Charles Ellicott Commentary


Charles Ellicott Commentary
"And Solomon`s son was Rehoboam, Abijah his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son," — 1 Chronicles 3:10 (ASV)
II.— The kings of the house of David, as otherwise known from the books of Kings (1 Chronicles 3:10–16).
Rehoboam. —So Septuagint Ροβοαμ. Heb., Rĕhab-‘âm (“the Kinsman,” i.e., God has enlarged).
Abia. —LXX., Αβια; Heb., Abîyâh (Iah is father), of which Abijam (Abîyâm) is a mimmated form.
Asa. — Healer.
Jehoshaphat. — Iahweh judges.