1 Kings 14:31

“And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David, etc.] Where David and Solomon were buried, (<110210>1 Kings 2:10 11:43) and his mother’s name was Naamah, an Ammonitess; which is repeated, that it might be observed as what was the leading step to his idolatry, and the means of his continuing in it: and Abijam his son reigned in his stead; of whom there is a further account in the following chapter.”

“Slept with his fathers and was buried ... - Compare 1 Kings 11:43. The expression is a sort of formula, and is used with respect to all the kings of Judah, except two or three. The writer probably regards the fact, which he records so carefully, as a continuation of God’s mercy to David. His mother’s name ... - The mention of the queen-mother so regularly in the account of the kings of Judah is thought to indicate that she had an important position in the state. There are, however, only two instances where such a person seems to have exercised any power 1 Kings 15:13; 2 Kings 11:1-20. Abijam - Abijah (see the marginal reference) was probably his real name, while Abijam is a form due to the…”

“An Ammonitess - This is repeated as a thing very observable. Next: 3 Kings (1 Kings) Chapter 15”

“am 3046, bc 958 Rehoboam: Kg1 14:20, Kg1 11:43, Kg1 15:3, Kg1 15:24, Kg1 22:50; Ch2 12:16 his mother's: Kg1 14:21 Abijam: Dr. Kennicott observes, that the name of this king of Judah is now expressed three ways; here and in four other places, it is Abijam; in two others ( Ch2 13:20, Ch2 13:21) it is Abijahu; but in eleven others it is Abijah or Abiah, as it is expressed by St. Matthew ( Mat 1:7), Αβια; and this is the reading of thirteen of Kennicott's and De Rossi's manuscripts, and of thirteen respectable editions of the Hebrew Bible. The Syriac is the same. The Septuagint in the London Polyglott has Αβιου, Abihu; but in the Complutensian and Antwerp Polyglotts it has Αβια, Abiah; and the…”