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Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrLXXΚαὶ τρία ἔτη ἐβασίλευσεν ἐπὶ Ἱερουσαλήμ· καὶ ὄνομα τῆς μητρὸς αὐτοῦ Μααχὰ, θυγάτηρ Ἀβεσσαλώμ. (Kai tria etaʸ ebasileusen epi Hierousalaʸm; kai onoma taʸs maʸtros autou Maʼaⱪa, thugataʸr Abessalōm. )
BrTrAnd he reigned [fn]three years over Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Maacha, daughter of Abessalom.
JPSThree years reigned he in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.
ASVThree years reigned he in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.
DRAHe reigned three years in Jerusalem: the name of his mother was Maacha the daughter of Abessalom.
YLTthree years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother [is] Maachah daughter of Abishalom;
DrbyHe reigned three years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Maachah, a daughter of Abishalom.
RVThree years reigned he in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom. (Three years reigned he in Yerusalem: and his mother’s name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom. )
SLTThree years he reigned in Jerusalem. And the name of his mother Maachah, daughter of Abishalom.
WbstrThree years he reigned in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.
KJB-1769Three years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.[fn][fn] (Three years reigned he in Yerusalem. And his mother’s name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom. )
15.2Maachah…: also called, Michaiah the daughter of Uriel
KJB-1611Three yeeres reigned hee in Ierusalem: and his mothers name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom. (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)
GnvaThree yeere reigned hee in Ierusalem, and his mothers name was Maachah the daughter of Abishalom. (Three year reigned he in Yerusalem, and his mothers name was Maachah the daughter of Abishalom. )
ClVgTribus annis regnavit in Jerusalem: nomen matris ejus Maacha filia Abessalom. (Tribus of_the_years reigned in/into/on Yerusalem: name mother his Maacha daughter Abessalom. )
15:2 Abijam’s mother was Maacah, Rehoboam’s favorite of his eighteen wives. She was the granddaughter of Absalom. Presumably this Absalom is David’s son. Maacah, an idol worshiper, was an evil spiritual influence in Judah (15:13).
From Sunday School lessons to inspiring sermons, modern portrayals of biblical characters often suffer from overly simplistic, two-dimensional perspectives on people’s moral character and deeds, but a careful reading of Scripture often shows reality to be more complex. The story of Abijah is ripe for similar misunderstanding unless one reads both biblical accounts of his reign. Abijah (also called Abijam) son of Rehoboam reigned for only three short years over Judah, and 1 Kings 15:3 tersely notes that “he committed all the sins that his father did before him; his heart was not true to the Lord his God.” It also notes that Abijah’s entire reign was marked by war with Jeroboam (1 Kings 15:6). From this it would be easy to assume that his reign was characterized only by wickedness and moral decline. Yet 2 Chronicles, though silent on the final assessment of Abijah’s overall character, seems to present Abijah as a leader who takes up the righteous cause of bringing the rebellious northern tribes of Israel back under the fold of Judah’s Davidic dynasty and Aaronic priesthood, though he was ultimately unsuccessful. As part of this effort, Abijah makes a foray into the northern tribes’ territory and arrives at Mount Zemaraim, but Jeroboam confronts him there with twice the amount of forces. The location of Mount Zemaraim is not certain, but it may have been located at the twin hills (which may explain the dual form of the name) of Ras ez Zemara, which suggests Abijah was advancing along a secondary route to avoid initial detection or fortifications along the main Central Ridge Route. There Abijah calls upon Jeroboam and all Israel to return to the leadership of David and Aaron. While Abijah is making his appeal, however, Jeroboam positions some of his forces in ambush behind Abijah’s forces, but Abijah’s men win a great victory over them and capture the towns of Bethel, Jeshanah, and Ephron (also called Ophrah). The writer of Chronicles notes that Abijah’s forces were victorious “because they relied on the Lord” and that Jeroboam never recovered from his weakened power for the rest of his reign, while Abijah grew strong (though Abijah’s reign was only for three years).
