To set up his son - The idolatry of Abijam deserved the same punishment as that of Jeroboam (1 Kings 14:10–14), Baasha ([Referen…

Give him a lamp in Jerusalem. —Here, there is a brief allusion to the victory recorded in Chronicles, which obviously was…

Nevertheless, for David's sake did the Lord his God give him a
lamp in Jerusalem
A ki…

Abijam's heart was not perfect with the Lord his God; he lacked sincerity; he began well, but he fell away and walked in all the sins of his father…