He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Micaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.
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He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Micaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.
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He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also was Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.
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Three years reigned he in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Micaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.
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Passages linked to 2 Chronicles 13:2 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 2 Chronicles 11:20 After her, he took Maacah the daughter of Absalom; and she bore him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.
- 1 Kings 15:6-7 Now there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life. The rest of the acts of Abijam, and all that he did, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? There was war between Abijam and Jeroboam.
- Joshua 18:28 Zelah, Eleph, the Jebusite (also called Jerusalem), Gibeath, and Kiriath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families.
- Judges 19:14 So they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down on them near Gibeah, which belongs to Benjamin.
- Judges 19:16 Behold, an old man came from his work out of the field at evening. Now the man was from the hill country of Ephraim, and he lived in Gibeah; but the men of the place were Benjamites.
- 1 Samuel 10:26 Saul also went to his house to Gibeah; and the army went with him, whose hearts God had touched.
- 1 Kings 15:2 He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Or, Maachah, 1 Kings 15:2.
Or, Maachah, 1 Kings 15:2.
Called also Abishalom, for Abishalom was her grandfather, 1 Kings 15:2.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ch 13:2 He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His…
2Ch 13:2 He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also [was] Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.
Ver. 2. His mother’s name was Michaiah.] Alias Maachah. See on 2Ch 11:21-22.
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And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.] Like as there had been between Rehoboam and Jeroboam. So the dissension betwixt England and Scotland, which consumed more Christian blood, wrought more spoil and destruction, and continued longer, than ever quarrel we read of did between any two people in the world.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Michaiah the daughter of Uriel, called Maachah the daughter…
Michaiah the daughter of Uriel, called Maachah the daughter of Absalom, 1Ki 15:2. She might be daughter to one, and granddaughter to the other; or the proper and natural daughter of the, one, and the other’s by adoption, of which there are instances in Scripture; or the same person might be called Uriel and Absalom: see 1Ki 15:2.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And Abijah set the battle in array, with an…
And Abijah set the battle in array, with an army of valiant man of war, even four hundred thousand chosen men,.... Collected such an army of select men, led them into his enemy's country, and set them in order of battle:
and Jeroboam also set the battle in array against him, with eight hundred thousand chosen men, being mighty men of valour; double the number of Abijah s army, he having ten tribes to collect out of, and Abijah but two.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 2. His mother's name - was Michaiah] See…
Verse 2. His mother's name - was Michaiah] See on 2Ch 11:20.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 2Ch 13:2. His mother’s name was Michaiah, the daughter…
2Ch 13:2. His mother’s name was Michaiah, the daughter of Uriel —
Called Maachah, the daughter of Absalom, 1Ki 15:2. She might be daughter to one, and grand-daughter to the other: or the proper and natural daughter of the one, and the other’s daughter by adoption.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain See the 1Ki 15:2 note.
See the 1Ki 15:2 note.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Michaia, alias Maacha. Her father had also two names;…
Michaia, alias Maacha. Her father had also two names; viz., Absalom or Abessalom, and Uriel. (Challoner) --- Many had two names. (Tirinus) --- Of Gabaa, may refer to the women.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 2. Michaiah — Probably a copyist’s error for Maachah.
2. Michaiah — Probably a copyist’s error for Maachah.
Daughter of Uriel — And granddaughter of Absalom. 1Ki_15:2, note.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 2. Michaiah] Read with LXX., Maacah; cp. note on…
2. Michaiah] Read with LXX., Maacah; cp. note on 2Ch_11:20.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (2) His mother’s name also was Michaiah the daughter…
(2) His mother’s name also was Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah.—Kings reads for the names “Maachah the daughter of Abishalom”; and as the chronicler has himself already designated Abijah as son of Maachah, daughter of Absalom (2Ch_11:20-22), there can be no doubt that this is correct, and that “Michaiah,” which is elsewhere a man’s name, is a corruption of Maachah. This is confirmed by the LXX., Syriac, and Arabic, which read Maachah. As we have already stated (2Ch_11:20), Maachah was granddaughter to Absalom, being a daughter of Tamar the only daughter of Absalom. Uriel of Gibeah, then, must have been the husband of Tamar. (See on 2Ch_15:16. Uriel of Gibeah is otherwise unknown.)
And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.—Now war had arisen. See 1Ki_15:6. “Now war had prevailed [same verb] between Abijam [common Hebrew text incorrectly has Rehoboam] and Jeroboam all the days of his life.” The chronicler modifies the sense by omitting the concluding phrase, and then proceeds to give a striking account of a campaign in which Abijah totally defeated his rival (2Ch_13:3-20); of all which we find not a word in Kings.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. As before…
Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. As before noted, (2Ch_11:20) and as in the parallel, (1Ki_15:2) this name is one with "Maachah, daughter of Absalom" (parallel, Abishalom). The different alphabetic characters may be attributed to error, and that error the error of transcription merely. As in our note, (2Ch_11:20) the word "daughter," as in many similar cases, stands for granddaughter. Thus the father of Maachah was Uriel of Gibeah, and her mother Tamar, daughter of Absalom. Josephus ("Ant.," 8:10. proffers us this connecting link of explanation. On the other hand, Rabbi Joseph"s Targum on Chronicles says that Uriel means Absalom, but was a name used to avoid the use of Absalom. We have no clue as to which out of many Gibeahs is here intended. The Hebrew word (j; bgi) signifies a hill with round top, and hence would easily give name to many places. The following are the chief places of the name (as classified by Dr. Smith"s "Bible Dictionary," 1:689-691):
1. Gibeah in the mountain district of Judah (Jos_15:57; 1Ch_2:49)
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2. Gibeath among the towns of Benjamin. (Jos_18:28)
3. The Gibeah (1Sa_7:1; 2Sa_6:3, 2Sa_6:4)
4. Gibeah of Benjamin, (Jud_1:19:, 20) between Bethlehem andJerusalem. This should strictly be quoted either as "Gibeah belonging to Benjamin," or "Geba (bG) of Benjamin". (see also 1Sa 13:, 1Sa_13:14; 2Sa_23:29; 1Ch_11:31; Hos_5:8 Hos_9:9 Hos_10:9)
5. Gibeah of Saul (1Sa_10:26 1Sa_15:34; 2Sa_21:6) Josephus ("Bell, Jud:," 5:2. states what helps to the identifying of the place as the modern Tuleil-el-ful, about thirty stadia from Jerusalem. (see Isa_10:28-32) The Gibeah of 1Sa_22:6 1Sa_23:19 1Sa_26:1, is this Gibeah of Saul.
6. Gibeah in the field. (Jud_1:20:31) Lastly, our Authorized Version gives us seven other Gibeahs, only translating this word, e g. The hill of the foreskins"; (Jos_5:3) "The hill of Phinehas"; (Jos_24:33) The hill of Moreh"; (Jud_1:7:1) The hill of God"; (1Sa_10:5) The hill of Haehilah"; (1Sa_23:19 1Sa_26:1) The hill of Ammah"; (2Sa_2:24) The hill Gareb". (Jer_31:39)
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C. I. Scofield 1917 · Public Domain Probably a grandchild of Absalom, called Abishalom, Cf. 2Ch…
Michaiah
Probably a grandchild of Absalom, called Abishalom, Cf. 2Ch 11:20; 1Ki 15:2.
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 13:2-3 The ongoing conflict between Rehoboam and Jeroboam (see…
13:2-3 The ongoing conflict between Rehoboam and Jeroboam (see 12:15) carried into the reign of Abijah. Abijah might have been attempting to reunite north and south, as is suggested by his speech (13:5-12). The large numbers of soldiers on each side correspond approximately to David’s census (2 Sam 24:9); Israel’s double number of soldiers magnifies God’s intervention on behalf of Judah (2 Chr 13:14-19).
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