New American Standard Bible 1995
1 Kings 15
Abijam Reigns over Judah
1Now in the eighteenthשְׁמֹנֶ֣ה עֶשְׂרֵ֔הshe.mo.Neh 'es.RehH8083H6240yearוּבִשְׁנַת֙u.vish.NatH8141of Kingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nebatנְבָ֑טne.VatH5028,Abijamאֲבִיָּ֖ם'a.vi.YamH38becameH4427kingמָלַ֥ךְma.LakhH4427overעַל־'al-H5921Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.
3He walkedוַיֵּ֕לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the sinsחַטֹּ֥אותcha.TotH2403of his fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he had committedעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213beforeלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440him; andhis heartלְבָב֤וֹle.va.VoH3824was notwhollyH8003devotedH8003to the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָ֔יו'e.lo.HavH430,like the heartכִּלְבַ֖בkil.VavH3824of his fatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1Davidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732.
4But for David’sדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732sakeלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָ֥יו'e.lo.HavH430gaveנָתַן֩na.TanH5414him alampH5215in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,to raiseלְהָקִ֤יםle.ha.KimH6965up his sonבְּנוֹ֙be.NoH1121afterאַחֲרָ֔יו'a.cha.RavH310him and to establishוּֽלְהַעֲמִ֖ידu.le.ha.'a.MidH5975Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389;
5becauseH834Davidדָוִ֛דda.VidH1732didעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213whatH3477was rightהַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.SharH3477in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and had not turnedH5493asideסָ֞רsarH5493from anythingמִכֹּ֣לmi.KolH3605that He commandedצִוָּ֗הוּtzi.Va.huH6680him allכֹּ֚לkolH3605the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of his lifeH2425,exceptH7534in the caseבִּדְבַ֖רbid.VarH1697of Uriahאוּרִיָּ֥ה'u.ri.YahH223the Hittiteהַחִתִּֽי׃ha.chi.TiH2850.
7Nowthe restוְיֶ֨תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֤יdiv.ReiH1697of Abijamאֲבִיָּם֙'a.vi.YamH38and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that he didעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213,are they not writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in the Bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697H3117of the Kingsלְמַלְכֵ֣יle.mal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063?And there was warוּמִלְחָמָ֥הu.mil.cha.MahH4421betweenH996Abijamאֲבִיָּ֖ם'a.vi.YamH38and Jeroboamיָרָבְעָֽם׃ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379.
Asa Succeeds Abijam
8And Abijamאֲבִיָּם֙'a.vi.YamH38sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1and they buriedוַיִּקְבְּר֥וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912him in the cityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892of Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732;and Asaאָסָ֥א'a.Sa'H609his sonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121becameH4427kingוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his placeתַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פtach.TavH8478.
10He reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427forty-oneוְאַרְבָּעִ֤ים וְאַחַת֙ve.'ar.ba.'Im ve.'a.ChatH705H259yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389; andhis mother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034was Maacahמַעֲכָ֖הma.'a.KhahH4601the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Abishalomאֲבִישָׁלֽוֹם׃'a.vi.sha.LomH53.
12He also putH5674awayוַיַּעֲבֵ֥רvai.ya.'a.VerH5674the maleהַקְּדֵשִׁ֖יםha.ke.de.ShimH6945cultH6945prostitutesH6945from the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776andremovedוַיָּ֙סַר֙vai.Ya.sarH5493allכָּל־kol-H3605the idolsהַגִּלֻּלִ֔יםha.gi.lu.LimH1544whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834his fathersאֲבֹתָֽיו׃'a.vo.TavH1had madeעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213.
13He alsoוְגַ֣ם׀ve.GamH1571removedוַיְסִרֶ֙הָ֙vay.si.Re.haH5493Maacahמַעֲכָ֣הma.'a.KhahH4601his motherאִמּ֗וֹ'i.MoH517from beingqueenH1377motherH1377,becauseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834she had madeעָשְׂתָ֥ה'a.se.TahH6213a horridH4656imageמִפְלֶ֖צֶתmif.Le.tzetH4656as an Asherahלָאֲשֵׁרָ֑הla.'a.she.RahH842;and Asaאָסָא֙'a.Sa'H609cutוַיִּכְרֹ֤תvai.yikh.RotH3772downH3772her horridH4656imageמִפְלַצְתָּ֔הּmif.latz.TahH4656andburnedוַיִּשְׂרֹ֖ףvai.yis.RofH8313itat the brookבְּנַ֥חַלbe.Na.chalH5158Kidronקִדְרֽוֹן׃kid.RonH6939.
15He broughtוַיָּבֵא֙vai.ya.Ve'H935into the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068the dedicatedH6944thingsקָדְשֵׁ֣יka.de.SheiH6944of his fatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1and his own dedicatedH6944thingsוְקָדְשֵׁ֖יve.ka.de.sheiH6944:silverכֶּ֥סֶףKe.sefH3701and goldוְזָהָ֖בve.za.HavH2091and utensilsוְכֵלִֽים׃ve.khe.LimH3627.
17Baashaבַּעְשָׁ֤אba'.Sha'H1201kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478wentוַיַּ֨עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927up againstעַל־'al-H5921Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063andfortifiedוַיִּ֖בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129Ramahהָרָמָ֑הha.ra.MahH7414in order to preventלְבִלְתִּ֗י תֵּ֚תle.vil.Ti tetH1115H5414anyonefrom goingיֹצֵ֣אyo.Tze'H3318out or comingוָבָ֔אva.Va'H935in to Asaלְאָסָ֖אle.'a.Sa'H609kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.
18ThenAsaאָ֠סָא'A.sa'H609tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947allכָּל־kol-H3605the silverהַכֶּ֨סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701and the goldוְהַזָּהָ֜בve.ha.za.HavH2091which were leftהַֽנּוֹתָרִ֣ים׀ha.no.ta.RimH3498in the treasuriesבְּאוֹצְר֣וֹתbe.'otz.RotH214of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068and the treasuriesאֽוֹצְרוֹת֙'otz.rOtH214of the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,and deliveredוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖םvai.yi.te.NemH5414them into the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of his servantsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650. AndKingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Asaאָסָ֗א'a.Sa'H609sentוַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֞םvai.yish.la.ChemH7971them to Ben-hadadH1130the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Tabrimmonטַבְרִמֹּ֤ןtav.ri.MonH2886,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hezionחֶזְיוֹן֙chez.yOnH2383,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Aramאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758,who livedהַיֹּשֵׁ֥בhai.yo.ShevH3427inDamascusבְּדַמֶּ֖שֶׂקbe.da.Me.sekH1834,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,
19“Let there be atreatyבְּרִית֙be.RitH1285betweenH996you and me, asbetweenH996my fatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1and your fatherאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1.Beholdהִנֵּה֩hi.NehH2009,I have sentשָׁלַ֨חְתִּֽיsha.Lach.tiH7971you a presentשֹׁ֙חַד֙sho.chadH7810of silverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701and goldוְזָהָ֔בve.za.HavH2091;goלֵ֣ךְlekhH1980,breakהָפֵ֗רָהha.Fe.rahH6565your treatyבְּרִֽיתְךָ֙be.ri.te.KhaH1285with Baashaבַּעְשָׁ֣אba'.Sha'H1201kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478so that he will withdrawוְיַעֲלֶ֖הve.ya.'a.LehH5927from me.”
20So Ben-hadadH1130listenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֨עvai.yish.Ma'H8085to Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Asaאָסָ֗א'a.Sa'H609and sentוַ֠יִּשְׁלַחVai.yish.lachH7971the commandersשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of his armiesהַחֲיָלִ֤יםha.cha.ya.LimH2428againstעַל־'al-H5921the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andconqueredוַיַּךְ֙vai.yaKhH5221Ijonעִיּ֣וֹןi.YonH5859,Danדָּ֔ןDanH1835,Abel-beth-maacahH62and allכָּל־kol-H3605Chinnerothכִּנְר֔וֹתkin.RotH3672,besidesעַ֖ל'alH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִֽי׃naf.ta.LiH5321.
22Then Kingוְהַמֶּ֨לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Asaאָסָ֜א'a.Sa'H609madeH8085a proclamationH8085to allכָּל־kol-H3605Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063--noneאֵ֣ין'einH369was exemptנָקִ֔יna.KiH5355--and they carriedוַיִּשְׂא֞וּvai.yis.'UH5375away the stonesאַבְנֵ֤י'av.NeiH68of Ramahהָֽרָמָה֙ha.ra.MahH7414and its timberעֵצֶ֔יהָ'e.Tzei.haH6086with whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Baashaבַּעְשָׁ֑אba'.Sha'H1201had builtבָּנָ֖הba.NahH1129.And Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Asaאָסָ֔א'a.Sa'H609builtוַיִּ֤בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129with themGebaגֶּ֥בַעGe.va'H1387of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֖ןbin.ya.MinH1144and Mizpahהַמִּצְפָּֽה׃ha.mitz.PahH4709.
Jehoshaphat Succeeds Asa
23Now the restוְיֶ֣תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of allכָּל־kol-H3605the actsדִּבְרֵֽי־div.rei-H1697of Asaאָ֠סָא'A.sa'H609and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his mightגְּב֨וּרָת֜וֹge.Vu.ra.ToH1369and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that he didעָשָׂ֗ה'a.SahH6213and the citiesוְהֶֽעָרִים֙ve.he.'a.RimH5892whichH834he builtבָּנָ֔הba.NahH1129,are they not writtenכְתוּבִ֗יםkhe.tu.VimH3789in the Bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697H3117of the Kingsלְמַלְכֵ֣יle.mal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063?But in the timeלְעֵ֣תle.'EtH6256of his oldזִקְנָת֔וֹzik.na.ToH2209ageH2209he was diseasedחָלָ֖הcha.LahH2470in his feetרַגְלָֽיו׃rag.LavH7272.
24And Asaאָסָא֙'a.Sa'H609sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1and was buriedוַיִּקָּבֵר֙vai.yi.ka.VerH6912with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1in the cityבְּעִ֖ירbe.'IrH5892of Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1; andJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֥טye.ho.sha.FatH3092his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his placeתַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פtach.TavH8478.
Nadab, then Baasha, Rules over Israel
25NowNadabוְנָדָ֣בve.na.DavH5070the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֗םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379becameH4427kingמָלַךְ֙ma.laKhH4427overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478in the secondH8147yearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141of Asaלְאָסָ֖אle.'a.Sa'H609kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,and he reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478twoשְׁתַּ֔יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147yearsשְׁנָתָֽיִם׃she.na.Ta.yimH8141.
26He didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, andwalkedוַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙vai.Ye.lekhH1980in the wayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of his fatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1andin his sinוּ֨בְחַטָּאת֔וֹu.ve.cha.ta.ToH2403whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he made Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478sinהֶחֱטִ֖יאhe.che.Ti'H2398.
27ThenBaashaבַּעְשָׁ֤אba'.Sha'H1201the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Ahijahאֲחִיָּה֙'a.chi.YahH281of the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Issacharיִשָּׂשכָ֔רyi.so.sh.KharH3485conspiredוַיִּקְשֹׁ֨רvai.yik.ShorH7194againstH5921him, and Baashaבַעְשָׁ֔אva'.Sha'H1201struckH5221him downוַיַּכֵּ֣הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221atGibbethonבְּגִבְּת֖וֹןbe.gi.be.TonH1405,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834belonged to the Philistinesלַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםla.pe.lish.TimH6430,while Nadabוְנָדָב֙ve.na.DavH5070and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478were layingH6696siegeצָרִ֖יםtza.RimH6696to Gibbethonגִּבְּתֽוֹן׃gi.be.TonH1405.
29It cameוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961about as soon as he was kingכְמָלְכ֗וֹkhe.ma.le.KhoH4427,he struckH5221downH5221allכָּל־kol-H3605the householdבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379.He did not leaveהִשְׁאִ֧ירhish.'IrH7604to Jeroboamלְיָרָבְעָ֖םle.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379anyכָּל־kol-H3605personsH5397aliveH5397,untilעַד־'ad-H5704he had destroyedהִשְׁמִד֑וֹhish.mi.DoH8045them,according to the wordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834He spokeדִּבֶּ֔רdi.BerH1696by His servantעַבְדּ֖וֹav.DoH5650Ahijahאֲחִיָּ֥ה'a.chi.YahH281the Shiloniteהַשִּׁילֹנִֽי׃ha.shi.lo.NiH7888,
30andbecauseעַל־'al-H5921of the sinsחַטֹּ֤אותcha.TotH2403of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָם֙ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he sinnedחָטָ֔אcha.Ta'H2398, andwhichוַאֲשֶׁ֥רva.'a.SherH834he made Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478sinהֶחֱטִ֖יאhe.che.Ti'H2398,because of his provocationבְּכַעְס֕וֹbe.kha'.SoH3708with whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he provokedהִכְעִ֔יסhikh.'IsH3707the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478to angerH3708.
31Now the restוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of Nadabנָדָ֖בna.DavH5070and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that he didעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213,are they not writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in the Bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697H3117of the Kingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?
War with Judah
33In the thirdשָׁלֹ֔שׁsha.LoshH7969yearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141of Asaלְאָסָ֖אle.'a.Sa'H609kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,Baashaבַּעְשָׁ֨אba'.Sha'H1201the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Ahijahאֲחִיָּ֤ה'a.chi.YahH281becameH4427kingמָ֠לַךְMa.lakhH4427overעַל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478at Tirzahבְּתִרְצָ֔הbe.tir.TzahH8656, and reignedtwenty-fourעֶשְׂרִ֥ים וְאַרְבַּ֖ע'es.Rim ve.'ar.Ba'H6242H702yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.
34He didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, andwalkedוַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙vai.Ye.lekhH1980in the wayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379and in his sinוּ֨בְחַטָּאת֔וֹu.ve.cha.ta.ToH2403whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he made Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478sinהֶחֱטִ֖יאhe.che.Ti'H2398.
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
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