1 Kings 15
KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 15 of 22
Chapter Summary
Abijam rules 3 years; Asa succeeds him. Asa's good reign. Jehoshaphat succeeds Asa. Nadab's wicked reign. Baasha executes Ahijah's prophecy. Nadab's acts and death.
Key Hebrew Words
People & Context
King of Judah who did right before Jehovah, removed idols and the queen mother, and bribed Syria against Baasha
King of Israel who warred with Asa, fortified Ramah, and seized the throne by killing Nadab
Son of Rehoboam; reigned three years over Judah walking in his father's sins
King of Israel during whose reign these kings of Judah are dated; his sinful house is destroyed
Son of Jeroboam; reigned two years over Israel in evil before Baasha struck him at Gibbethon
King of Syria at Damascus who took Asa's bribe and attacked the cities of Israel
Timeline
Abijam reigns over Judah for three years, continuing in the sins of his father and warring against Jeroboam, before dying.
1 Kings 15:1-8Asa becomes king of Judah, does what is right, removes sodomites and idols, and deposes his grandmother Maachah for making a horrid image.
1 Kings 15:9-15Baasha of Israel builds Ramah to blockade Judah. Asa takes temple treasures to bribe Ben-hadad of Syria to attack Israel.
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