2nd King of Judah Abijah ben Rehoboam

2nd King of Judah Abijah ben Rehoboam

Male - 911 BC

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  2nd King of Judah Abijah ben Rehoboam2nd King of Judah Abijah ben Rehoboam died in 911 BC.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Notable Quote: 1 Chronicles
    • _MILT: He began his three-year reign with a strenuous but unsuccessful effort to bring back the ten tribes of the northern Kingdom of Israel to their allegiance
    • _ORDI: 34th great grandson of Adam and Eve

    Abijah married in Abijah married fourteen wives, and had 22 sons and. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. 3rd King of Judah Asa ben Abijah  Descendancy chart to this point died in 911 BC.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  3rd King of Judah Asa ben Abijah3rd King of Judah Asa ben Abijah Descendancy chart to this point (1.Abijah1) died in 911 BC.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Notable Quote: 1 Chronicles
    • Religion: Asa was zealous in maintaining the traditional worship of God, and in rooting out idolatry, with its accompanying immoralities
    • _MILT: After concluding a battle with Zerah of Egypt in the 10th year of his reign, there was peace in Judah
    • _ORDI: 35th great grandson of Adam and Eve

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 3. Jehoshaphat ben Asa  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 905 BC; died in 845 BC.


Generation: 3

  1. 3.  Jehoshaphat ben AsaJehoshaphat ben Asa Descendancy chart to this point (2.Asa2, 1.Abijah1) was born in 905 BC; died in 845 BC.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Notable Quote: 1 Chronicles
    • Religion: He suppressed idolatrous worship and in the third year of his reign Jehoshaphat sent out priests and Levites over the land to instruct the people in the Law
    • _MILT: Moabites formed a great and powerful confederacy with the surrounding nations, and marched against Jehoshaphat. The king prayed in the court of the Temple, "O our God, will you not judge them?" And his eneimes slew one another.
    • _ORDI: 36th great grandson of Adam and Eve

    Notes:

    Died:
    Soon after his victory Jehoshaphat died after a reign of twenty-five years at the age of sixty

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. King of Judah Joram ben Jehoshaphat  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 882 BC; died in 842 BC.


Generation: 4

  1. 4.  King of Judah Joram ben JehoshaphatKing of Judah Joram ben Jehoshaphat Descendancy chart to this point (3.Jehoshaphat3, 2.Asa2, 1.Abijah1) was born in 882 BC; died in 842 BC.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Notable Quote: 1 Chronicles
    • _MILT: During his reign a raid by Philistines, Arabs and Ethiopians looted the king's house, and carried off all of his family except for his youngest son Jehoahaz.
    • _ORDI: 37th great grandson of Adam and Eve

    Notes:

    Died:
    Joram received a letter of warning from Elijah. After this, Jehoram suffered a painful inflammation of the abdomen, and he died two years later

    Joram married Queen Consort of Judah. Athaliah seized the throne of Judah and ordered the execution of all possible claimants to the throne Athaliah in Jehoram formed an alliance with the Kingdom of Isr. Athaliah (daughter of King of Israel Ahab and Queen of Israel Jezebel) died in 836 BC. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. King of Judah Ahaziah ben Joram  Descendancy chart to this point died in 841 BC in Israel.