Overview
The Bible addresses abijam across 12 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in 1 Kings and 2 Chronicles. Closely related themes include Kings, Rehoboam, Absalom and Asa. Figures whose stories touch this theme include David, Rehoboam, Jeroboam and Asa.
Key Bible verses about abijam
Old Testament
1 Kings
And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess. And Abijam his son reigned in his stead.
Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat reigned Abijam over Judah.
Three years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.
And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as the heart of David his father.
Nevertheless for David's sake did the LORD his God give him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem: lamp: or, candle
Because David did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, and turned not aside from any thing that he commanded him all the days of his life, save only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.
And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life.
Now the rest of the acts of Abijam, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? And there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam.
And Abijam slept with his fathers; and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead.
2 Chronicles
And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maachah the chief, to be ruler among his brethren: for he thought to make him king.
And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abijah his son reigned in his stead.
So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead. In his days the land was quiet ten years.
People in the Bible and abijam
Biblical figures whose stories intersect with this theme.
In the Bible dictionary
Studying abijam for yourself
- Begin with 1 Kings 14:31, then read the passages below in canonical order.
- Compare how 1 Kings and 2 Chronicles each treat the theme.
- Consider the lives of David, Rehoboam and Jeroboam and how their stories intersect with it.
- Widen the study to related themes: Kings, Rehoboam, Absalom and Asa.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Bible say about abijam?
The Bible addresses abijam across 12 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in 1 Kings and 2 Chronicles. Closely related themes include Kings, Rehoboam, Absalom and Asa. Figures whose stories touch this theme include David, Rehoboam, Jeroboam and Asa.
How many Bible verses are about abijam?
The Bible references abijam in 12 verses (King James Version).
Where does the Bible first mention abijam?
In canonical order, the first of these passages is 1 Kings 14:31: “And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess. And Abijam his son reigned in his stead.”
Which people in the Bible are associated with abijam?
David, Rehoboam, Jeroboam and Asa.
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