Verse 2

He ruled for three years in Jerusalem. His mother was Michaiah, the daughter of Uriel from Gibeah. There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Chr 11:20 : 20 He later married Maacah the daughter of Absalom. She bore to him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.
• 1 Kgs 15:6-7 : 6 Rehoboam and Jeroboam were continually at war with each other throughout Abijah’s lifetime. 7 The rest of the events of Abijah’s reign, including all his accomplishments, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Judah. Abijah and Jeroboam had been at war with each other.
• Josh 18:28 : 28 Zelah, Haeleph, the Jebusite city(that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah, and Kiriath– a total of fourteen cities and their towns. This was the land assigned to the tribe of Benjamin by its clans.
• Judg 19:14 : 14 So they traveled on, and the sun went down when they were near Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin.
• Judg 19:16 : 16 But then an old man passed by, returning at the end of the day from his work in the field. The man was from the Ephraimite hill country; he was living temporarily in Gibeah.(The residents of the town were Benjaminites.)
• 1 Sam 10:26 : 26 Even Saul went to his home in Gibeah. With him went some brave men whose hearts God had touched.
• 1 Kgs 15:2 : 2 He ruled for three years in Jerusalem. His mother was Maacah, the daughter of Abishalom.