1. Now in the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, son of Nebat, Abijam became king over Judah.
2. He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.
3. He walked in all the sins of his father which he had done before him; and his heart was not wholly devoted to Adonai his God, like the heart of his father David.
4. Nevertheless, for David’s sake, Adonai his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem, raising up his son after him and establishing Jerusalem.