| 1. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Kings 15:1:1 ⧉וּבִשְׁנַת֙uvishenatand in year of 1 Kings 15:1:2 ⧉שְׁמֹנֶ֣הshemoneeight 1 Kings 15:1:3 ⧉עֶשְׂרֵ֔הesereten 1 Kings 15:1:4 ⧉לַמֶּ֖לֶךְlammelekhto the king of 1 Kings 15:1:5 ⧉יָרָבְעָ֣םyaravaamJeroboam 1 Kings 15:1:6 ⧉בֶּן־נְבָ֑טbennevatson of Nebat 1 Kings 15:1:7 ⧉מָלַ֥ךְmalakhhe reigned 1 Kings 15:1:8 ⧉אֲבִיָּ֖םaviyamAbijam 1 Kings 15:1:9 ⧉עַל־יְהוּדָֽה׃alyehudaover Judah |
| 1. Formal Translation And in the eighteenth year of Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijam took the kingship over Judah. |
| 1. Dynamic Translation During the eighteenth year of Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijam commenced his rule over Judah. |