1 Kings 14:30

1 Kings 14:30 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all their days.
• New International Version (NIV)There was continual warfare between Rehoboam and Jeroboam.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all their days.

Context of 1 Kings 14:30

28And it was so, that as often as the king entered into the house of Jehovah, the couriers bore them, and brought them again into the chamber of the couriers. 29And the rest of the acts of Rehoboam, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all [their] days. 31And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And his mother's name was Naamah, an Ammonitess. And Abijam his son reigned in his stead.

1 Kings 14:30 word by word

וּמִלְחָמָ֨ה הָיְתָ֧ה בֵין־רְחַבְעָ֛ם וּבֵ֥ין יָרָבְעָ֖ם כָּל־הַיָּמִֽים׃Read the interlinear

• wasהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• warמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
• Rehoboamרְחַבְעָםrechab‛âm · RehoboamH7346
• Jeroboamיָֽרָבְעָםyârob‛âm · JeroboamH3379
• daysיוֹםyôm · day: alwaysH3117

Cross-references for 1 Kings 14:30

• 1 Kings 12:24Thus saith Jehovah: Go not up, nor fight with your brethren, the children of Israel; return every man to his house, for this thing is from me. And they hearkened to the word of Jehovah, and returned to depart, according to the word of Jehovah.
• 1 Kings 15:6And there had been war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life.
• 2 Chronicles 12:15And the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the words of Shemaiah the prophet, and of Iddo the seer, in the genealogical registers? And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 14:30

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-31Verses 21-31 Here is no good said of Rehoboam, and much said to the disadvantage of his subjects. The abounding of the worst crimes, of the worst of the heathen, in Jerusalem, the city the Lord had chosen for his temple and his worship, shows that nothing can mend the hearts of fallen men but the sanctifying grace of the Holy Spirit. On this alone may we depend; for this let us daily pray, in behalf of ourselves and all around us. The splendour of their…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 29-31The final report about Rehoboam's rule mentions his ongoing conflict with Jeroboam.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3030. there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam--The former was prohibited from entering on an aggressive war; but as the two kingdoms kept up a jealous rivalry, he might be forced into vigilant measures of defense, and frequent skirmishes would take place on the borders.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 14:30

• Israel
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Jeroboam
• War

In the dictionaries

• Jeroboam
• Rehoboam
• Cruse
• Guard
• Ahijah
• Jehoshaphat (2)
• Jerusalem
• Judah, Kingdom of
• Nadab
• Prophecy; Prophets

Commentaries on 1 Kings 14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings