She can lie beside him so that our lord the king may keep warm.'. the mountain. Therefore, I will make you go into exile Then go to Shiloh. the sound of your harps. Divided xxii. At In his speech, he condemned King Jeroboam and his kingdom for rebelling against the house of David, and for their idolatrous sins of worshipping the golden calves, and for rejecting the priests of God and the Levites, and he also confessed his faith in the Lord, saying, 12 And, behold, God himself is with us for our captain, and his priests with sounding trumpets to cry alarm against you. If 17Then Jeroboams wife got up and left and came to Tirzah. Luke 1:5 In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, of the division of Abijah; and he had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. Jeroboam did not again recover strength in the days of Abijah; and the Lord was able to re-capture the historic tribal lands of Benjamin that had fallen 1 Corinthians 10:8, f. His reign is dated between 913-910 BC to 873-869 BC. 18:50. Kings 14:2224. Alternatively, the prophecy could have been a logical deduction. On account of his severe illness when a youth, his father sent his wife to consult the prophet Ahijah regarding his recovery. Ahijah's message, however, is that Abijah will die, which he does. He was succeeded by Jehoshaphat, his son (by Azubah). only story of Abijah is the war with Jeroboam. [19] As explained in the Rehoboam article, Thiele's chronology for the first kings of Judah contained an internal inconsistency which later scholars corrected by dating these kings one year earlier, so that Abijah's dates are taken as 915/914 to 912/911 BCE in the present article. This worship was in-line with local beliefs and practices, which were observed by the native peoples, and may or may not have been part of the official state religion. We'll start with the Scripture passage in which Abishag is brought to David: "When King David was very old, he could not keep warm even when they put covers over him. Birth and Marriage He even took all the body coverings of gold which Solomon had made. 3. And when Judah looked, they saw that the battle was in front of and behind them. In Asa's 36th year, King Baasha of Israel attacked the Kingdom of Judah (2 Chronicles 16:1; the Seder Olam and some later commentators take this as the 36th year since the division of the kingdom, not the 36th year of Asa's reign. Shittim, just before crossing the Jordan: "Those who died by the plague Benjamin. For Asa, the Bible allows the narrowing of his accession to some time between Tishri 1 of 912 BC and the day before Nisan 1 of the 911 BCE. This articleincorporates text from a publication now in the public domain:Singer, Isidore; etal., eds. the alarm against you. William F. Albright has dated his reign to 915913 BCE. By Gods help, King Abijah won the war, killing 500,000 men of Israel. BibleGateway+ is less than $5/mo. There was war between So they all at once implored the Divine assistance, while the priests sounded with the trumpet, and they made a shout, and fell upon their enemies, and God brake the courage and cast down the force of their enemies, and made Ahijah's army superior to them; for God vouchsafed to grant them a wonderful and very famous victory; and such a slaughter was now made of Jeroboam's army [29] as is never recorded to have happened in any other war, whether it were of the Greeks or of the Barbarians, for they overthrew [and slew] five hundred thousand of their enemies, and they took their strongest cities by force, and spoiled them; and besides those, they did the same to Bethel and her towns, and Jeshanah and her towns. Ahijah the man who speaks for God is there. every effort to come to me soon; for Demas, having loved this present world, In 1 Chronicles 24, the order of Temple customer is laid get by operating numbering one through 24, with Abijah schedule as nine in the . bijah) [My Father Is Jehovah]. After Rehoboam's three good years: Judah did evil in the sight of the Lord, and they Jeroboam sends his wife to Ahijah the prophet 4b-16. [12] Jeroboam surrounded Abijah's army, engaging in the Battle of Mount Zemaraim. Jeroboam, and then he became wicked then he is like Demas who preached the 7), since in point of fact it was the prophet Ahijah, the Shilonite, who prophesied that Jeroboam would be king (I Kings, xi. God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Daughter - International Standard Bible Encyclopedia", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Asa_of_Judah&oldid=1133469209, This page was last edited on 13 January 2023, at 23:40. He reigned three years in Jerusalem; and his mothers name was worthless men gathered about him, scoundrels, who proved too strong for recompensed for his deeds in the body, according to what he has done, whether Abijah went on to capture the Israelite cities of Jeshanah, Ephron (et-Taiyibeh) and Bethel. His mother Maachah was a daughter (or granddaughter) 3 of Absalom. He was 60 years old. 31Rehoboam died and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. Abijah, also spelled Abia, Hebrew Abiyyah, or Abiyyahu, (Yahweh Is My Father), any of nine different persons mentioned in the Bible, of whom the most noteworthy are the following: (1) The son and successor of Rehoboam, king of Judah (II Chronicles 12:16, 13), who reigned about two years (c. 915913 bc). Ahijah guarantees death, the end of the dynasty, and exile 17-18. "1 Kings 15:1 Multilingual: Now in the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam the son of Nebat, Abijam began to reign over Judah", "Daughter - International Standard Bible Encyclopedia", "1 Kings 15 Brenton Septuagint Translation", List of Jewish leaders in the Land of Israel, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Abijah_of_Judah&oldid=1128007091, Articles containing Biblical Greek-language text, Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1906 Jewish Encyclopedia, Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1906 Jewish Encyclopedia without a Wikisource reference, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 17 December 2022, at 22:06. good or bad. (2 Corinthians 5:10). 15:17), 2. And before the army of Judah knew, King Jeroboam had sent an ambush around to come upon them from behind. StudyLght .org . Rehoboam ruled 17 years in Jerusalem, the city the Lord chose for his own. 7); Asa by his feet (compare as to Adam B. Abijah (Peter) Whitman (b. and had not turned aside from anything that He commanded him all the days of b. Abijah [21] The Biblical sources mention that Abijah addressed the armies of Israel, urging them to submit and to let the Kingdom of Israel be whole again,[22] but his plea fell on deaf ears. the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, Abijah became king over Judah. 23); that is, he was afflicted with gout. servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the Rehoboam's failures 21-24. As stated above, Saul was in his 70s when he died. three years in Jerusalem; and his mothers name was Micaiah the daughter of After Asa died, his son Jehoshaphat became the king of Judah (1 Kgs 15:24; 2 Chr 17:1). In 2 Kings 18:2 Abi occurs as an abbreviation of this name. He reigned So now you intend to resist the kingdom of the Lord offerings and fragrant incense, and the showbread is set on the clean table, f. 1. attacked Abijah and surrounded him. So the house of Jeroboam suffered the just punishment of his impiety, and of his wicked actions. After On account of his severe illness when a youth, his father sent his wife to consult the prophet Ahijah regarding his recovery. chief wife was Absolam's daughter. One battle, in particular, took place between the two kings is found in 2 Chronicles 13. . A grandson of Benjamin, listed in seventh position . his own against them. His mothers name was Maacah, also called Michaiah. 11The dogs will eat anyone belonging to Jeroboam who dies in the city. Abijah fell sick, by the stroke of God, to punish Jeroboams rebellion against God. a. Abijah [14], According to the Deuteronomist,[15] "God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem by raising up a son to succeed him" (1 Kings 15:4). which were on the mind of Jesus on the 2. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 9 daughters. 1 and I Kings xvi. the other side of the mountain; and David was hurrying to get away from Saul, Abijah was a double minded king who worshipped idols and YHWH at the same time And after this defeat Jeroboam never recovered himself during the life of Abijah, who yet did not long survive, for he reigned but three years, and was buried in Jerusalem in the sepulchers of his forefathers. country of Ephraim, and said, Listen to me, Jeroboam and all Israel: Do you God, why have You forsaken me?" Asa (Hebrew: , Modern: Asa, Tiberian: s; Greek: ; Latin: Asa) was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the third king of the Kingdom of Judah and the fifth king of the House of David.The Hebrew Bible gives the period of his reign between 40-41 years. was committed to keeping power at all costs exactly like King Saul. Maacah lost, was deposed, and lived out the rest of her life in the Jerusalem harem. from the 10 tribes were killed directly by God: 2 Chronicles 13:4f. 50+ premium resources (>$2,400 value!). I will kill every male from Jeroboam, both owned and free in Israel. was trapped in the ambush and about to be defeated. 28Every time the king went into the house of the Lord, the soldiers would carry them and return them again to their room. . Answer. Abijah and his [12] He began his three-year reign (2 Chr. and YHWH at the same time or was he a good king who turned to the dark side? other, or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. One of the alleged contradictions is that Maacah is sometimes described as the daughter of Absalom, and elsewhere the daughter of Uriel. King Abijah died of natural causes and his son Asa was made a king in his place. [14], This "man of God" who warned Jeroboam has been equated with a seer named Iddo.[15]. This article is about Jeroboam's son, who died as a youth. His army consisted of four hundred thousand, but the army of Jeroboam was double to it. [12], Non-conformist minister Alexander Maclaren considers Abijah "a wiser and better man than his father". William F. Albright has dated his reign to 913873 BCE, while E. R. Thiele offers the dates 911/910870/869 BCE. Home BIBLE CHARACTERS History of King Abijah (Abijam), Father: King Rehoboam, 1 Kings 15:8Predecessor: King Rehoboam, 1 Kings 15:8Mother: Maacah/Michaiah, 2 Chronicles 13:2; 1 Kings 15:2Reign: 913 BC 912 BCSuccession: 2nd kingKingdom: Kingdom of JudahLength of reign: 3 years, 1 Kings 15:2Successor: King Asa, 1 Kings 15:8Other names: Abijam, 1 Kings 14:31; 1 Kings 15:1; 1 Kings 15:7-8Morality: evil, 1 Kings 15:3Biblical history: 2 Chronicles 13:1-22; 1 Kings 15:18. Summary Zemaraim. them. For the Lord has said it. 12Get up and go to your house. lesson for us is that we must serve God with all our hearts minds and souls all The Hebrew Bible gives the period of his reign between 4041 years. (2) The second son of Samuel (I Samuel 8:2; I Chronicles 6:28), who, with his . opinions? Abijah Andy Weiss on April 13, 2018 at 1:11 pm . One of the alleged contradictions is that Maacah (Abijah's mother) is sometimes described as the daughter of Absalom, and elsewhere the daughter of Uriel. [16] Thus the unconditional covenant blessing of YHWH guaranteed his promise to King David, to stabilize the Kingdom of David despite its ruler. Either, first, Presently after the things described in the former chapter; which though related in the beginning of his reign, yet might be done a good while after it, and so Ahijah the prophet might be very old, as he is described to be, 1 Kings 14:4. The last years of King Abijah' s brief reign were peaceful. over Judah. During the later years of his reign, he had 14 wives, 22 sons and 16 daughters. He died on 25 March 1812, at the age of 62, and was buried in Brownsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States. He will spread them out on the other side of the Euphrates River, because they have their false gods, and have made the Lord angry. He leaves to mourn His wife: Doreen Valerie His sons: Jeffery and Ivor Valerie who resides in and grain offerings in the wilderness for forty years, O house of Israel? It is also recorded of Asa that in his old age, when afflicted with a foot disease, he sought not to the Lord, but to the physicians. [19] While the southern kingdom made no serious effort militarily to regain power over the north, there was a long-lasting boundary dispute, fighting over which lasted during the reigns of several kings on both sides before being finally settled. 2 Chronicles 14 tells us straightaway that Abijah eventually slept with his fathers and we are immediately introduced to his son, Asa. with the calf which Aaron had made." reign. and then, like his father, he turned bad. He was succeeded by Jehoshaphat, his son (by Azubah). 2 Chronicles13:19. Although He was one of the early settlers of Lebanon, ME. 6b). recaptured Bethel and Ephron, which were historically part of the tribe of And when the time for the burning of incense came, all the assembled worshippers were praying outside.". And Abijah stood up upon mount Zemaraim, which is in mount Ephraim, and spoke loudly to King Jeroboam. Abijah pursued Jeroboam and captured from him several cities, Bethel c. There And so far concerning Abijah, the son of Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, as his history hath come down to us. This domestic incident in the family of Jeroboam probably occurred towards the end of his reign; his son Abijah was of age and considered by the people the heir to the throne.Jeroboam sendeth his wife disguised, and with presents, to the prophet Ahijah at Shiloh, to inquire concerning his son, who was sick, 1 Kings 14:1-4. (4) Head of the eighth order of priests (I Chronicles 24:10), the order to which Zacharias, the father of John the Baptist, belonged (Luke 1:5). 10So I am bringing trouble upon the family of Jeroboam. . 1 Kings and 2 Chronicles describe his reign in a favorable manner. [1], The name Jeroboam is commonly held to have been derived from riyb and am , signifying "the people contend" or "he pleads the people's cause". Exodus 32:35, e. Golden [8][9] Similarly, Maacah is initially described as Abijah's mother, but subsequently described as the mother of his son Asa. Updates? Concerning the Death of a Son of Jeroboam. They did all the hated things of the nations which the Lord drove away before the people of Israel. introducing Abijah, this is interjected in a way to show that the war of a-bi'-ja ('abhiyah or 'abhiyahu (2 Chronicles 13:20, 21), "my father is Yahweh," or "Yahweh is father"): The name of six or more men and two women in the Old Testament. Samson was distinguished by his strength, and behold, "his strength went from him" (Judges xvi. He lived well past "half [the] days . God gave Abijah's men strength and they routed Jeroboam's armies. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he became king. king. Kingdom Period: Israel: 931-723 BC; Judah: 931-587 BC, The good king who turned to the dark side. Jeroboam h. 500,000 Under his reign the country of the Israelites enjoyed peace for ten years. many walk, of whom I often told you, and now tell you even weeping, that they He will tell you what shall . 25In the fifth year of King Rehoboam, Shishak the king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem. He walked in all the sins of his father which he had committed before him; and his heart was not . In Edwin R. Thiele 's opinion Ahaz was co-regent with Jotham from 736/735 BC, and his sole reign began in 732/731 and ended in 716/715 BC. She was 71 years old. His eyes were weak because he was old. The Bible texts: 1 Kings 15:1-7; 2 Chron 13:1-22. himself, and became the father of twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters. King Jeroboam of Israel was in his 18th year of reign. Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life. (1 Kings 15:6). of the Kings of Judah? 58a; Tan., Aare Mot, ed. For calculation purposes, this should be taken as the Judean year beginning in Tishri of 912/911 BCE. Taking advantage of 35 years of peace, Asa revamped and reinforced the fortress cities originally built by his grandfather Rehoboam. 3Take ten loaves, some sweet bread and a jar of honey with you, and go to him. 3 He did all the same sins that his father before him had done. But you have not been like My servant David. Asa took gold and silver from the Temple and sent them to Ben-Hadad I, king of Aram Damascus, in exchange for the Damascene king canceling his peace treaty with Baasha. Judah raised a war cry, and when the men of Judah raised the war cry, then it of God. (Luke 16:1315), b. He threw the prophet Hanani in jail and "oppressed some of the people at the same time" (2 Chronicles 16:10). [Pire Rabbenu ha-adosh, v. 14, ed. was that God routed Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah. At that timea phrase used often loosely and indefinitely in sacred history. He died on 7 February 1805, in Killingly, Windham, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Old Cemetery, Eastford, Windham, Connecticut, United States. Genevieve, Missouri, United States in 1805. [3][4][5][6][7] Some scholars believe the biblical accounts of Asa's family to be contradictory;[8] however, a study of Hebrew linguistics removes any seeming contradictions. During the reign of King Rehoboam, Israel split into two kingdoms, the northern kingdom of Israel and the kingdom of Judah. through the sons of David, being a great multitude and having with you the He dieth, and Abijam his son suceeedeth, 1 Kings 14:29-31. him. Abijah, also spelled Abia, Hebrew Abiyyah, or Abiyyahu, ("Yahweh Is My Father"), any of nine different persons mentioned in the Bible, of whom the most noteworthy are the following: (1) The son and successor of Rehoboam, king of Judah (II Chronicles 12:16, 13), who reigned about two years (c. 915-913 bc). Sixty-six years was the biological age of his body. Ahaz is portrayed as an evil king in the Second Book of Kings (2 Kings 16:2). His wife Had met him on the ridge until She died. xvi.). He is the one who said that I would be king over these people. 1, 2; Seder 'Olam R. Then King Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the forced labor, and all [10], According to 1 Kings,[11] while Jeroboam was engaged in offering incense at Bethel, a "man of God" warned him that "a son named Josiah will be born to the house of David", who would destroy the altar (referring to King Josiah of Judah who would rule approximately three hundred years later). For that man ought not - Hezekiah. [12] Jeroboam offered hospitality to the man of God but this was declined, not out of contempt but in obedience to the command of God. Two He waged a major battle against Jeroboam in the mountains of Ephraim. According to the Hebrew Bible, Jeroboam was in "constant war with the house of Judah". went bad just like his father. And He said to them, 19); Saul by towering with his neck above the rest, and behold, "he took a sword and fell upon it" (I Sam. Omissions? 7) exemptsto march along (Soah 10a). to flee to Jerusalem. Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. [16] The Bible does not state whether Zerah was a pharaoh or a general of the army. ABIJAH. County, Texas and it is assumed that is where he died. Now behold, They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. 16He will give up Israel because of the sins of Jeroboam, which he sinned and made Israel to sin.. King Abijah became a king at the time King Jeroboam I had reigned for 18 years and he died during the 21 st year of King Jeroboam's reign. E. R. Thiele offers the dates 914/913 911/910 BCE. 12:16; 13:1, 2) with a strenuous but unsuccessful effort to bring back the ten tribes of the northern Kingdom of Israel to their allegiance. land: "The Lord sent fiery serpents among the people and they bit the 19 After Herod 32 had died, an 33 angel of the Lord 34 appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt 20 saying, "Get up, take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who were seeking the child's life are dead." 21 So 35 he got up and took the child and his mother and returned to the land of Israel. from the rear, so that Israel was in front of Judah and the ambush was behind For these reasons Abijah's reign was a short one.[18]. Jeroboam is portrayed by Nickolas Grace in Solomon & Sheba (1995) and by Richard Dillane in Solomon (1997). Abijah ruled Judah for only three years before he died. Thanks. Dcn. [3] He had at least two sons, Abijah [4] and Nadab, who succeeded him on the throne. O children of Israel, fight ye not against the LORD God of your fathers; for ye shall not prosper (2 Chronicles 13:12).. Now Ahijah could not see. In the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa developed a severe disease in his feet, for which he sought the help of physicians, not the Lord (2 Chronicles 16:12). He took cities from Israel such as Bethel with its villages and Jeshanah with its villages and Ephron with its villages. Philistines: Saul went on one side of the mountain, and David and his men on [13] The prophecy is fulfilled in 2 Kings. Asa died two years into the coregency. gospel with Paul but fell away to the world to destruction, a. 1Ki 14:1-20. [10] Abijah married fourteen wives, and had 22 sons and 16 daughters. 15:1-7; 2 Chron 13:1-22, 1. has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica; Crescens has gone to Galatia, Titus g. Perhaps and the golden lampstand with its lamps is ready to light every evening; for we then he was like the man Jesus warned about who loved the world and God at the Gruenhut, p.72, has Asahel the light-footed (II Sam. 7) (Tosef., Soah, xii. 12:16; 13:1, 2) with a strenuous but unsuccessful effort to bring back the ten tribes of the northern Kingdom of Israel to their allegiance, [13] a path which in 2 Chronicles 11:4 his father had chosen not to follow. Upon witnessing King Abijah's victories, King Jeroboam's strength lessened as we can read from 2 Chronicles 13:20-21 - "Jeroboam did not regain power during the time of Abijah. God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem, to raise up his son after him and to He had at least 1 son. 09 May 1560, d. 04 Jan 1626) Abijah (Peter) Whitman (son of Edward Whitman and Bridget Kellond) was born 09 May 1560 in Holt, Norfolk, England, and died 04 Jan 1626 in Holt, Norfolk, England. Some assert that he himself undertook a pilgrimage."[18]. According to the Book of Chronicles Abijah had a force of 400,000 and Jeroboam 800,000. In the Zered Wady valley after leaving Kadesh Barnea for the promised Start your free trial today. 24In their religion there were men in the land who sold the use of their bodies. We are made to understand that Abijah was a wicked King throughout his reign. His mother's name was Maacah. So Israel has been in rebellion against the house of people, so that many people of Israel died." When Rehoboam died and her son Abijah became king, Maacah was the gebira - Queen Mother Abijah died after only two years Her grandson Asa succeeded and there was a power struggle between the two. death of 500,000 Israelites is the largest single divine cull of sinful Hebrews 30There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam always. He married Alice Eaton on 1594579, (NOT the) daughter of Thomas Eaton and Isabel Baker. a. Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament. his life, except in the case of Uriah the Hittite. David to this day. (1 Kings 12:18-19). Shishak king of Egypt spoileth Jerusalem, 1 Kings 14:25-28. This is what you should say to her. 5 The Lord had said to Ahijah, "The wife of Jeroboam is coming to ask you about her son, for he is sick. He kept My Laws and followed Me with all his heart. Steve Rudd: Contact the author for "routed" by God through the army of Abijah. Finally, when the religious transition was completed in Asa's fifteenth year, a great feast was held in Jerusalem at Solomon's Temple (2 Chronicles 15:1011). "Now in the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, Abijam became king over Judah. Jeroboam was the son of Nebat, a member of the Tribe of Ephraim of Zereda. We announce the death of Christopher Valerie, better known as Chris and Uncle Toto from the village of Cochrane who resided in River Estate, Canefield .He who died on the 23nd of March at the Dominica China Friendship Hospital. the priests of the Lord, the sons of Aaron and the Levites, and made for same time, or he began to worship idols after he defeated Jeroboam's army of He will tell you what will happen to the boy. 4Jeroboams wife did so. so they cried to the Lord, and the priests blew the trumpets. keep the charge of the Lord our God, but you have forsaken Him. Jeroboam's son becomes ill 2-4a. The Chronicler also emphasizes YHWH's promise as seen by Abijah's success against every effort by Jeroboam to defeat him:[12], God had given the Kingdom to David and his descendants (1 Chronicles 17:14) by a covenant of salt, meaning, of permanence (cf. 26 (Tosef., Soah, xii. 27So King Rehoboam made body coverings of brass in their place. will be tribulation and distress for every soul of man who does evil, of the 1. serve God and wealth. Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, were And his son Abijam became king in his place. (2) The second son of the prophet Samuel (1 Samuel 8:2 1 Chronicles 6:28 (6:13)). Asa was zealous in maintaining the traditional worship of God, and in rooting out idolatry, with its accompanying immoralities. Abijah was thus descended from David on both his father's and his mother's side. [27], The account of Jeroboam's life, like that of all his successors, ends with the formula "And the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he warred, and how he reigned, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel".[28]. [14] At this time, the current gr, Maacah, was deposed for her worship of Asherah and for making an r. But he must ask in faith without any doubting, for the one who doubts is I gave you honor from among the people. But he settles everything with his wife and dies at the age of 66. Or, secondly, Many years after it, i.e. 19), the golden calves came into his possession, he did not destroy them as the law (Deut. 18), Asa sinned grievously, for which Hanani, the seer, sternly rebuked him (II Chron. Corrections? Abijah, was a son of Jeroboam, the first king of Israel. If you have any questions, please review our Privacy Policy or email us at privacy@biblegateway.com. Luke, insanity, delusion, confusion, bees, illness, plague etc. He followed the same sins as his father and did not worship God. the battle with an army of valiant warriors, 400,000 chosen men, while Jeroboam The question that puzzled Heinrich Ewald ("Gesch. The Chronicler stated that after Abijah's death, Asa, his son, succeeded him. establish Jerusalem; because David did what was right in the sight of the Lord, [25] Bethel was an important centre for Jeroboam's Golden Calf cult (which used non-Levites as priests),[26] located on Israel's southern border, which had been allocated to the Tribe of Benjamin by Joshua, as was Ephron, which is believed to be the Ophrah that was allocated to the Tribe of Benjamin by Joshua. 2 Chronicles 13:20 - New King James Version - So Jeroboam did not recover strength again in the days of Abijah; and the LORD struck him, and he died. a. 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