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1 Kings 14:30
30There was always a war between the armies of Rehoboam and Jeroboam.
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
28Every time that the king went to the Lord's temple, the guards carried the shields. After that, they took them back to the guards' room where they stored them. 29The other things that happened while Rehoboam was king are written in a book. The book is called ‘The history of Judah's kings’. It tells about everything that King Rehoboam did. There was always a war between the armies of Rehoboam and Jeroboam. 31Rehoboam died and they buried him beside his ancestors in the City of David. Rehoboam's mother was an Ammonite woman. Her name was Naamah. Rehoboam's son Abijah became king after him.
Read all of 1 Kings 141 Kings 14:30 word by word
וּמִלְחָמָ֨ה הָיְתָ֧ה בֵין־רְחַבְעָ֛ם וּבֵ֥ין יָרָבְעָ֖ם כָּל־הַיָּמִֽים׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Kings 14:30
- 1 Kings 12:24This is what the Lord says: “Do not attack your brothers, the Israelites. Do not fight against them. Instead, you must all go home. I, the Lord, have decided that this must happen.” ’ So they obeyed the Lord's message. They went back to their homes, as the Lord had commanded them to do.
- 1 Kings 15:6In Abijah's whole life, there was a war between the armies of Rehoboam and Jeroboam.
- 2 Chronicles 12:15All the things that happened while Rehoboam was king of Judah are written in some books. The prophet Shemaiah and the prophet Iddo wrote those things in their books. The books include lists of the ancestors of Rehoboam's family. Rehoboam and Jeroboam fought wars against each other all the time.
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
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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
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