1 Kings 14:30

1 Kings 14:30 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all their days.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)There was constant war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam.

Context of 1 Kings 14:30

28Whenever the king went to the Lord’s temple, the guards bore the shields, and afterward they returned them to the guardroom. 29As for the other events of Rehoboam’s reign, and all he did, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah? There was continual warfare between Rehoboam and Jeroboam. 31And Rehoboam rested with his ancestors and was buried with them in the City of David. His mother’s name was Naamah; she was an Ammonite. And Abijah his son succeeded him as king.

1 Kings 14:30 word by word

וּמִלְחָמָ֨ה הָיְתָ֧ה בֵין־רְחַבְעָ֛ם וּבֵ֥ין יָרָבְעָ֖ם כָּל־הַיָּמִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And there was warמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
• between Rehoboamרְחַבְעָםrechab‛âm · RehoboamH7346
• and Jeroboamיָֽרָבְעָםyârob‛âm · JeroboamH3379
• daysיוֹםyôm · day: alwaysH3117

Cross-references for 1 Kings 14:30

• 1 Kings 12:24‘This is what the Lord says: Do not go up to fight against your brothers, the Israelites. Go home, every one of you, for this is my doing.’ ” So they obeyed the word of the Lord and went home again, as the Lord had ordered.
• 1 Kings 15:6There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam throughout Abijah’s lifetime.
• 2 Chronicles 12:15As for the events of Rehoboam’s reign, from beginning to end, are they not written in the records of Shemaiah the prophet and of Iddo the seer that deal with genealogies? There was continual warfare between Rehoboam and Jeroboam.

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

Topics related to 1 Kings 14:30

• Israel
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Jeroboam
• War

In the dictionaries

• Jeroboam
• Rehoboam
• Cruse
• Guard
• Ahijah
• Jehoshaphat (2)
• Jerusalem
• Judah, Kingdom of
• Nadab
• Prophecy; Prophets

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