1 Kings 15:9

1 Kings 15:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel reigned Asa over Judah.
• New International Version (NIV)In the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Asa became king of Judah,
• English Standard Version (ESV)In the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Asa began to reign over Judah,
• New King James Version (NKJV)In the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Asa became king over Judah.

Context of 1 Kings 15:9

7Now the rest of the acts of Abijam 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 Abijam and Jeroboam. 8And Abijam slept with his fathers and they buried him in the city of David; and Asa his son became king in his place. So in the twentieth year of Jeroboam the king of Israel, Asa began to reign as king of Judah. 10He reigned forty-one years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom. 11Asa did what was right in the sight of the Lord, like David his father.

1 Kings 15:9 word by word

וּבִשְׁנַ֣ת עֶשְׂרִ֔ים לְיָרָבְעָ֖ם מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל מָלַ֥ךְ אָסָ֖א מֶ֥לֶךְ יְהוּדָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• So in the twentiethעֶשְׂרִים‛eώrîym · twentyH6242
• yearשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• of Jeroboamיָֽרָבְעָםyârob‛âm · JeroboamH3379
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• Asaאָסָא'âsâ' · AsaH609
• began to reignמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427
• of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063

Commentaries on 1 Kings 15:9

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-24Verses 9-24 Asa did what was right in the eyes of the Lord. That is right indeed which is so in God's eyes. Asa's times were times of reformation. He removed that which was evil; there reformation begins, and a great deal he found to do. When Asa found idolatry in the court, he rooted it out thence. Reformation must begin at home. Asa honours and respects his mother; he loves her well, but he loves God better. Those that have power are happy when thus…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9Asa ruled from 910 to 869 BC.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 15:9

• Asa
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning

In the dictionaries

• Asa
• Israel
• Jeroboam
• Judah
• Baasha
• Chronology
• 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