Bible Strands
1 Kings 15:2
and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother’s name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records the regnal data for Abijam, king of Judah, immediately following his accession in the eighteenth year of Jeroboam son of Nebat.
The words — מָלַ֖ךְ (ma.Lakh) means he reigned, and שָׁלֹ֣שׁ (sha.Losh) means three, specifying the duration and location of his rule in Jerusalem.
The thread — The reign length parallels 2 Chronicles 13:2, while the maternal lineage connects to 2 Chronicles 11:20 and her later removal in 1 Kings 15:13.
Why it lands — The text establishes royal succession and maternal lineage to frame the historical record before detailing the king’s spiritual failure in 1 Kings 15:3.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Three years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.
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.
- 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.
- 2 Chronicles 11:20 After her, he married Maacah daughter of Absalom, and she bore to him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.