Abijah

Rechav'am slept with his ancestors and was buried with his ancestors in the City of David; his mother's name was Na'amah the 'Amonit. Then Aviyam his son became king in his place.

It was in the eighteenth year of King Yarov'am the son of N'vat that Aviyam began his reign over Y'hudah.

Other activities of Aviyam and all his accomplishments are recorded in the Annals of the Kings of Y'hudah. But there was war between Aviyam and Yarov'am.

Aviyam slept with his ancestors, and they buried him in the City of David. Then Asa his son became king in his place.

Shlomo's son was Rechav'am, his son Aviyah, his son Asa, his son Y'hoshafat,

After her, he married Ma'akhah the daughter of Avshalom; she became the mother of Aviyah, 'Atai, Ziza and Shlomit.

Rechav'am appointed Aviyah the son of Ma'akhah chief, the leader of his brothers, because he intended to make him king.

Rechav'am slept with his ancestors and was buried in the City of David. Then Aviyah his son became king in his place.

It was in the eighteenth year of King Yarov'am that Aviyah began his reign over Y'hudah.

He ruled three years in Yerushalayim; his mother's name was Mikhayahu the daughter of Uri'el from Giv'ah. There was war between Aviyah and Yarov'am.

Aviyah joined the battle with an army of valiant soldiers, 400,000 select troops; while Yarov'am took the field against him with 800,000 select troops who were valiant, strong men.

Aviyah, standing on Mount Z'marayim, in the hills of Efrayim, cried, "Yarov'am and all Isra'el! Listen to me!

Then the men of Y'hudah gave forth a shout, and as the men of Y'hudah shouted, God struck Yarov'am and all Isra'el before Aviyah and Y'hudah.

Aviyah and his army inflicted a great slaughter on them - 500,000 of Isra'el's select soldiers fell dead.

Aviyah pursued Yarov'am, taking from him the towns of Beit-El with its villages, Y'shanah with its villages and 'Efrayin with its villages.

Yarov'am did not recover his strength during the time of Aviyahu. Finally ADONAI struck him, and he died.

But Aviyahu grew strong; he married fourteen wives and became the father of twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.

Other activities of Aviyah, together with his ways of doing things and his sayings, are recorded in the commentary of the prophet 'Iddo.

Aviyah slept with his ancestors, and they buried him in the City of David. Then Asa his son became king in his place; during his time the land was quiet for ten years.

Shlomo was the father of Rechav`am, Rechav`am was the father of Aviyah, Aviyah was the father of Asa,