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But for David’s sake Yahweh his Elohim made Abijam a lamp in Jerusalem. He appointed David’s descendant to rule after him and protected Jerusalem. Yahweh did this because David did what Yahweh considered right: David never failed to do anything Yahweh commanded him to do his entire life (except in the matter concerning Uriah the Hittite).

There was war between Abijam[a] and Rehoboam throughout their lives.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 15:6 Some Hebrew manuscripts; other Hebrew manuscripts “Jeroboam.”

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