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But the Lord his God gave Abijah a son to rule after him in Jerusalem. He also made Jerusalem a strong city. The Lord did that because of his promise to David. David had always done things that pleased the Lord. David had obeyed the Lord's commands in his whole life, except what he did to Uriah, the Hittite man.[a]

In Abijah's whole life, there was a war between the armies of Rehoboam and Jeroboam.

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Footnotes

  1. 15:5 David sent Uriah to his death, so that he could marry Uriah's wife, Bathsheba. See 2 Samuel 11.