10:19</a></span><br />So to this day Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/15-8.htm">2 Chronicles 15:8-9</a></span><br />When Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Azariah son of Oded the prophet, he took courage and removed the detestable idols from the whole land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. He then restored the altar of the LORD that was in front of the portico of the LORD’s temple. / And he assembled all Judah and Benjamin, along with those from the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who had settled among them, for great numbers had come over to him from Israel when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-7.htm">Matthew 1:7</a></span><br />Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/3-31.htm">Luke 3:31</a></span><br />the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah.</p><p class="hdg">A.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/12-16.htm">2 Chronicles 12:16</a></b></br> And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abijah his son reigned in his stead.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/15-1.htm">1 Kings 15:1</a></b></br> Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat reigned Abijam over Judah.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/12-16.htm">Abijah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/12-16.htm">Abi'jah</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/25-25.htm">Eighteenth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/12-15.htm">Jeroboam</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/12-15.htm">Jerobo'am</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/12-12.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/12-16.htm">Reign</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-17.htm">Reigneth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/13-2.htm">Abijah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-2.htm">Abi'jah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-8.htm">Eighteenth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-2.htm">Jeroboam</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-2.htm">Jerobo'am</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-13.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-22.htm">Reign</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-1.htm">Reigneth</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 13</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/13-1.htm">Abijah succeeding makes war against Jeroboam</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/13-4.htm">he declares the right of his cause</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/13-13.htm">Trusting in God, he overcomes Jeroboam</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/13-21.htm">The wives and children of Abijah</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/13.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_chronicles/13.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>In the eighteenth year of Jeroboam’s reign</b><br>This phrase situates the events within the broader historical context of the divided kingdom of Israel. Jeroboam was the first king of the northern kingdom of Israel after the split from the united monarchy under Solomon. His reign is marked by idolatry and the establishment of alternative worship centers in Bethel and Dan (<a href="/1_kings/12-28.htm">1 Kings 12:28-30</a>). The eighteenth year of Jeroboam's reign would be around 913 BC, providing a chronological anchor for the events described. This period is characterized by political instability and religious apostasy in the northern kingdom, contrasting with the Davidic line in Judah.<p><b>Abijah became king of Judah</b><br>Abijah, also known as Abijam in some translations, was the son of Rehoboam and the grandson of Solomon. His ascension to the throne of Judah marks a continuation of the Davidic dynasty, which is significant in biblical theology as it relates to the promises made to David regarding his lineage (<a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12-16</a>). Abijah's reign is relatively short, lasting only three years, but it is notable for his confrontation with Jeroboam, which is detailed in the following verses. This conflict underscores the ongoing tension between the northern and southern kingdoms. Abijah's reign is also a reminder of God's faithfulness to the covenant with David, despite the failings of individual kings.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeroboam.htm">Jeroboam</a></b><br>The first king of the northern kingdom of Israel after the division of the united monarchy. His reign is marked by idolatry and leading Israel away from the worship of Yahweh.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/abijah.htm">Abijah</a></b><br>The son of Rehoboam and the king of Judah. His reign is noted for a significant battle against Jeroboam and his efforts to bring Judah back to the worship of the Lord.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom, consisting of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, with Jerusalem as its capital. It remained under the Davidic line of kings.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The northern kingdom, consisting of the other ten tribes of Israel, with its capital initially at Shechem and later at Samaria.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/e/eighteenth_year_of_jeroboam's_reign.htm">Eighteenth Year of Jeroboam's Reign</a></b><br>This marks a specific time in the divided kingdom's history, highlighting the ongoing conflict between the northern and southern kingdoms.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_legacy.htm">Leadership and Legacy</a></b><br>Abijah's reign reminds us of the importance of leadership that seeks to honor God. Despite his short reign, his actions had lasting impacts on Judah's spiritual direction.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_adversity.htm">Faithfulness in Adversity</a></b><br>Abijah's confrontation with Jeroboam illustrates the need for faithfulness to God even when facing overwhelming odds. Trust in God's promises can lead to victory.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_idolatry.htm">The Consequences of Idolatry</a></b><br>Jeroboam's reign serves as a warning about the dangers of turning away from God. Idolatry leads to division and conflict, both spiritually and physically.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_spiritual_heritage.htm">The Importance of Spiritual Heritage</a></b><br>Abijah's appeal to the covenant promises made to David highlights the significance of maintaining a godly heritage and the blessings that come with it.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 13</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_king_abijah_in_the_bible.htm">Who was King Abijah in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_abijah_more_faithful_in_chronicles.htm">2 Chronicles 13 compared with 1 Kings 15:3 - Why does Abijah appear more faithful in Chronicles than in Kings, and what might explain this seeming discrepancy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/2_chronicles_13_4-12__divine_vs._natural_war.htm">2 Chronicles 13:4-12 - How can the divine intervention claimed here be reconciled with naturalistic or historical explanations of warfare?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/was_abijah's_mother_michaiah_or_maachah.htm">What was King Abijah's mother's name: Michaiah (2 Chronicles 13:2) or Maachah (2 Chronicles 11:20), given Absalom's only daughter was Tamar (2 Samuel 14:27)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(1) <span class= "bld">Now.</span>--Not in the Hebrew. The verse is nearly identical with the parallel in Kings.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 1.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">In</span> <span class="cmt_word">the eighteenth year</span>. Reading this literally, it will appear that Rehoboam had completed a full seventeen years. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/13-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">In the eighteenth</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁמוֹנֶ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(šə·mō·w·neh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8083.htm">Strong's 8083: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cardinal number, eight, eighth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">year</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּשְׁנַ֛ת</span> <span class="translit">(biš·naṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> </span><span class="str2">A year</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the reign</span><br /><span class="heb">לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(lam·me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Jeroboam,</span><br /><span class="heb">יָרָבְעָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(yā·rā·ḇə·‘ām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3379.htm">Strong's 3379: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jeroboam -- 'the people increase', the name of two Israelites kings</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Abijah</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲבִיָּ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḇî·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_29.htm">Strong's 29: </a> </span><span class="str2">Abijah -- 'Yah is my father', an Israelite name</span><br /><br /><span class="word">became king</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yim·lōḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4427.htm">Strong's 4427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Judah,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוּדָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hū·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/13-1.htm">2 Chronicles 13:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/13-1.htm">2 Chronicles 13:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/13-1.htm">2 Chronicles 13:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/13-1.htm">2 Chronicles 13:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/13-1.htm">2 Chronicles 13:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/13-1.htm">2 Chronicles 13:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/13-1.htm">2 Chronicles 13:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/13-1.htm">2 Chronicles 13:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/13-1.htm">2 Chronicles 13:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/13-1.htm">2 Chronicles 13:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_chronicles/13-1.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 13:1 In the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/12-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 12:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 12:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/13-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 13:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 13:2" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>