3 He did all the same sins that his father before him had done. 4); Absalom by his long hair, and behold, "his head caught of the oak" (II Sam. 7), since in point of fact it was the prophet Ahijah, the Shilonite, who prophesied that Jeroboam would be king (I Kings, xi. Abijah, was a son of Jeroboam, the first king of Israel. Thus the sons of Israel were subdued at that time, and the Abijah - We see by this name that Jeroboam did not intend to desert the worship of Yahweh, since its signification is "Yahweh is my father," or "Yahweh is my desire" Job 34:36. 28Every time the king went into the house of the Lord, the soldiers would carry them and return them again to their room. 8I tore the nation away from the family of David and gave it to you. If you have any questions, please review our Privacy Policy or email us at privacy@biblegateway.com. 17Then Jeroboams wife got up and left and came to Tirzah. 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). 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. b. He will tell you what shall . Attempting to arrest the prophet for his bold words of defiance, Jeroboam's hand was "dried up", and the altar before which he stood was rent asunder. is no specific details given for the sins of Abijah, just a reference back to 1 [9] In Hebrew, "daughter" and "granddaughter" are the same word, removing any contradiction there. his God, like the heart of his father David. Abijam ( Hebrew: , Modern: Avyam, Tiberian: yym, "father of the sea" or "my father is the sea/is Yam "; Biblical Greek: , romanized: Aviou; Latin: Abiam) [1] was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the fourth king of the House of David and the second of the Kingdom of Judah. His son dieth, and is buried; and he likewise: Nadab his son succeedeth, 1 Kings 14:17-20. Judean territory on Mt. Numbers 16:49, b. His family was eventually wiped out. Photos and Memories (0) Do you know Abijah "Bijah"? 25In the fifth year of King Rehoboam, Shishak the king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem. 14 At that time Jeroboam's son Abijah became very sick. 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. recompensed for his deeds in the body, according to what he has done, whether He walked in all the sins of his father which sacred pillars and Asherim on every high hill and beneath every luxuriant tree. Go, the Bible provides find clues. Now The days of solar systems being no good after dark died in the 80's. You may unsubscribe from Bible Gateways emails at any time. [5] Although criticised for his cultic activities in 1 Kings,[9] calf worship was not new in Israelite ritual, but a reintroduction of earlier ritual. Abijah "Bijah" Rigdon was born about 1750. (2) The second son of the prophet Samuel (1 Samuel 8:2 1 Chronicles 6:28 (6:13)). "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. Now as the armies stood in array, ready for action and dangers, and were just going to fight, Abijah stood upon an elevated place, and beckoning with his hand, he desired the multitude and Jeroboam himself to hear first with silence what he had to say. And what is it you depend upon for victory? The Jewish Encyclopedia. [18] Baasha built the fortress of Ramah on the border, less than ten miles from Jerusalem. Jeroboam. Asa (Hebrew: .mw-parser-output .script-hebrew,.mw-parser-output .script-Hebr{font-family:"SBL Hebrew","SBL BibLit","Taamey Ashkenaz","Taamey Frank CLM","Frank Ruehl CLM","Ezra SIL","Ezra SIL SR","Keter Aram Tsova","Taamey David CLM","Keter YG","Shofar","David CLM","Hadasim CLM","Simple CLM","Nachlieli",Cardo,Alef,"Noto Serif Hebrew","Noto Sans Hebrew","David Libre",David,"Times New Roman",Gisha,Arial,FreeSerif,FreeSans}, 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. 20, and II Kings viii. The chronological discrepancy between II Chron. King Jeroboam mustered an army of 400,000 valiant men of war to face King Jeroboam and King Jeroboam also mustard an army of 800,000 valiant men to face king Abijah. 2 Chronicles13:19. 20Jeroboam ruled for twenty-two years. concluded that fighting against him was like fighting against God. He died greatly honoured by his people, and was considered for the most part a righteous king. [16] Thus the unconditional covenant blessing of YHWH guaranteed his promise to King David, to stabilize the Kingdom of David despite its ruler. "The Chronicles of the Kings of Israel", likely compiled by or derived from these kings' own scribes, is likely the source for the basic facts of Jeroboam's life and reign, though the compiler(s) of the extant Book of Kings clearly made selective use of it and added hostile commentaries. through the sons of David, being a great multitude and having with you the Little did he know that King Jeroboam was setting an ambush for him and his army. Omissions? a. Abijah it never had to end that way. 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. At So the house of Jeroboam suffered the just punishment of his impiety, and of his wicked actions. And so far concerning Abijah, the son of Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, as his history hath come down to us. William F. Albright has dated his reign to 915913 BCE. He married fourteen wives and had twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters." Abijah's . into the hands of Jeroboam, king of Israel. You may be looking for another Abijah. b. Abijah's She was Absalom's daughter. On Sept. 29, 2002, Randell's wife, Sonita L. Barkley, drowned their three sons - 4 -year-old Jehdiah, 3-year-old Abijah and 7-month-old Shereef - in a bathtub. Abijam is reported in the books of Kings and Chronicles as being the son of Maacah or Micaiah, and father of King Asa of Judah. She died on 14 Apr 1843, also in Constableville. Following the death of Rehoboam, his son Abijah succeeded the throne as King of Judah. 18And all Israel buried him and had sorrow for him, as the Word of God was spoken through His servant Ahijah the man who spoke for God. 11, 3). There were also male cult prostitutes in the land. 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. And as she rode home in heartbreak, her son Abijah died. 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. The wording in the Septuagint is "the Lord gave him a remnant". Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! with the first three years of his father Rehoboam's good reign, and Abijah's. I therefore give you counsel even now to repent, and to take better advice, and to leave off the prosecution of the war; to call to mind the laws of your country, and to reflect what it hath been that hath advanced you to so happy a state as you are now in.". Now there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam. (2 In 2 Kings 18:2 Abi occurs as an abbreviation of this name. Abijam and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles Behold, Ahijah the prophet is there, h who said of me that I should be king over this people. 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. The Bible texts: 1 Kings 15:1-7; 2 Chron 13:1-22. 4. [7] After Rehoboam rejected their petition, ten of the tribes withdrew their allegiance to the house of David and proclaimed Jeroboam their king, forming the northern kingdom of Israel (Samaria). does good, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. Philistines; therefore they called that place the Rock of Escape. (1 Samuel rebuked Jeroboam for his idolatry went to war against Jeroboam and 500,000 men Alternate titles: Abia, Abiyyah, Abiyyahu. [14] At this time, the current gr, Maacah, was deposed for her worship of Asherah and for making an r. Concerning the Death of a Son of Jeroboam. I gave you honor from among the people. sins which they committed. [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. he had committed before him; and his heart was not wholly devoted to the Lord And when the time for the burning of incense came, all the assembled worshippers were praying outside.". a. Abijah Nor did Abijah show himself zealous in God's cause after all; for when, by the conquest of Bethel (II Chron. 21Now Solomons son Rehoboam ruled in Judah. 15For the Lord will punish Israel, as a piece of grass is shaken in the water. His mother, however, turned out to be an idolatress ( 1 Kings 15:13 ). Alternatively, the prophecy could have been a logical deduction. good king. 5. 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. the abominations of the nations which the Lord dispossessed before the sons of Zechariah is old and (at first) childless. Bethel and Dan were already established cultic sites. Abijah's His mothers name was Naamah of Ammon. des Volkes Israel," iii. 1 Kings 15:3 says, " He committed all the sins his father had done before him; his heart was not fully devoted to the Lord his God, as the heart of David his forefather had been ." So his attendants said to him, 'Let us look for a young virgin to serve the king and take care of him. And they cried to the Lord, and the priests blew the trumpets. 24In their religion there were men in the land who sold the use of their bodies. [14], This "man of God" who warned Jeroboam has been equated with a seer named Iddo.[15]. Rehoboam's failures 21-24. 2 . When King Rehoboam, the first king of Judah, died, his son Abijah also called Abijam was made a king in his place. the rest of the acts of Abijah, and his ways and his words are written in the William F. Albright has dated his reign to 913873 BCE, while E. R. Thiele offers the dates 911/910870/869 BCE. Jeffery, nice insights into Zechariah and ancestry and life. Following Abijah's ascension to the throne in the 18th year of King Jeroboam I of Israel, he marched north with the purpose of winning Israel back to the Davidic kingdom. xx. g. Perhaps 669, note 5) and others, "Where was the brazen serpent till the time of Hezekiah?" Divided The wife of Jeroboam is a character in the Hebrew Bible. 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). William F. Albright has dated his reign from 922 to 901 BC, while Edwin R. Thiele offers the dates 931 to 910 BC. his life, except in the case of Uriah the Hittite. with its villages, Jeshanah with its villages and Ephron with its villages. 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. I. While still a young man, King Solomon made him superintendent over his tribesmen in the building of the fortress Millo in Jerusalem and of other public works, and he naturally became conversant with the widespread discontent caused by the extravagances which marked the reign of Solomon. comments, input or corrections. occupied the Talmudists also. 5The Lord had said to Ahijah, The wife of Jeroboam is coming to ask you about her son, for he is sick. [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. For there is no partiality listening to all these things and were scoffing at Him. But let justice roll down like waters And Abijah's reign was a brief one. ABIJAH. [Pire Rabbenu ha-adosh, v. 14, ed. with the calf which Aaron had made." This was the speech which Abijah made to the multitude. a. Abijah was thus descended from David on both his father's and his mother's side. It is alternatively translated to mean "his people are many" or "he increases the people" (from rbb, meaning "to increase"), or even "he that opposes the people". 1. He reigned There was war between He waged a major battle against Jeroboam in the mountains of Ephraim. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Abijah, Fact Monster - People - Biography of Abijah. The Hebrew Bible describes the reign of Jeroboam to have commenced following a revolt of the ten northern Israelite tribes against Rehoboam that put an end to the United Monarchy. Gruenhut, p.72, has Asahel the light-footed (II Sam. good or bad. (2 Corinthians 5:10). king turned bad: He was a good king like his father for the first three years king. time he called upon the name of YHWH for protection. He will tell you what shall . At that timea phrase used often loosely and indefinitely in sacred history. gods which you made for yourselves. But Abijah grew in strength. His short reign of only three years (913911 BC) was filled with war between Abijah and King . They both give his reign as lasting 41 years. But while he was still speaking Jeroboam sent some of his soldiers privately to encompass Abijab round about, on certain parts of the camp that were not taken notice of; and when he was thus within the compass of the enemy, his army was affrighted, and their courage failed them; but Abijah encouraged them, and exhorted them to place their hopes on God, for that he was not encompassed by the enemy. Test Answer. When Saul surrounded David but was recalled to fight the His eyes were weak because he was old. The Elijah But he must ask in faith without any doubting, for the one who doubts is (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). xvi. However, in Hebrew, "mother" and "grandmother" are the same word, once again removing any contradiction.[12]. You have gone and made for yourself other gods and objects to look like gods to make Me angry. 6 When Ahijah heard the sound of her feet coming to the door, he said, "Come in . (2) The second son of Samuel (I Samuel 8:2; I Chronicles 6:28), who, with his . Now StudyLght .org . If Kings account paints him as a bad king with nothing good to say about him. Asa was also not as just as he had been and oppressed some of the people. Numbers 21:6. g. 120,070 His death occurred at some time between Tishri 1 of 871 BCE and Nisan 1 of 870 BCE. and the golden lampstand with its lamps is ready to light every evening; for we 14At that time Jeroboams son Abijah became sick. e. Abijah Under his reign the country of the Israelites enjoyed peace for ten years. Apologists argue similarly for the ambiguity of the term "mother". And his son Abijam became king in his place. and his sons by a covenant of salt? Luke, my fellow workers. (Philemon 2324), c. Make Abijah 4. 5 The Lord had said to Ahijah, "The wife of Jeroboam is coming to ask you about her son, for he is sick. Template:TLI Template:RedirectDiffer Abijah, was a son of Jeroboam, the first king of Israel.On account of his severe illness when a youth, his father sent his wife to consult the prophet Ahijah regarding his recovery. 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. establish Jerusalem; because David did what was right in the sight of the Lord, His army consisted of four hundred thousand, but the army of Jeroboam was double to it. The prophet, though blind with old age, knew the wife of Jeroboam as soon as she approached, and under a divine impulse he announced to her that inasmuch as in Abijah alone of all the house of Jeroboam there was . So Israel has been in rebellion against the house of His mother's name was Maacah. Abijah Livermore BIRTH 12 Dec 1737, Weston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA DEATH 18 Jan 1817 (aged 79), Spencer, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA BURIAL Old Spencer Cemetery, Spencer, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA, MEMORIAL ID 170962849 Per Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots They made Him jealous with their sins, more than all their fathers had done. xvi.). a. recaptured Bethel and Ephron, which were historically part of the tribe of struck him and he died. this day. (2 Kings 17:41), d. I 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. (2) The second son of Samuel (I Samuel 8:2; I Chronicles 6:28), who, with his brother Joel, served as a judge at Beersheba. 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). him; and his heart was not wholly devoted to the Lord his God, like the heart Ahaziah's true age when he became king of Judah is easy to discern by further research. King Abijah became a king at the time King Jeroboam I had reigned for 18 years and he died during the 21st year of King Jeroboams reign. Absalom is described as only having one daughter, Tamar. Although 1. I will clean away the family of Jeroboam, as one cleans away animal waste until it is all gone. 18-23) instead of Asa. Perhaps this was too much for God and Abijah died and was replaced by a 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 . The Bible texts: 1 Kings E. R. Thiele offers the dates 914/913 911/910 BCE. 5:2127). In the Zered Wady valley after leaving Kadesh Barnea for the promised 25) enjoined. 2. I made you the leader of My people Israel. 23) also lasted thirty-six years In obtaining an alliance with the king of Syria against Baasha by giving away the gold and silver treasures of the house of the Lord (I Kings xv. Abijah not know that the Lord God of Israel gave the rule over Israel forever to David He lived well past "half [the] days . Asa was zealous in maintaining the traditional worship of God, and in rooting out idolatry, with its accompanying immoralities. people defeated them with a great slaughter, so that 500,000 chosen men of yourselves to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves! [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). 7); Asa by his feet (compare as to Adam B. But he settles everything with his wife and dies at the age of 66. In a bid to serve him with justice, he went to war intending to reclaim the ten tribes that were under the leadership of King Jeroboam. Ahijah the man who speaks for God is there. 23For they built for themselves high places, holy objects and false gods on every high hill and under every green tree. the sound of your harps. was that God routed Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah. came near to all the people and said, How long will you hesitate between two So now you intend to resist the kingdom of the Lord Ahaz is portrayed as an evil king in the Second Book of Kings (2 Kings 16:2). At 22 But when he heard . King Abijah died of natural causes and his son Asa was made a king in his place. Chronicles account paints him as a good king with nothing bad to say about him. Elder John Abijah "Bige" Gilbert, Sr was born in March of 1757 and died in March of 1868. If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him. But the 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. Therefore, I will make you go into exile Leviticus 2:13). Abijah was a righteous king at first and God worked with him in the defeat of And He said to them, He reigned three years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom. This articleincorporates text from a publication now in the public domain:Singer, Isidore; etal., eds. In Thiele's chronology, Asa made his son Jehoshaphat coregent in the year that saw the onset of his disease. attend to their work. Verse 1. 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). spite of all this, he was either worshipping idols and YHWH side by side at the And when silence was made, he began to speak, and told them, -- "God had consented that David and his posterity should be their rulers for all time to come, and this you yourselves are not unacquainted with; but I cannot but wonder how you should forsake my father, and join yourselves to his servant Jeroboam, and are now here with him to fight against those who, by God's own determination, are to reign, and to deprive them of that dominion which they have still retained; for as to the greater part of it, Jeroboam is unjustly in possession of it. 7) exemptsto march along (Soah 10a). Then he died and his son Nadab ruled in his place. You are those who justify yourselves in the sight of men, but God knows your Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). The elders of Israel made the pairs misconduct a pretext for demanding a king (I Samuel 8:4). The last years of King Abijah' s brief reign were peaceful. When Asa died, to express that he was a good king, the Chronicler declared that he was buried with honors (2 Chr 16:14). He was succeeded by Jehoshaphat, his son (by Azubah). Israel. (1 Kings 14:2224). migrated to Judah and were supporting him. This is what you should say to her. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. 2), there was also the marvelous throne of Solomon upon which all the kings of Judah subsequently sat (Esther R. i. 21 Solomon's son, Rehoboam, was 41 years old when he became king of Judah. Numbers 25:9, c. Golden with God. (Romans 2:911), d. Parable And Abijah stood up upon mount Zemaraim, which is in mount Ephraim, and spoke loudly to King Jeroboam. His reign is dated between 913910 BC to 873869 BC. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. were 24,000." His reign is dated between 913-910 BC to 873-869 BC. His wife Had met him on the ridge until She died. Thus the men of Israel were subdued at that time, and the men of Judah prevailed because they relied on the Lord, the God of their fathers. He also grew in power . walked in all the sins of his father (Rehoboam) which he had committed before 7Go and say to Jeroboam, This is what the Lord God of Israel says. When she comes she will pretend to be another woman.". Biblical background [ edit] Jeroboam was the son of Nebat, a member of the Tribe of Ephraim of Zereda. Philistines captured the ark. For these reasons Abijah's reign was a short one.[18]. 3 i Take with you ten loaves, some cakes, and a jar of honey, and go to him. 4:14), b. Asa tore down the unfinished fortress and used its raw materials to fortify Geba and Mizpah, on his side of the border.[15]. 18:50. By Gods help, King Abijah won the war, killing 500,000 men of Israel. At that time, many northerners, particularly from the tribes Ephraim and Manasseh, migrated to the Kingdom of Judah because of the fruitful golden age in Judah, and the internal conflict in Israel after the fall of the dynasty of Jeroboam I. God delivered the men of Israel into their hands of the men of Judah and they fled before Judah. Israelites were killed in 1088 BC at the extinction of Shiloh after the He left behind him twenty-two sons, and sixteen daughters; and he had also those children by fourteen wives; and Asa his son succeeded in the kingdom; and the young man's mother was Michaiah. - Hezekiah. He put them in the care of the captain of the soldiers who watched the door of the kings house. 3. Jeroboam was the son of Nebat, a member of the Tribe of Ephraim of Zereda. A grandson of Benjamin, listed in seventh position . Sadly, King Abijah is listed among the kings who did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord. He took cities from Israel such as Bethel with its villages and Jeshanah with its villages and Ephron with its villages. was a good king for the first three years, but then he turned bad and He threw the prophet Hanani in jail and "oppressed some of the people at the same time" (2 Chronicles 16:10). which were on the mind of Jesus on the Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament. The resulting peace kept Judah free from Egyptian incursions until the time of Josiah, some centuries later. 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