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The Other 'Chronicles'
Commentators clarify that the 'book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah' mentioned here is not the biblical book of Chronicles. It was a separate, more detailed state record, possibly written by the prophet Iddo. For more details on Abijam's reign and his war with Jeroboam, the biblical account in 2 Chronicles 13 provides a fuller picture.
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John Gill
On 1 Kings 15:7
17th Century
Pastor
Now the rest of the acts of Abijam, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah<…
Matthew Henry
On 1 Kings 15:1–8
17th Century
Minister
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…