2 Tawarikh 13:1-2
Konteks13:1 In the eighteenth year of the reign of King Jeroboam, Abijah became king over Judah. 13:2 He ruled for three years in Jerusalem. 1 His mother was Michaiah, the daughter of Uriel from Gibeah. 2
There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.
2 Tawarikh 13:22--14:1
Konteks13:22 The rest of the events of Abijah’s reign, including his deeds and sayings, 3 are recorded in the writings of the prophet Iddo.
14:1 (13:23) 4 Abijah passed away 5 and was buried in the City of David. 6 His son Asa replaced him as king. During his reign 7 the land had rest for ten years.
[13:2] 1 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
[13:2] 2 tn The parallel text in 1 Kgs 15:1 identifies his mother as “Maacah, the daughter of Abishalom” [=Absalom, 2 Chr 11:20). Although most English versions identify the mother’s father as Uriel of Gibeah, a number of English versions substitute the name “Maacah” here for the mother (e.g., NIV, NCV, CEV, NLT).
[13:22] 3 tn Heb “and his ways and his words.”
[14:1] 4 sn Beginning with 14:1, the verse numbers through 14:15 in the English Bible differ from the verse numbers in the Hebrew text (BHS), with 14:1 ET = 13:23 HT, 14:2 ET = 14:1 HT, 14:3 ET = 14:2 HT, etc., through 14:15 ET = 14:14 HT. Beginning with 15:1 the verse numbers in the ET and HT are again the same.
[14:1] 5 tn Heb “lay down with his fathers.”
[14:1] 6 sn The phrase the City of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.