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1 Kings 15 – King James Version (KJV)

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Abijam Reigns over Judah

(2Ch 13:1—14:1 )

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1Ki 15:1 - Now in^H8141^➔ the eighteenth^H8083^H6240 year^➔^H8141 of king^H4428 Jeroboam^H3379 the son^H1121 of Nebat^H5028 reigned^H4427 Abijam^H38 over^H5921 Judah.^H3063

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1Ki 15:2 - Three^H7969 years^H8141 reigned he^H4427 in Jerusalem.^H3389 And^H8034^➔ his mother's^H517 name^➔^H8034 was Maachah,^H4601 the daughter^H1323 of Abishalom.^H53

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1Ki 15:3 - And he walked^H3212 in all^H3605 the sins^H2403 of his father,^H1 which^H834 he had done^H6213 before him:^H6440 and^H3808^➔ his heart^H3824 was^H1961 not^➔^H3808 perfect^H8003 with^H5973 the LORD^H3068 his God,^H430 as the heart^H3824 of David^H1732 his father.^H1

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 15:4

1Ki 15:4 - Nevertheless^H3588 for^H4616^➔ David's^H1732 sake^➔^H4616 did^H5414^➔ the LORD^H3068 his God^H430 give^➔^H5414 him a lamp^H5216 in Jerusalem,^H3389 to set up^H6965 his son^H1121 after him,^H310 and to establish^H5975 Jerusalem:^H3389

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1Ki 15:5 - Because^H834 David^H1732 did^H6213 that which was right^H3477 in the eyes^H5869 of the LORD,^H3068 and^H3808^➔ turned^H5493^➔ not^➔^H3808 aside^➔^H5493 from any^H3605 thing that^H834 he commanded him^H6680 all^H3605 the days^H3117 of his life,^H2416 save only^H7535 in the matter^H1697 of Uriah^H223 the Hittite.^H2850

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1Ki 15:6 - And^H4421^➔ there was^H1961 war^➔^H4421 between^H996 Rehoboam^H7346 and^H996 Jeroboam^H3379 all^H3605 the days^H3117 of his life.^H2416

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1Ki 15:7 - Now the rest^H3499 of the acts^H1697 of Abijam,^H38 and all^H3605 that^H834 he did,^H6213 are they^H1992 not^H3808 written^H3789 in^H5921 the book^H5612 of the chronicles^H1697^H3117 of the kings^H4428 of Judah?^H3063 And^H4421^➔ there was^H1961 war^➔^H4421 between^H996 Abijam^H38 and^H996 Jeroboam.^H3379

Asa Succeeds Abijam

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1Ki 15:8 - And^H7901^➔ Abijam^H38 slept^➔^H7901 with^H5973 his fathers;^H1 and they buried^H6912 him^H853 in the city^H5892 of David:^H1732 and^H4427^➔ Asa^H609 his son^H1121 reigned^➔^H4427 in his stead.^H8478

(2Ch 14:1—16:14 )

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1Ki 15:9 - And in the^H8141^➔ twentieth^H6242 year^➔^H8141 of Jeroboam^H3379 king^H4428 of Israel^H3478 reigned^H4427 Asa^H609 over Judah.^H3063

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1Ki 15:10 - And forty^H705 and one^H259 years^H8141 reigned he^H4427 in Jerusalem.^H3389 And^H8034^➔ his mother's^H517 name^➔^H8034 was Maachah,^H4601 the daughter^H1323 of Abishalom.^H53

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1Ki 15:11 - And^H6213^➔ Asa^H609 did^➔^H6213 that which was right^H3477 in the eyes^H5869 of the LORD,^H3068 as^H1732^➔ did David^➔^H1732 his father.^H1

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1Ki 15:12 - And he took away^H5674 the sodomites^H6945 out of^H4480 the land,^H776 and removed^H5493 all^H3605 the idols^H1544 that^H834 his fathers^H1 had made.^H6213

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1Ki 15:13 - And also^H1571 Maachah^H4601 his mother,^H517 even her he removed^H5493 from being queen,^H1377 because^H834 she had made^H6213 an idol^H4656 in a grove;^H842 and^H3772^➔ Asa^H609 destroyed^➔^H3772 her idol,^H4656 and burnt^H8313 it by the brook^H5158 Kidron.^H6939

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1Ki 15:14 - But the high places^H1116 were^H5493^➔ not^H3808 removed:^➔^H5493 nevertheless^H7535 Asa's^H609 heart^H3824 was^H1961 perfect^H8003 with^H5973 the LORD^H3068 all^H3605 his days.^H3117

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1Ki 15:15 - And he brought^H935 in the things which^H6944^➔ his father^H1 had dedicated,^➔^H6944 and the things which himself had dedicated,^H6944 into the house^H1004 of the LORD,^H3068 silver,^H3701 and gold,^H2091 and vessels.^H3627

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1Ki 15:16 - And^H4421^➔ there was^H1961 war^➔^H4421 between^H996 Asa^H609 and^H996 Baasha^H1201 king^H4428 of Israel^H3478 all^H3605 their days.^H3117

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1Ki 15:17 - And^H5927^➔ Baasha^H1201 king^H4428 of Israel^H3478 went up^➔^H5927 against^H5921 Judah,^H3063 and built^H1129 Ramah,^H7414 that^H1115^➔ he might^H5414^➔ not^➔^H1115 suffer^➔^H5414 any to go out^H3318 or come in^H935 to Asa^H609 king^H4428 of Judah.^H3063

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1Ki 15:18 - Then^H3947^➔ Asa^H609 took^➔^H3947 all^H3605 the silver^H3701 and the gold^H2091 that were left^H3498 in the treasures^H214 of the house^H1004 of the LORD,^H3068 and^H853 the treasures^H214 of the^H1004^➔ king's^H4428 house,^➔^H1004 and delivered them^H5414 into the hand^H3027 of his servants:^H5650 and^H7971^➔ king^H4428 Asa^H609 sent them^➔^H7971 to^H413 Benhadad,^H1130^H1130 the son^H1121 of Tabrimon,^H2886 the son^H1121 of Hezion,^H2383 king^H4428 of Syria,^H758 that dwelt^H3427 at Damascus,^H1834 saying,^H559

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 15:19

1Ki 15:19 - There is a league^H1285 between me^H996 and thee,^H996 and between^H996 my father^H1 and^H996 thy father:^H1 behold, I^H2009 have sent^H7971 unto thee a present^H7810 of silver^H3701 and gold;^H2091 come^H3212 and break^H6565 thy league^H1285 with^H854 Baasha^H1201 king^H4428 of Israel,^H3478 that he may depart^H5927 from me.^H5921

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1Ki 15:20 - So^H8085^➔ Benhadad^H1130^H1130 hearkened^➔^H8085 unto^H413 king^H4428 Asa,^H609 and sent^H7971 the captains^H8269 of the hosts^H2428 which^H834 he had against^H5921 the cities^H5892 of Israel,^H3478 and smote^H5221 Ijon,^H5859 and^H853 Dan,^H1835 and^H853 Abelbethmaachah,^H62^H62^H62 and^H853 all^H3605 Cinneroth,^H3672 with^H5921 all^H3605 the land^H776 of Naphtali.^H5321

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1Ki 15:21 - And it came to pass,^H1961 when^H8085^➔ Baasha^H1201 heard^➔^H8085 thereof, that he left off^H2308 building^H1129 of Ramah,^H7414 and dwelt^H3427 in Tirzah.^H8656

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1Ki 15:22 - Then king^H4428 Asa^H609 made a proclamation^H8085 throughout^H853 all^H3605 Judah;^H3063 none^H369 was exempted:^H5355 and they took away^H5375 the stones^H68 of Ramah,^H7414 and^H853 the timber thereof,^H6086 wherewith^H834 Baasha^H1201 had builded;^H1129 and^H1129^➔ king^H4428 Asa^H609 built^➔^H1129 with them Geba^H1387 of Benjamin,^H1144 and^H853 Mizpah.^H4709

Jehoshaphat Succeeds Asa

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1Ki 15:23 - The rest^H3499 of all^H3605 the acts^H1697 of Asa,^H609 and all^H3605 his might,^H1369 and all^H3605 that^H834 he did,^H6213 and the cities^H5892 which^H834 he built,^H1129 are they^H1992 not^H3808 written^H3789 in^H5921 the book^H5612 of the chronicles^H1697^H3117 of the kings^H4428 of Judah?^H3063 Nevertheless^H7535 in the time^H6256 of his old age^H2209 he was diseased^H2470 in^H854 his feet.^H7272

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1Ki 15:24 - And^H7901^➔ Asa^H609 slept^➔^H7901 with^H5973 his fathers,^H1 and was buried^H6912 with^H5973 his fathers^H1 in the city^H5892 of David^H1732 his father:^H1 and^H4427^➔ Jehoshaphat^H3092 his son^H1121 reigned^➔^H4427 in his stead.^H8478

Nadab, then Baasha, Rules over Israel

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1Ki 15:25 - And Nadab^H5070 the son^H1121 of Jeroboam^H3379 began to reign^H4427 over^H5921 Israel^H3478 in the^H8141^➔ second^H8147 year^➔^H8141 of Asa^H609 king^H4428 of Judah,^H3063 and reigned^H4427 over^H5921 Israel^H3478 two years.^H8141

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1Ki 15:26 - And he did^H6213 evil^H7451 in the sight^H5869 of the LORD,^H3068 and walked^H3212 in the way^H1870 of his father,^H1 and in his sin^H2403 wherewith^H834 he made^H2398^➔ Israel^H3478 to sin.^➔^H2398

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1Ki 15:27 - And^H7194^➔ Baasha^H1201 the son^H1121 of Ahijah,^H281 of the house^H1004 of Issachar,^H3485 conspired^➔^H7194 against him;^H5921 and^H5221^➔ Baasha^H1201 smote him^➔^H5221 at Gibbethon,^H1405 which^H834 belonged to the Philistines;^H6430 for Nadab^H5070 and all^H3605 Israel^H3478 laid siege^H6696 to^H5921 Gibbethon.^H1405

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1Ki 15:28 - Even^H4191^➔ in the^H8141^➔ third^H7969 year^➔^H8141 of Asa^H609 king^H4428 of Judah^H3063 did^➔^H4191^➔ Baasha^H1201 slay him,^➔^H4191 and reigned^H4427 in his stead.^H8478

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1Ki 15:29 - And it came to pass,^H1961 when he reigned,^H4427 that he smote^H5221 all^H3605 the house^H1004 of Jeroboam;^H3379 he left^H7604 not^H3808 to Jeroboam^H3379 any^H3605 that breathed,^H5397 until^H5704 he had destroyed him,^H8045 according unto the saying^H1697 of the LORD,^H3068 which^H834 he spake^H1696 by^H3027 his servant^H5650 Ahijah^H281 the Shilonite:^H7888

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1Ki 15:30 - Because^H5921 of the sins^H2403 of Jeroboam^H3379 which^H834 he sinned,^H2398 and which^H834 he made^H2398^➔ Israel^H3478 sin,^➔^H2398 by his provocation^H3708 wherewith^H834 he provoked^H3707^➔ the LORD^H3068 God^H430 of Israel^H3478 to anger.^➔^H3707

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1Ki 15:31 - Now the rest^H3499 of the acts^H1697 of Nadab,^H5070 and all^H3605 that^H834 he did,^H6213 are they^H1992 not^H3808 written^H3789 in^H5921 the book^H5612 of the chronicles^H1697^H3117 of the kings^H4428 of Israel?^H3478

War with Judah

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1Ki 15:32 - And^H4421^➔ there was^H1961 war^➔^H4421 between^H996 Asa^H609 and^H996 Baasha^H1201 king^H4428 of Israel^H3478 all^H3605 their days.^H3117

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1Ki 15:33 - In the^H8141^➔ third^H7969 year^➔^H8141 of Asa^H609 king^H4428 of Judah^H3063 began^H4427^➔ Baasha^H1201 the son^H1121 of Ahijah^H281 to reign^➔^H4427 over^H5921 all^H3605 Israel^H3478 in Tirzah,^H8656 twenty^H6242 and four^H702 years.^H8141

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1Ki 15:34 - And he did^H6213 evil^H7451 in the sight^H5869 of the LORD,^H3068 and walked^H3212 in the way^H1870 of Jeroboam,^H3379 and in his sin^H2403 wherewith^H834 he made^H2398^➔ Israel^H3478 to sin.^➔^H2398

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Abijam Reigns over Judah

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Jehoshaphat Succeeds Asa

Nadab, then Baasha, Rules over Israel

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