into the hands of Jeroboam, king of Israel. 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. 1 Kings and 2 Chronicles describe his reign in a favorable manner. 22 But when he heard . The name of Rehoboams mother was Naamah of Ammon. It is likely that the story of the golden calf in the wilderness[30] was composed as a polemic against Jeroboam's cultic restoration by claiming that its origins were inconsistent with worship of YHWH.[7]. Or, secondly, Many years after it, i.e. [10][11] Similarly, Maacah is initially described as Abijah's mother, but subsequently described as the mother of his son Asa. The biblical account states that his elite warriors fended off a pincer movement to rout Jeroboam's troops, killing 500,000 of them. 6b). opinions? It was during this time period of peace that he had passed away and his son Asa came to the throne. hearts; for that which is highly esteemed among men is detestable in the sight Judah raised a war cry, and when the men of Judah raised the war cry, then it 2And Jeroboam said to his wife, Get ready and dress yourself so no one will know that you are the wife of Jeroboam. was trapped in the ambush and about to be defeated. She was the daughter of Philip and Sarah (Child) Dore. comments, input or corrections. gospel with Paul but fell away to the world to destruction, a. Since David died when he was 70 years old, it means that he was 50 years old when Bathsheba (9-11 years old) gave birth to Solomon. 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. will not accept them; And I will not even look at the peace offerings of your 3 i Take with you ten loaves, some cakes, and a jar of honey, and go to him. The result was that the capital was under pressure and the military situation was precarious. But let justice roll down like waters And Ahaz was 20 when he became king of Judah and reigned for 16 years. He was the son of Rehoboam and the grandson of Solomon. 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. total reign was 3 years and the details of his reign appear that he was a good in the Bible. in the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, Abijam became king For David, God let Abijam set up the kingdom in Jerusalem. 22), but forced also the students of the Lawnay, even newly married husbands, whom the Law (Deut. 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. Chart of historic Culls of Hebrews by God, a. 31Rehoboam died and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. king. cross! the days of our life. to flee to Jerusalem. Frances died in 1804. 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. For half a dozen priests from old Abijah's clan. good king. These two kings were . King Abijah continued to be great. Leviticus 2:13). also carried along Sikkuth your king and Kiyyun, your images, the star of your people defeated them with a great slaughter, so that 500,000 chosen men 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. A grandson of Benjamin, listed in seventh position . He, forewarned by God, denounceth his ruin because of idolatry; and the death of his child; and the destruction of Israel, 1 Kings 14:5-16. 26 (Tosef., Soah, xii. [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. Numbers 16:49, b. Following Abijah's ascension to the throne in the 18th . [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". The with God. (Romans 2:911), d. Parable No c. The B. It is probable this Abijah was Jeroboam's eldest son. He will tell you what will happen to the boy. 4Jeroboams wife did so. You may unsubscribe from Bible Gateways emails at any time. The days of solar systems being no good after dark died in the 80's. His mothers name was Maacah, also called Michaiah. 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). recompensed for his deeds in the body, according to what he has done, whether And the reason for this affliction of Asa was that, when enlisting the whole of Judah in war he "exempted none" (I Kings xv. Behold, Ahijah the prophet is there, h who said of me that I should be king over this people. Kings 14:2224. [20] During his short reign of three years, Abijah went to considerable lengths to bring the Kingdom of Israel back under his control. Zechariah is old and (at first) childless. 7Go and say to Jeroboam, This is what the Lord God of Israel says. 1 At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick. bijah) [My Father Is Jehovah]. As she came to the door of the house, the child died. time he called upon the name of YHWH for protection. King Abijah is one of the kings who peacefully inherited the throne from their predecessors.King Abijah is one of the kings who did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord. It cannot be forgotten that Aang was frozen in the ice for more than 100 years. 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. [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. 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. 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. worthless men gathered about him, scoundrels, who proved too strong for 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? Judah had just been conquered and turned into a vassal of Egypt, while Israel stood between the Egyptian and Mesopotamian empires. 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. 18:50. And the Lord struck him down and he died. Kingdom Period: Israel: 931-723 BC; Judah: 931-587 BC, The good king who turned to the dark side. Exodus 32:35, e. Golden (2) The second son of Samuel (I Samuel 8:2; I Chronicles 6:28), who, with his . through the sons of David, being a great multitude and having with you the His reign is dated between 913-910 BC to 873-869 BC. 15:17), 2. so they cried to the Lord, and the priests blew the trumpets. 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. ABIJAH ISAAC HIGBY (1798-1871) and TRYPHENA PERKINS (1800-1867) Abijah Isaac Higby was born 12 July 1798 in West Turin, Lewis County, New York. of Solomon the son of David, rose up and rebelled against his master, and were good kings in the first three years of their reigns but then turned bad. Did you present Me with sacrifices Buber, 3) and behold, "in the time of his old age he was diseased in his feet" (I Kings xv. Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life. Uriel of Gibeah. Samson was distinguished by his strength, and behold, "his strength went from him" (Judges xvi. 14At that time Jeroboams son Abijah became sick. His mother's name was Maacah. of the Kings of Judah? Chronicles account paints him as a good king with nothing bad to say about him. those who died on account of Korah." b. Jeroboam So Israel has been in rebellion against the house of Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! . does good, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. 5The Lord had said to Ahijah, The wife of Jeroboam is coming to ask you about her son, for he is sick. Abijah, was a son of Jeroboam, the first king of Israel. d. David 1 Kings 14:1. Jeffery, nice insights into Zechariah and ancestry and life. William F. Albright has dated his reign to 913873 BCE, while E. R. Thiele offers the dates 911/910870/869 BCE. . pointed out that the true priests who Jeroboam had banished out of Israel had Luke narrates ours that Ezekiel "belonged to the priestly distribution of Abijah." Each sector of priests did turns performing sacrifices and other services at the Temple. 23:26-28). I will clean away the family of Jeroboam, as one cleans away animal waste until it is all gone. Abijah's reign was a brief one. Yet did not Jeroboam lay any of these things to heart, but he brought together a very numerous army, and made a warlike expedition against Abijah, the son of Rehoboam, who had succeeded his father in the kingdom of the two tribes; for he despised him because of his age. possible scenarios for the sins of Abijah: a. King Abijah, son of King Rehoboam, was a king who did wicked in God's eyes: "And 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" ( 1 Kings 15:3 ). We righteousness like an ever-flowing stream. 4. Epaphras, As his mother crossed the threshold of the door on her return, the youth died, and "all Israel mourned for him". "ASA (abbreviation of Asayah)". Benjamin. She can lie beside him so that our lord the king may keep warm.'. For he alone of Jeroboams family will come to the grave. 21 Solomon's son, Rehoboam, was 41 years old when he became king of Judah. You clearly forgot that solar power can be stored now very efficiently for 24hr use. Abijah and his 1 Corinthians 10:8, f. the beloved physician, sends you his greetings, and also Demas. (Colossians He purged the land of foreign religions and false idols; all the sites of Baal and Asherah worship were destroyed and the nation and YHWH entered into a renewed covenant. Jeroboam. Thus it is stated that he mutilated the corpses of Jeroboam's soldiers, and even would not permit them to be interred until they had arrived at a state of putrefaction. 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. His death occurred at some time between Tishri 1 of 871 BCE and Nisan 1 of 870 BCE. He was the son of Rehoboam and . Ahaziah's true age when he became king of Judah is easy to discern by further research. Bethel was given as a tribal inheritance to Benjamin, It was captured by f. [1], Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. [17], Although Abijah took up God's cause against Jeroboam, the idolatrous king of Israel, he was not permitted to enjoy the fruits of his victory over the latter for any considerable time, dying as he did shortly after his campaign (Josephus, "Ant." 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. He was buried at John Gilbert Cemetery, Marcum, Clay County, Kentucky, USA. And they cried to the Lord, and the priests blew the trumpets. Hanani the Seer, a prophet, admonished Asa for relying on the King of Syria as opposed to Divine help in defeating Baasha (2 Chronicles 16:710). In good or bad. (2 Corinthians 5:10). b. Abijah's 17Then Jeroboams wife got up and left and came to Tirzah. e. Perhaps This articleincorporates text from a publication now in the public domain:Singer, Isidore; etal., eds. And He said to them, Barbara states that she married Abijah Snow in Jasper, Arkansas under the name Barbara Casey. (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. [12] He began his three-year reign (2 Chr. [4] His eyes were weak because he was old. (1) The seventh son of Becher the son of Benjamin (1 Chronicles 7:8). the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, Abijah became king over Judah. But Abijah grew in strength. then he was like the man Jesus warned about who loved the world and God at the are enemies of the cross of Christ, whose end is destruction, whose god is He reigned three years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom. 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? There was war between She got ready and went to Shiloh, and came to Ahijahs house. three years in Jerusalem; and his mothers name was Micaiah the daughter of Because of this, God ultimately struck Jeroboam and he died (v 20), but God blessed Abijah and "he grew mighty," (v 21). Shittim, just before crossing the Jordan: "Those who died by the plague Israel stoned him to death. 7) (Tosef., Soah, xii. 18-23) instead of Asa. Sign up now for the latest news and deals from Bible Gateway! Jeroboam reigned for 22 years. On account of his severe illness when a youth, his father sent his wife to consult the prophet Ahijah regarding his recovery. He married fourteen wives and had twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters." Abijah's . Summary statement of Jeroboam's reign 21-31. Thus, we know his death date. beyond Damascus, says the Lord, whose name is the God of hosts. (Amos fatlings. 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. and YHWH at the same time or was he a good king who turned to the dark side? Ahaz is portrayed as an evil king in the Second Book of Kings (2 Kings 16:2). The elders of Israel made the pairs misconduct a pretext for demanding a king (I Samuel 8:4). Abijah began Jeroboam was the son of Nebat, a member of the Tribe of Ephraim of Zereda. For that man ought not [Pire Rabbenu ha-adosh, v. 14, ed. In a single battle, Judah killed 500, 000 men of Israel. occupied the Talmudists also. 20, and II Kings viii. Israel. (1 Kings 14:2224). And Abijah stood up upon mount Zemaraim, which is in mount Ephraim, and spoke loudly to King Jeroboam. You Now behold, 1 Kings 15:3 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. He defeated King Jeroboam in battle. Summary 6. are no gods. Elijah He threw the prophet Hanani in jail and "oppressed some of the people at the same time" (2 Chronicles 16:10). Bethel and Dan were already established cultic sites. 8I tore the nation away from the family of David and gave it to you. a. Luke 1:8-10 "Once when Zechariah's division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God, he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to go into the temple of the Lord and burn incense. Then the men of Judah raised the battle shout. of the Ten Virgins: Mt 25:1f, e. For Or is it the exceeding multitude of your army which gives you such good hopes? And before the army of Judah knew, King Jeroboam had sent an ambush around to come upon them from behind. I. 24In their religion there were men in the land who sold the use of their bodies. So the house of Jeroboam suffered the just punishment of his impiety, and of his wicked actions. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Now the rest of the acts of He was one of the early settlers of Lebanon, ME. 14But the Lord will send a king over Israel who will destroy the family of Jeroboam this day and from now on. This is what you should say to her. The Chronicler stated that after Abijah's death, Asa, his son, succeeded him. wrote Ps 18 as a result of this escape and penned the words: "My God, my They did all the hated things of the nations which the Lord drove away before the people of Israel. "Now in the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, Abijam became king over Judah. But Jeroboam, the king of the ten tribes, died when he had governed them two and twenty years; whose son Nadab succeeded him, in the second year of the reign of Asa. 3 He did all the same sins that his father before him had done. son for his idolatry. By When Judah turned around, behold, they were attacked both front and rear; According to Edwin R. Thiele chronology,[1] when Asa became very ill, he made Jehoshaphat coregent. Then they'd be told, "The clan is back! with the first three years of his father Rehoboam's good reign, and Abijah's. You may be looking for another Abijah. He lived in Ste. His mother's name was Athaliah the granddaughter of Omri. b. Abijah She groaned for days and . Abijah reigned for only three years (913-911 BC) in Judah before he died. Was Ahaziah 22 or 42 years old when he became king of Judah? 25) enjoined. Then Abijah stood on Mount Zemaraim, which is in the hill [18] Baasha built the fortress of Ramah on the border, less than ten miles from Jerusalem. the abominations of the nations which the Lord dispossessed before the sons of introducing Abijah, this is interjected in a way to show that the war of According to the Hebrew Bible, Jeroboam was in "constant war with the house of Judah". He married fourteen wives, and had 22 sons, and 16 daughters. treatise of the prophet Iddo. (2 Chronicles 13:122). 2) in contradiction with xxi. His mother, however, turned out to be an idolatress ( 1 Kings 15:13 ). his own against them. messenger came to Saul, saying, Hurry and come, for the Philistines have made 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. and grain offerings in the wilderness for forty years, O house of Israel? 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