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1 Kings 15:2

AbsalomMaachahJerusalem

1 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijam became king of Judah,

and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother’s name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom.

3 And Abijam walked in all the sins that his father before him had committed, and his heart was not as fully devoted to the LORD his God as the heart of David his forefather had been.

4 Nevertheless, for the sake of David, the LORD his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem by raising up a son to succeed him and to make Jerusalem strong.

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BSB
and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother’s name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom.
KJV
Three years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.
WEB
He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.
ASV
Three years reigned he in Jerusalem: and his mother`s name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.
DARBY
He reigned three years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Maachah, a daughter of Abishalom.
BLB
He reigned in Jerusalem three years. And the name of his mother [was] Maacah daughter of Abishalom.
ÅB
Han regjerte tre år i Jerusalem. Hans mor hette Ma'aka; hun var datter til Abisalom.
OTB
Han regjerte i tre år i Jerusalem, og hans mor var Maaka, Abisaloms datter.
B1930
Han regjerte tre år i Jerusalem. Hans mor hette Ma'aka; hun var datter til Abisalom.

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Cross references

  • 2 Chronicles 13:2

    and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother’s name was Micaiah daughter of Uriel; she was from Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.

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  • 2 Chronicles 11:20–22

    After her, he married Maacah daughter of Absalom, and she bore to him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.

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  • 1 Kings 15:13

    He also removed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made a detestable Asherah pole. Asa chopped down the pole and burned it in the Kidron Valley.

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