1 Now in the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, son of Nebat, Abijam became king over Judah.
2 He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.
3 He walked in all the sins of his father which he had done before him; and his heart was not wholly devoted to Adonai his God, like the heart of his father David.
4 Nevertheless, for David’s sake, Adonai his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem, raising up his son after him and establishing Jerusalem.