Abijah King of Judah^(A)

13 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam, Abijah became king of Judah,

² and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother’s name was Maakah,^[a](A) a daughter^[b] of Uriel of Gibeah.

There was war between Abijah^(B) and Jeroboam.^(C)

²² The other events of Abijah’s reign, what he did and what he said, are written in the annotations of the prophet Iddo.

14 ^[a]And Abijah rested with his ancestors and was buried in the City of David. Asa his son succeeded him as king, and in his days the country was at peace for ten years.