He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Michai´ah the daughter of U´ri-el of Gib´e-ah. And there was war between Abi´jah and Jerobo´am.
And they turned aside thither, to go in and to lodge in Gib´e-ah: and when he went in, he sat him down in a street of the city: for there was no man that took them into his house to lodging.
And, behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at even, which was also of mount E´phra-im; and he sojourned in Gib´e-ah: but the men of the place were Benjamites.