1 Kings 15:1

וּבִשְׁנַת֙ שְׁמֹנֶ֣ה עֶשְׂרֵ֔ה לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ יָרָבְעָ֣ם בֶּן־נְבָ֑ט מָלַ֥ךְ אֲבִיָּ֖ם עַל־יְהוּדָֽה׃

vbishnat shmoneh ʿeshreh lamelek yarabʿam ben-nbaṭ malak ʾabiyam ʿal-yhvdah

King James Version (KJV)

Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat reigned Abijam over Judah.

Modern English

Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat, Abijam began to reign over Judah.