1 Kings 15:27

1 Kings 15:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him; and Baasha smote him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines; for Nadab and all Israel laid siege to Gibbethon.
• New International Version (NIV)Baasha son of Ahijah from the tribe of Issachar plotted against him, and he struck him down at Gibbethon, a Philistine town, while Nadab and all Israel were besieging it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him. And Baasha struck him down at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines, for Nadab and all Israel were laying siege to Gibbethon.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him. And Baasha killed him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines, while Nadab and all Israel laid siege to Gibbethon.

Context of 1 Kings 15:27

25When 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. Baasha 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. 28Baasha killed King Nadab in the third year that Asa was king of Judah. Baasha became king of Israel instead of Nadab. 29When Baasha became king, he killed all Jeroboam's descendants. He did not leave anyone in Jeroboam's family alive. He killed them all. The Lord had already said that this would happen. He had given the message to his servant Ahijah, who was from Shiloh.

1 Kings 15:27 word by word

וַיִּקְשֹׁ֨ר עָלָ֜יו בַּעְשָׁ֤א בֶן־אֲחִיָּה֙ לְבֵ֣ית יִשָּׂשכָ֔ר וַיַּכֵּ֣הוּ בַעְשָׁ֔א בְּגִבְּת֖וֹן אֲשֶׁ֣ר לַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וְנָדָב֙ וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל צָרִ֖ים עַֽל־גִּבְּתֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Baashaבַּעְשָׁאba‛shâ' · BaashaH1201
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Ahijahאֲחִיָּ֫הוּ'ăchîyâh 'ăchîyâhû · AhijahH281
• of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• of Issacharיִשָּׂשכָרyiώώâώkâr · IssacharH3485
• conspiredקָשַׁרqâshar · to conspireH7194
• smoteנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• him at Gibbethonגִּבְּתוֹןgibbethôn · GibbethonH1405
• to the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishtîy · PhilistineH6430
• for Nadabנָדָבnâdâb · NadabH5070
• and all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• laid siegeצוּרtsûr · to confineH6696

Cross-references for 1 Kings 15:27

• 1 Kings 15:16There was always a war between King Asa of Judah and King Baasha of Israel while they ruled.
• 1 Kings 14:14The Lord himself will choose another king to rule Israel. That king will destroy Jeroboam's family. This will happen very soon, even today!
• 2 Kings 12:20Joash's officers decided to kill him. Two of them murdered him at Beth Millo, on the road that goes down to Silla.
• 1 Kings 16:15When Asa had been king of Judah for 27 years, Zimri became king of Israel. He ruled as king in Tirzah for seven days. When Zimri killed King Elah, Israel's army was attacking a Philistine town called Gibbethon.
• Joshua 19:44Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath,
• Joshua 21:23The tribe of Dan gave them Eltekeh, Gibbethon,

Commentaries on 1 Kings 15:27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27Smote him at Gabbethon - This was a city in the tribe of Dan, and generally in the possession of the Philistines.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27Baasha … of the house of Issachar - It is curious to find Issachar furnishing a king. Tola, its one very undistinguished Judge Judges 10:1, on obtaining office had at once settled himself in the territory of Ephraim. The tribe was as little famous as any that could be named. The “ass crouching between two burthens” was a true symbol of the patient, plodding cultivators of the plain of Esdraelon Genesis 49:14-15. Baasha probably owed his rise neither to…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. 27-29Baasha killed Nadab and all of Jeroboam's descendants, ending Israel's first family line of kings. Baasha's father was Ahijah, not to be confused with the prophet who predicted Jeroboam's family line of kings would end (1 Kings 11:29–39). Baasha's takeover was the first of several in Israel's history (for example, 1 Kings 16:9–10).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2727. Baasha smote him at Gibbethon--This town, within the tribe of Dan, was given to the Levites (Jos 19:44). It lay on the Philistine borders, and having been seized by that people, Nadab laid siege to recover it.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 15:27

• Ahijah
• Baasha
• Citizens
• Conspiracy
• Gibbethon
• Government
• Homicide
• Nadab
• Regicide
• Siege
• Usurpation

In the dictionaries

• Ahijah
• Baasha
• Israel
• Issachar
• Philistines
• Gibbethon
• Nadab
• Proclamation
• Abishag
• Fortification; Fort; Fortified Cities; Fortress

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