Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat reigned Abijam over Judah.
Abijam. His name was at first Abijah (2 Chronicles 12:16), 'Jah,' the name of God, according to an ancient fashion, being conjoined with it. But afterward, when he was found 'walking in all the sins of his father,' that honourable addition was withdrawn, and his name in sacred history changed into Abijam (Lightfoot).