Abijah

Hezekiah began to reign when he was five and twenty years old, and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah.

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. — read the full passage →

At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick.

And the sons of Becher; Zemira, and Joash, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Omri, and Jerimoth, and Abiah, and Anathoth, and Alameth. All these are the sons of Becher.

And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abijah his son reigned in his stead. — read the full passage →

Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat reigned Abijam over Judah. — read the full passage →

The seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,

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.

Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah. — read the full passage →

And after her he took Maachah the daughter of Absalom; which bare him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith. — read the full passage →

And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abijah his son reigned in his stead.

At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick. — read the full passage →

There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.

He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also was Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.

Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beer–sheba.

And Solomon’s son was Rehoboam, Abia his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,

And after her he took Maachah the daughter of Absalom; which bare him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.

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 his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;

And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa;

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.

But Abijah waxed mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.

Neither did Jeroboam recover strength again in the days of Abijah: and the Lord struck him, and he died.

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 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. — read the full passage →

And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief rulers.

When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer,

And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abijah his son reigned in his stead. — read the full passage →

Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also was Abi, the daughter of Zachariah.

And after that Hezron was dead in Caleb–ephratah, then Abiah Hezron’s wife bare him Ashur the father of Tekoa.

Iddo, Ginnetho, Abijah,

Now these are the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. — read the full passage →

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. — read the full passage →

Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,

Three years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.

And Solomon slept with his fathers, and he was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.

Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, are they not written in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer against Jeroboam the son of Nebat?

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.

And Rehoboam took him Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David to wife, and Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse;

And the sons of Samuel; the firstborn Vashni, and Abiah.

Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah. — read the full passage →

And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.

Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat reigned Abijam over Judah. — read the full passage →

Of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai;

And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king.

The third, Absalom the son of Maachah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur: the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith:

These are the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun, — read the full passage →

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. — read the full passage →

And also Maachah his mother, even her he removed from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove; and Asa destroyed her idol, and burnt it by the brook Kidron.

Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah. — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three. — read the full passage →

The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three. — read the full passage →

And Abijah pursued after Jeroboam, and took cities from him, Beth–el with the towns thereof, and Jeshanah with the towns thereof, and Ephrain with the towns thereof. — read the full passage →

And Abijah stood up upon mount Zemaraim, which is in mount Ephraim, and said, Hear me, thou Jeroboam, and all Israel;

And Abijah set the battle in array with an army of valiant men of war, even four hundred thousand chosen men: Jeroboam also set the battle in array against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men, being mighty men of valour.

Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah.

And after her he took Maachah the daughter of Absalom; which bare him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith. — read the full passage →

Notwithstanding thou shalt not build the house; but thy son which shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house for my name.

And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail, and she bare him Ahban, and Molid.

Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king’s house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants: and king Asa sent them to Ben–hadad, the son of Tabrimon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,

And these were the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest,

And unto Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar: she was a woman of a fair countenance.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. — read the full passage →

That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

And I took unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him:

Now these are the priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,

And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded:

Neither did Jeroboam recover strength again in the days of Abijah: and the Lord struck him, and he died. — read the full passage →

And Abijah pursued after Jeroboam, and took cities from him, Beth–el with the towns thereof, and Jeshanah with the towns thereof, and Ephrain with the towns thereof.

Then the men of Judah gave a shout: and as the men of Judah shouted, it came to pass, that God smote Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.

And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abijah his son reigned in his stead. — read the full passage →

Whose sisters were Zeruiah, and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah; Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three.

Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat at Jezebel’s table.

Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat reigned Abijam over Judah.

And Jeroboam’s wife arose, and departed, and came to Tirzah: and when she came to the threshold of the door, the child died;

And Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.

And David said unto his men, Gird ye on every man his sword. And they girded on every man his sword; and David also girded on his sword: and there went up after David about four hundred men; and two hundred abode by the stuff.

And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, — read the full passage →

Thou shalt not commit adultery.

And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite:

Judge not, that ye be not judged. — read the full passage →

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: — read the full passage →

Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts.

And the rest of the acts of Abijah, and his ways, and his sayings, are written in the story of the prophet Iddo.

And when Judah looked back, behold, the battle was before and behind: and they cried unto the Lord, and the priests sounded with the trumpets.

And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abijah his son reigned in his stead. — read the full passage →

Furthermore David the king said unto all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great: for the palace is not for man, but for the Lord God.

And David said unto all the congregation of Israel, If it seem good unto you, and that it be of the Lord our God, let us send abroad unto our brethren every where, that are left in all the land of Israel, and with them also to the priests and Levites which are in their cities and suburbs, that they may gather themselves unto us:

And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the hold unto David.

So Ben–hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of the hosts which he had against the cities of Israel, and smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abel–beth–maachah, and all Cinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.

And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life.

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. — read the full passage →

Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself a pillar, which is in the king’s dale: for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance: and he called the pillar after his own name: and it is called unto this day, Absalom’s place.

And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;