Rabbinic writers suggest that Abijah made a pilgrimage to the temple in Jerusalem or that he removed the guards that his father had posted to prevent the Israelites from going to Jerusalem.
فعلى حد ظن الكتبة الربانيين ،‏ حجّ أبيّا الى الهيكل في اورشليم او صرف الحراس الذين اقامهم ابوه لمنع الاسرائيليين من الذهاب الى هناك .‏