1Ki 15:4 | MHM | STEP | v. 4 : Abijam continued the wars his father had with Jeroboam. The fighting was not in great battles, which God had forbidden (1 Kings 12:24 ), but in frequent border clashes. Eventually, Jeroboam invaded with a large army. Abijam defended himself and defeated Jeroboam, forcing him to stop fighting for the rest of Abijam's reign (1 Kings 15:7; 2 Chronicles 13:20 ).

‏ 1 Kings 15:4

v. 4: Abijam continued the wars his father had with Jeroboam. The fighting was not in great battles, which God had forbidden (1 Kings 12:24 ^a), but in frequent border clashes. Eventually, Jeroboam invaded with a large army. Abijam defended himself and defeated Jeroboam, forcing him to stop fighting for the rest of Abijam's reign (1 Kings 15:7; 2 Chronicles 13:20 ^b).