1. Abijah became king of Judah in Jeroboam's eighteenth year as king of Israel,
2. and he ruled from Jerusalem for three years. His mother was Micaiah the daughter of Uriel from Gibeah.Some time later, Abijah and King Jeroboam of Israel went to war against each other.
3. Abijah's army had four hundred thousand troops, and Jeroboam met him in battle with eight hundred thousand troops.