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1 Kings 15:2-4
Evangelical Heritage Version

2 He ruled for three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Ma’akah, granddaughter of Abishalom.[a] 3 He walked in all the sins which his father had practiced before him, and his heart was not fully devoted to the Lord as the heart of his grandfather David had been. 4 But for the sake of David, the Lord his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem by raising up his son after him and by making Jerusalem strong.

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  1. 1 Kings 15:2 Abishalom is a variant spelling of Absalom. Literally, the Hebrew reads daughter of Abishalom. Data in 2 Chronicles 13:2 implies that Ma’a kah was Absalom’s granddaughter rather than his daughter.
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