He followed the same sins as his father and did not worship God. Buber, 1, has seven instead of five.]. She was 71 years old. Kings account paints him as a bad king with nothing good to say about him. Now there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam. (2 b. (19011906). a. Jeroboam chief wife was Absolam's daughter. Concerning the Death of a Son of Jeroboam. Birth and Marriage 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. StudyLght .org . people did not answer him a word. (1 Kings 18:21), c. So It is written about him that he walked in all the sins that his father did before him, and his heart was not wholly true to the Lord his God, as the heart of David his father. had already ignored the warnings of two prophets and endured the death of his You have gone and made for yourself other gods and objects to look like gods to make Me angry. Jeroboam was the son of Nebat, a member of the Tribe of Ephraim of Zereda. The rabbis recount many transgressions committed by Abijah against his fellow men, which resulted in drawing God's vengeance upon him more speedily than upon Jeroboam's idolatries. exactly mirrors the defeat David was about to suffer at the hands of Saul on 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. Frances died in 1804. Is it upon these golden heifers, and the altars that you have on high places, which are demonstrations of your impiety, and not of religious worship? Was thousand fell in one day." And Jeroboam drew up his line of battle against him with 800,000 chosen mighty warriors. "routed" by God through the army of Abijah. For he alone of Jeroboams family will come to the grave. recaptured Bethel and Ephron, which were historically part of the tribe of KingAbijah and his army struck and killed 500,000 men of the army of Israel. 2 And Jeroboam said to his wife, "Arise, and disguise yourself, that it not be known that you are the wife of Jeroboam, and go to g Shiloh. He even took all the body coverings of gold which Solomon had made. Verse 1. Jeroboam. 15:1-7; 2 Chron 13:1-22, 1. You have put Me behind your back. xx. And when the men of Judah shouted, God defeated King Jeroboam and all Israel before King Abijah and his army. so they cried to the Lord, and the priests blew the trumpets. In these two years he made an expedition against Gibbethon, a city of the Philistines, and continued the siege in order to take it; but he was conspired against while he was there by a friend of his, whose name was Baasha, the son of Ahijah, and was slain; which Baasha took the kingdom after the other's death, and destroyed the whole house of Jeroboam. Abijah died in Lebanon, ME, 15 January 1809, age 91 . And his son Abijam became king in his place. Dcn. will be tribulation and distress for every soul of man who does evil, of the During the reign of King Rehoboam, Israel split into two kingdoms, the northern kingdom of Israel and the kingdom of Judah. His mother's name was Athaliah the granddaughter of Omri. King Abijah saw king Jeroboam as one who has rebelled against the house of David and had managed to split Israel into two kingdoms and had successfully usurped ten tribes and made himself king over them. 1 Kings 14:1. sacred pillars and Asherim on every high hill and beneath every luxuriant tree. 26 (Tosef., Soah, xii. 2 . 1. [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. His son dieth, and is buried; and he likewise: Nadab his son succeedeth, 1 Kings 14:17-20. Some scholars believe the biblical accounts of Abijam's family to be contradictory;[6] however, a study of Hebrew linguistics may remove any seeming contradictions. him. Rehoboam ruled 17 years in Jerusalem, the city the Lord chose for his own. It was during this time period of peace that he had passed away and his son Asa came to the throne. So his attendants said to him, 'Let us look for a young virgin to serve the king and take care of him. 50+ premium resources (>$2,400 value!). Jew first and also of the Greek, but glory and honor and peace to everyone who [13] The prophecy is fulfilled in 2 Kings. possible scenarios for the sins of Abijah: a. must not be double minded men: But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of The The Why do you pretend to be another woman? Biblical background [ edit] Jeroboam was the son of Nebat, a member of the Tribe of Ephraim of Zereda. [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. O children of Israel, fight ye not against the LORD God of your fathers; for ye shall not prosper (2 Chronicles 13:12).. God had a sense of dj vu in the fact that both Abijah and his father Rehoboam Jeroboam I (/drbo.m/; Hebrew: Yrm; Greek: , romanized:Hierobom) was the first king of the northern Kingdom of Israel. Was Ahaziah 22 or 42 years old when he became king of Judah? The wording in the Septuagint is "the Lord gave him a remnant". his own against them. According to the Book of Chronicles Abijah had a force of 400,000 and Jeroboam 800,000. 14But the Lord will send a king over Israel who will destroy the family of Jeroboam this day and from now on. The chronological discrepancy between II Chron. 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. She was Absalom's daughter. set up two sanctuaries: in the north at Dan and in the south at Bethel. Israel. (1 Kings 14:2224). [23], Jeroboam was crippled by this severe defeat to Abijah and posed little threat to the Kingdom of Judah for the rest of his reign. . Azariah son of Oded, a wiseman and prophet, exhorted Asa[13] to reinforce strict national observance of The Law given to Moses, and Asa paid heed. 5. keep the charge of the Lord our God, but you have forsaken Him. His mother,[a] named Zeruah ( "leprous") was a widow. good king. then he was like the man Jesus warned about who loved the world and God at the other, or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. [8][9] Similarly, Maacah is initially described as Abijah's mother, but subsequently described as the mother of his son Asa. wrote Ps 18 as a result of this escape and penned the words: "My God, my every effort to come to me soon; for Demas, having loved this present world, And they cried to the Lord, and the priests blew the trumpets. for Saul and his men were surrounding David and his men to seize them. Abijah 22), but forced also the students of the Lawnay, even newly married husbands, whom the Law (Deut. Jeroboam's child dies 19-20. Following the death of Rehoboam, his son Abijah succeeded the throne as King of Judah. sons of Israel fled before Judah, God gave them into their hand. 29Now the rest of the acts of Rehoboam and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? Absalom is described as only having one daughter, Tamar. 1. Behold, Ahijah the prophet is there, h who said of me that I should be king over this people. [20] Thiele's chronology for the first kings of Judah contained an internal inconsistency that later scholars corrected by dating these kings one year earlier, so that Asa's dates are taken as 912/911 to 871/870 BC in the present article. 9, compare xvi. walked in all the sins of his father (Rehoboam) which he had committed before Philistines captured the ark. with its villages, Jeshanah with its villages and Ephron with its villages. 31Rehoboam died and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. You are those who justify yourselves in the sight of men, but God knows your He was succeeded by Jehoshaphat, his son (by Azubah). As stated above, Saul was in his 70s when he died. Omissions? I will kill every male from Jeroboam, both owned and free in Israel. In the Septuagint he is called Hieroboam ().[2]. The days of solar systems being no good after dark died in the 80's. Maacah the daughter of Abishalom. people defeated them with a great slaughter, so that 500,000 chosen men of He defeated King Jeroboam in battle. 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. Abijah lived on the westerly side on the Old Road near Merrow's Corner . 22 But when he heard . Barbara remained in Texas and drew a pension and received her last pension payment 8 February 1900 and was dropped from the Pension Rolls on 31 July 1900 so she died sometime between those two dates. in the Bible. The rabbis also point out that it was improper for Abijah to accuse the whole of Israel of idolatry and to proclaim the appointment of Jeroboam as king to have been the work of "vain men, the children of Belial" (II Chron. Summary statement of Jeroboam's reign 21-31. And the Lord struck him down and he died. 1 Kings and 2 Chronicles describe his reign in a favorable manner. Maacah lost, was deposed, and lived out the rest of her life in the Jerusalem harem. 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. Zechariah is old and (at first) childless. [12], Non-conformist minister Alexander Maclaren considers Abijah "a wiser and better man than his father". recompensed for his deeds in the body, according to what he has done, whether 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. good or bad. (2 Corinthians 5:10). [12] There Abijah rallied his troops with a phrase which has since become famous: "God Himself is with us for a Captain". b. Jeroboam king turned bad: He was a good king like his father for the first three years By Therefore, I will make you go into exile [14], This "man of God" who warned Jeroboam has been equated with a seer named Iddo.[15]. 2 Abijah ruled in Jerusalem for three years. Remember, there were many other times when God "killed New Life Version (NLV). pointed out that the true priests who Jeroboam had banished out of Israel had and killed half a million of his men. 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. [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 they also built for themselves high places and "Now in the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, Abijam became king over Judah. He will tell you what shall . 119a; compare III Sibyl. xxxv. 4. His mother, however, turned out to be an idolatress ( 1 Kings 15:13 ). ii. righteousness like an ever-flowing stream. Gruenhut, p.72, has Asahel the light-footed (II Sam. 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. Elijah xxii. the battle with an army of valiant warriors, 400,000 chosen men, while Jeroboam attacked Abijah and surrounded him. Rehoboam and Judah sin against the Lord, 1 Kings 4:21-24. King Abijah didn't do everything right when he ruled Judah, but there were some things that he did do well. At that time Presently after the things related in the foregoing chapter, which, though apparently connected with the beginning of his reign, yet might possibly be done a good while after it, and so Ahijah the prophet be very old, as he is described to be, 1 Kings 14:4. 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 ." 22, 23; Ta'an. 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". 23For they built for themselves high places, holy objects and false gods on every high hill and under every green tree. God gave Abijah's men strength and they routed Jeroboam's armies. was a good king for the first three years, but then he turned bad and The 30There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam always. Sadly, King Abijah is listed among the kings who did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord. In At [3] He had at least two sons, Abijah[4] and Nadab, who succeeded him on the throne. [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]. And the birds of the air will eat anyone who dies in the field. This was the speech which Abijah made to the multitude. 2); while the other great treasures were given by Asa to the king of Syria to obtain his alliance; then they were taken again by the Ammonites, to be recaptured by Jehoshaphat; then they fell into the hands of Sennacherib, from whom Hezekiah recovered them, and at the capture of Jerusalem they came into the hands of the Babylonians; then into those of the Persians, and afterward of the Macedonians, and finally of the Romans, who kept them at Rome (Pes. According to Rabbanic Literature Gehazi possessed a magnet by which he lifted up the idol made by Jeroboam, so that it was seen between heaven and earth; he had "Yhwh" engraved on it, and in consequence the idol (a calf) pronounced the first two words of the Decalogue (ib.). The biblical account states that his elite warriors fended off a pincer movement to rout Jeroboam's troops, killing 500,000 of them. She got ready and went to Shiloh, and came to Ahijahs house. 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 the Lord has said it. 12Get up and go to your house. off" gentile nations who tried to fight the Hebrews, but these are all [9] In Hebrew, "daughter" and "granddaughter" are the same word, removing any contradiction there. You may be looking for another Abijah. He was succeeded by Jehoshaphat, his son (by Azubah). 1, 2; Seder 'Olam R. the abominations of the nations which the Lord dispossessed before the sons of He did only what was right in My eyes. Abijah (Peter) Whitman (b. Calf at Sinai: "Then the Lord smote the people, because of what they did At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick. 145).[15]. d. Abijah After concluding a battle with Zerah of Ethiopia in the 10th year of his reign, there was peace in Judah (2 Chronicles 14:1,9) until the 36th year of Asa's reign (2 Chronicles 16:1). Because of this, God ultimately struck Jeroboam and he died (v 20), but God blessed Abijah and "he grew mighty," (v 21). pointed out the idolatry of Jeroboam. vii. As she came to the door of the house, the child died. [3] He had at least two sons, Abijah [4] and Nadab, who succeeded him on the throne. Abijah reigned for only three years (913-911 BC) in Judah before he died. the days of our life. 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). treatise of the prophet Iddo. (2 Chronicles 13:122). 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