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| Name | ABIJAH KING OF JUDAH |
| Aliases | ABIJAM / SON OF REHOBOAM |
| Status | DECEASED / KING OF JUDAH |
| Birth | c. 10th Century BC | Marks & Identifiers | NONE RECORDED |
| Place of Birth | JERUSALEM | Hair | DARK |
| Tribe | TRIBE OF JUDAH | Eyes | DARK |
| Parentage | SON OF REHOBOAM, GRANDSON OF SOLOMON | People | ISRAELITE |
| Occupation | KING | Species | HUMAN |
| Affiliation | HOUSE OF DAVID | Calling | KING WHO WARRED FOR THE COVENANT |
| Primary Mission | REIGN OVER JUDAH FROM JERUSALEM | Known Signs | THE SPEECH ON MOUNT ZEMARAIM / VICTORY OVER JEROBOAM |
| Covenant Role | HEIR OF THE DAVIDIC PROMISE | Divine Access | LEANED ON THE LORD IN BATTLE - 2 CHR 13:18 |
| Divine Encounter Level | NONE RECORDED | Classification | KING / HEIR OF DAVID |
| Covenant Status | KEPT THE LAMP OF DAVID | Known Miracles | VICTORY GRANTED IN BATTLE |
| Divine Commission | PROCLAIMED THE TRUE WORSHIP | Threat Assessment | WAR WITH JEROBOAM OF ISRAEL |
| Mission Status | REIGNED THREE YEARS | Archive Category | KINGSHIP / COVENANT |
What he cried against the north: THE LORD IS OUR GOD, AND WE HAVE NOT FORSAKEN HIM
Why Judah prevailed: THEY RELIED ON THE LORD, THE GOD OF THEIR FATHERS
The subject, son of Rehoboam and grandson of Solomon, became king of Judah in the days of the divided kingdom. His heart was not wholly true like David's, yet for David's sake the LORD kept a lamp burning in Jerusalem.
War broke out between the subject and Jeroboam king of Israel. Outnumbered two to one, the subject stood on Mount Zemaraim and called out to the northern tribes, reminding them that the kingdom had been given to the house of David by covenant of salt.
He rebuked them for driving out the priests of the LORD and setting up golden calves, and declared that Judah had not forsaken the LORD, whose priests still ministered and whose altar still burned. God was with them, and they should not fight against Him.
When Jeroboam set an ambush and Judah found the battle before and behind them, they cried to the LORD, the priests blew the trumpets, and God routed Israel before the subject and his men.
Judah prevailed because they relied on the LORD, the God of their fathers. Five hundred thousand of Israel fell, and the subject grew strong, though his reign was brief, only three years upon the throne.
EYES ONLYRestricted // Sacred Record
- God honors those who rely on Him against impossible odds.
- The covenant with David held even through imperfect kings.
- Victory belongs to the LORD, not to the greater army.
