15In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijah^a became king of Judah, ²and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother’s name was Maakah^f daughter of Abishalom.^b

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Footnotes

aSome Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint (see also 2 Chron. 12:16); most Hebrew manuscripts Abijam; also in verses 7 and 8
bA variant of Absalom; also in verse 10

Cross references

fver 10, 13; 2 Ch 11:20

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Now in the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam the son of Nebat, Abijam began to reign over Judah. He reigned for three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

In the eighteenth year of Israel’s King Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijam became king over Judah, and he reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom.

NLTNew Living Translation

Abijam began to rule over Judah in the eighteenth year of Jeroboam’s reign in Israel. He reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother was Maacah, the granddaughter of Absalom.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam the son of Nebat, Abijam began to reign over Judah. Three years he reigned in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.

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