Now in the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah.; see Gill on Kg1 15:1. . 2 Chronicles 13:2 ch2 13:2 ch2 13:2 ch2 13:2He reigned three years in Jerusalem,.... See Gill on Kg1 15:2, his mother's name also was Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah; see Ch2 11:20; see Gill on Kg1 15:2. and there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam; and in this chapter is an account of a battle fought between them, not recorded in the book of Kings.