and reigned three years in Jerusalem.(A) His mother’s name was Maacah(B) daughter[a] of Abishalom.

Abijam walked in all the sins his father before him had committed,(C) and he was not completely devoted to the Lord his God as his ancestor David had been.(D) But because of David, the Lord his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem to raise up his son after him and to establish Jerusalem.(E)

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  1. 1 Kings 15:2 Possibly granddaughter; 2Ch 13:2

and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother’s name was Maakah(A) daughter of Abishalom.[a]

He committed all the sins his father had done before him; his heart was not fully devoted(B) to the Lord his God, as the heart of David his forefather had been. Nevertheless, for David’s sake the Lord his God gave him a lamp(C) in Jerusalem by raising up a son to succeed him and by making Jerusalem strong.

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  1. 1 Kings 15:2 A variant of Absalom; also in verse 10