Strong H29H29Iאֲבִיָּ֫הוּ, אֲבִיָּה

Abijah

One of the 8 senses of Strong H29

Transliteration
'ăbîyâh 'ăbîyâhû
Pronunciation
{ab-ee-yaw'} ab-ee-yaw'-hoo
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A king of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.14.31;
son of: Rehoboam (H7346) and Maacah (H4601K);
brother of: Attai (H6262I), Ziza (H2124H) and Shelomith (H8019);
father of: Asa (H609);
half-brother of: Jeush (H3266K), Shemariah (H8114H) and Zaham (H2093); also called Abijam (KJV: Abia) at 1Ki.14.31; 15.1,7,8;

Meaning of the name

Abia or Abiah or Abijah = "Jehovah is (my) father"

General definition

From H1 and H3050; father (that is worshipper) of Jah;
{Abijah} the name of several Israelite men and two Israelitesses: - {Abiah} Abijah.

In the biblical story

Abijah

King of Judah, son of Rehoboam

Abijah, the son of Rehoboam, reigned as king of Judah for three years and continued in the sins of his father.

In the Bible

Strong H29I appears in 15 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • abijah13
  • abia1
  • begin1

First verses

  1. 1 Chronicles 3:10
    And Solomon’s son was Rehoboam, Abia his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,
  2. 2 Chronicles 11:20
    And after her he took Maachah the daughter of Absalom; which bare him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.
  3. 2 Chronicles 11:22
    And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maachah the chief, to be ruler among his brethren: for he thought to make him king.
  4. 2 Chronicles 12:16
    And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abijah his son reigned in his stead.
  5. 2 Chronicles 13:1
    Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah.
  6. 2 Chronicles 13:2
    He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also was Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.
  7. 2 Chronicles 13:3
    And Abijah set the battle in array with an army of valiant men of war, even four hundred thousand chosen men: Jeroboam also set the battle in array against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men, being mighty men of valour.
  8. 2 Chronicles 13:4
    And Abijah stood up upon mount Zemaraim, which is in mount Ephraim, and said, Hear me, thou Jeroboam, and all Israel;
  9. 2 Chronicles 13:15
    Then the men of Judah gave a shout: and as the men of Judah shouted, it came to pass, that God smote Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.
  10. 2 Chronicles 13:17
    And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.
  11. 2 Chronicles 13:19
    And Abijah pursued after Jeroboam, and took cities from him, Beth–el with the towns thereof, and Jeshanah with the towns thereof, and Ephrain with the towns thereof.
  12. 2 Chronicles 13:20
    Neither did Jeroboam recover strength again in the days of Abijah: and the Lord struck him, and he died.
  13. 2 Chronicles 13:21
    But Abijah waxed mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.
  14. 2 Chronicles 13:22
    And the rest of the acts of Abijah, and his ways, and his sayings, are written in the story of the prophet Iddo.
  15. 2 Chronicles 14:1
    So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead. In his days the land was quiet ten years.
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