- Abijam:
- Dr. Kennicott observes, that the name of this king of Judah is now expressed three ways; here and in four other places, it is Abijam; in two others ("Neither¹ did Jeroboamª recoverª° strengthª again¹ in the daysª of Abijah:ª and the LORDª struckª° him, and he died.ª° ... But Abijahª waxed mighty,ª° and marriedª° fourteenªª wives,ª and begatª° twentyª and twoª sons,ª and sixteenªª daughters.ª" {2Ch 13:20-21}) it is Abijahu; but in eleven others it is Abijah or Abiah, as it is expressed by St. Matthew ("Andª Solomonª begatª° Roboam;ª andª Roboamª begatª° Abia;ª andª Abiaª begatª° Asa;ª" {Mtt 1:7}), Αβια; and this is the reading of thirteen of Kennicott's and De Rossi's manuscripts, and of thirteen respectable editions of the Hebrew Bible. The Syriac is the same. The Septuagint in the London Polyglott has Αβιου, Abihu; but in the Complutensian and Antwerp Polyglotts it has Αβια, Abiah; and the Editio Princeps of the Vulgate, some manuscripts and the text in these two Polyglotts, instead of Abiam, have Abia. "And Solomon'sª sonª [was] Rehoboam,ª Abiaª his son,ª Asaª his son,ª Jehoshaphatª his son,ª" {1Ch 3:10}, Abia, "And Rehoboamª sleptª° with¹ his fathers,ª and was buriedª° in the cityª of David:ª and Abijahª his sonª reignedª° in his stead.¹" {2Ch 12:16}, Abijah, "Andª Solomonª begatª° Roboam;ª andª Roboamª begatª° Abia;ª andª Abiaª begatª° Asa;ª" {Mtt 1:7}, Abia
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