Who was King Abijah's mother?

Who was King Abijah's mother?
2 Chronicles 11:20 and 2 Chronicles 13:2

 

1. Maacah (2 Chronicles 11:20) - "And after her he took Maacah the daughter of Absalom, and she bore him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith."
2. Micaiah (2 Chronicles 13:2) - "He reigned three years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Micaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam."

     This is a very simple answer.  Maacah was simply another spelling for Micaiah.  They are one and the same.

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1. Alleged Discrepancies of the Bible, page 317.
2. Achtemeier, Paul J., Th.D., Harper’s Bible Dictionary, (San Francisco: Harper and Row, Publishers, Inc.) 1985.