2and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother's name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom.


In Context

1 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijah became king of Judah,

2 and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother's name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom.

3 He committed all the sins his father had done before him; his heart was not fully devoted to the Lord his God, as the heart of David his forefather had been.

4 Nevertheless, for David's sake the Lord his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem by raising up a son to succeed him and by making Jerusalem strong.

1st Kings 15:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:2Three years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name [was] Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

15:2He reigned three years in Jerusalem: the name of his mother was Maacha the daughter of Abessalom.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

15:2Three years reigned he in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:2He reigned three years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Maachah, a daughter of Abishalom.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

15:2Three years reigned he in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:2Three years he reigned in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:2Three years reigned he in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

15:2three years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother is Maachah daughter of Abishalom;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:2Three years reigned he in Jerusalem. and his mother's name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.