1 Kings 15:25

1 Kings 15:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned over Israel two years.
• New International Version (NIV)Nadab son of Jeroboam became king of Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and he reigned over Israel two years.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and he reigned over Israel two years.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now Nadab the son of Jeroboam became king over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and he reigned over Israel two years.

Context of 1 Kings 15:25

23The other things that happened while Asa was king are written in a book. The book is called ‘The history of Judah's kings’. It tells about Asa's power and all the great things that he did. It also tells about the cities that he built. When Asa became an old man he had a disease in his feet. 24Asa died and they buried him beside his ancestors in the City of David, his ancestor. Asa's son Jehoshaphat became king after him. When Asa had been king of Judah for two years, Jeroboam's son became king of Israel. Nadab ruled Israel as king for two years. 26He did things that the Lord said were evil. He did the same bad things that his father had done. He also caused the Israelites to do bad things. 27Baasha decided to kill King Nadab. Baasha was Ahijah's son and he belonged to Issachar's tribe. This happened while Nadab and Israel's army were attacking Gibbethon, a town of the Philistines.

1 Kings 15:25 word by word

וְנָדָ֣ב בֶּן־יָרָבְעָ֗ם מָלַךְ֙ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בִּשְׁנַ֣ת שְׁתַּ֔יִם לְאָסָ֖א מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל שְׁנָתָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Nadabנָדָבnâdâb · NadabH5070
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Jeroboamיָֽרָבְעָםyârob‛âm · JeroboamH3379
• began to reignמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427
• over Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• in the secondשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• yearשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• of Asaאָסָא'âsâ' · AsaH609
• kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063

Cross-references for 1 Kings 15:25

• 1 Kings 14:12But you, Jeroboam's wife, should go back home now. As soon as you arrive back in the city, the boy will die.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 15:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25Nadab - began to reign over Israel - He began his reign in the second year of the reign of Asa, and reigned two years.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25The sacred historian now gives an account of the contemporary kings of Israel, beginning with Nadab, who ascended the throne in Asa‘s second year, and concluding with Ahab, in whose fourth year Asa died. This narrative occupies him almost to the close of the first Book of Kings. d Chronology of Kingdoms d d Year of the Divided KingdomKings of JudahYears of ReignKings of IsraelYears of Reign d d 1Rehoboam17Jeroboam22 d d 5(Invasion of Shishak) d d…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 25-34Verses 25-34 During the single reign of Asa in Judah, the government of Israel was in six or seven different hands. Observe the ruin of the family of Jeroboam; no word of God shall fall to the ground. Divine threatenings are not designed merely to terrify. Ungodly men execute the just judgments of God upon each other. But in the midst of dreadful sins and this apparent confusion, the Lord carries on his own plan: when it is fully completed, the glorious…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25-31The writer of 1 Kings tells Nadab’s life story using a common format (see study note on 1 Kings 15:1–8).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign--No record is given of him, except his close adherence to the bad policy of his father.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 15:25

• Influence
• Nadab

In the dictionaries

• Asa
• Israel
• Jeroboam
• Judah
• Baasha
• Chronology
• Nadab
• Proclamation
• Abishag
• Chronology of the Old Testament

Commentaries on 1 Kings 15

• 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
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings