Abijam is reported in the books of Kings and Chronicles as being related to Maacah, Micaiah, and King Asa of Judah. Scholars have found the biblical accounts of Abijam's family to be contradictory.[6] While a number of theories have been suggested,[7][8][9][lower-alpha 3] no explanation can accommodate all available sources or has proved definitively compelling.[10][11] Abijah married fourteen wives, and had 22 sons and 16 daughters.[12]