He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also [was] Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.
Ver. 2. His mother's name was Michaiah.] Alias Maachah. See on 2 Chronicles 11:21,22 .
And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.] Like as there had been between Rehoboam and Jeroboam. So the dissension betwixt England and Scotland, which consumed more Christian blood, wrought more spoil and destruction, and continued longer, than ever quarrel we read of did between any two people in the world.