1 Kings 15

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 15 of 22

¹ And in the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam the son of Nebat, Abijam reigned over Judah.

² He reigned three years in Jerusalem, and his mother's name was Maachah the daughter of Abishalom.

³ And he walked in all the sins of his father, those that he did before him, and his heart was not perfect with Jehovah his God, as was the heart of his father David.

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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

צָרִ֖ים shew hostility to H6696 · TWOT 1899

שֹׁ֨חַד֙ present H7810 · TWOT 2359a

עָרֵ֣י excitement H5892 · TWOT 1587a

קָדְשֵׁ֣י apartness H6944 · TWOT 1990a

יְהוּדָֽה Judah H3063 · TWOT 850c

People & Context

Reign of Abijam

Abijam reigns over Judah for three years, continuing in the sins of his father and warring against Jeroboam, before dying.

Reign of Asa and Reforms

Asa becomes king of Judah, does what is right, removes sodomites and idols, and deposes his grandmother Maachah for making a horrid image.

Baasha Blockades Judah and Asa's Treaty

Baasha of Israel builds Ramah to blockade Judah. Asa takes temple treasures to bribe Ben-hadad of Syria to attack Israel.

Timeline

Reign of Abijam

Abijam reigns over Judah for three years, continuing in the sins of his father and warring against Jeroboam, before dying.

1 Kings 15:1-8

Reign of Asa and Reforms

Asa becomes king of Judah, does what is right, removes sodomites and idols, and deposes his grandmother Maachah for making a horrid image.

1 Kings 15:9-15

Baasha Blockades Judah and Asa's Treaty

Baasha of Israel builds Ramah to blockade Judah. Asa takes temple treasures to bribe Ben-hadad of Syria to attack Israel.

1 Kings 15:16-19

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