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1 Kings 15
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1 Kings 15
New King James Version
Abijam Reigns in Judah(A)
15 (B)In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam the son of Nebat, Abijam became king over Judah. 2 He reigned three years in Jerusalem. (C)His mother’s name was (D)Maachah the granddaughter of (E)Abishalom. 3 And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him; (F)his heart was not [a]loyal to the Lord his God, as was the heart of his father David. 4 Nevertheless (G)for David’s sake the Lord his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem, by setting up his son after him and by establishing Jerusalem; 5 because David (H)did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, and had not turned aside from anything that He commanded him all the days of his life, (I)except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite. 6 (J)And there was war between [b]Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life. 7 (K)Now 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.
8 (L)So Abijam [c]rested with his fathers, and they buried him in the City of David. Then Asa his son reigned in his place.
Asa Reigns in Judah(M)
9 In the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Asa became king over Judah. 10 And he reigned forty-one years in Jerusalem. His grandmother’s name was Maachah the granddaughter of Abishalom. 11 (N)Asa did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, as did his father David. 12 (O)And he banished the [d]perverted persons from the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made. 13 Also he removed (P)Maachah his grandmother from being queen mother, because she had made an obscene image of [e]Asherah. And Asa cut down her obscene image and (Q)burned it by the Brook Kidron. 14 (R)But the [f]high places were not removed. Nevertheless Asa’s (S)heart was loyal to the Lord all his days. 15 He also brought into the house of the Lord the things which his father (T)had dedicated, and the things which he himself had dedicated: silver and gold and utensils.
16 Now there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days. 17 And (U)Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah, and built (V)Ramah, (W)that he might let none go out or come in to Asa king of Judah. 18 Then Asa took all the silver and gold that was left in the treasuries of the house of the Lord and the treasuries of the king’s house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants. And King Asa sent them to (X)Ben-Hadad the son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, who dwelt in (Y)Damascus, saying, 19 “Let there be a treaty between you and me, as there was between my father and your father. See, I have sent you a present of silver and gold. Come and break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel, so that he will withdraw from me.”
20 So Ben-Hadad heeded King Asa, and (Z)sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel. He attacked (AA)Ijon, (AB)Dan, (AC)Abel Beth Maachah, and all Chinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali. 21 Now it happened, when Baasha heard it, that he stopped building Ramah, and remained in (AD)Tirzah.
22 (AE)Then King Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah; none was exempted. And they took away the stones and timber of Ramah, which Baasha had used for building; and with them King Asa built (AF)Geba of Benjamin, and (AG)Mizpah.
23 The rest of all the acts of Asa, all his might, all that he did, and the cities which he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? But (AH)in the time of his old age he was diseased in his feet. 24 So Asa [g]rested with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the City of David his father. (AI)Then (AJ)Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place.
Nadab Reigns in Israel
25 Now (AK)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. 26 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the way of his father, and in (AL)his sin by which he had made Israel sin.
27 (AM)Then Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him. And Baasha killed him at (AN)Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines, while Nadab and all Israel laid siege to Gibbethon. 28 Baasha killed him in the third year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his place. 29 And it was so, when he became king, that he killed all the house of Jeroboam. He did not leave to Jeroboam anyone that breathed, until he had destroyed him, according to (AO)the word of the Lord which He had spoken by His servant Ahijah the Shilonite, 30 (AP)because of the sins of Jeroboam, which he had sinned and by which he had made Israel sin, because of his provocation with which he had provoked the Lord God of Israel to anger.
31 Now the rest of the acts of Nadab, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? 32 (AQ)And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.
Baasha Reigns in Israel
33 In the third year of Asa king of Judah, Baasha the son of Ahijah became king over all Israel in Tirzah, and reigned twenty-four years. 34 He did evil in the sight of the Lord, and walked in (AR)the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin by which he had made Israel sin.
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 15:3 Lit. at peace with
- 1 Kings 15:6 So with MT, LXX, Tg., Vg.; some Heb. mss., Syr. Abijam
- 1 Kings 15:8 Died and joined his ancestors
- 1 Kings 15:12 Heb. qedeshim, those practicing sodomy and prostitution in religious rituals
- 1 Kings 15:13 A Canaanite goddess
- 1 Kings 15:14 Places for pagan worship
- 1 Kings 15:24 Died and joined his ancestors
1 Re 15
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1 Re 15
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Regno di Abiam in Giuda (913-911)
15 Nell'anno diciottesimo del re Geroboamo, figlio di Nebàt, divenne re su Giuda Abiam. 2 Egli regnò tre anni in Gerusalemme. Sua madre si chiamava Maaca, figlia di Assalonne. 3 Egli imitò tutti i peccati che suo padre aveva commessi prima di lui; il suo cuore non fu sottomesso al Signore suo Dio, come lo era stato il cuore di Davide suo antenato. 4 Ma, per amore di Davide, il Signore suo Dio gli concesse una lampada in Gerusalemme, innalzandone il figlio dopo di lui e rendendo stabile Gerusalemme, 5 perché Davide aveva fatto ciò che è giusto agli occhi del Signore e non aveva traviato dai comandi che il Signore gli aveva impartiti, durante tutta la sua vita, se si eccettua il caso di Uria l'Hittita.
6 Le altre gesta di Abiam, tutte le sue azioni, sono descritte nel libro delle Cronache dei re di Giuda. 7 Ci fu guerra fra Abiam e Geroboamo. 8 Abiam si addormentò con i suoi padri; lo seppellirono nella città di Davide e al suo posto divenne re suo figlio Asa.
Regno di Asa in Giuda (911-870)
9 Nell'anno ventesimo di Geroboamo, re di Israele, divenne re su Giuda Asa. 10 Costui regnò quarantun anni in Gerusalemme. Sua madre si chiamava Maaca, figlia di Assalonne. 11 Asa, come Davide suo antenato, fece ciò che è giusto agli occhi del Signore. 12 Eliminò i prostituti sacri dal paese e allontanò tutti gli idoli eretti da suo padre. 13 Anche sua madre Maaca egli privò della dignità di regina madre, perché essa aveva eretto un obbrobrio in onore di Asera; Asa abbattè l'obbrobrio e lo bruciò nella valle del torrente Cedron. 14 Ma non scomparvero le alture, anche se il cuore di Asa si mantenne integro nei riguardi del Signore per tutta la sua vita. 15 Fece portare nel tempio le offerte consacrate da suo padre e quelle consacrate da lui stesso, consistenti in argento, oro e vasi.
16 Ci fu guerra fra Asa e Baasa, re di Israele, per tutta la loro vita. 17 Baasa, re di Israele, assalì Giuda; egli fortificò Rama per impedire le comunicazioni con Asa re di Giuda. 18 Asa prese tutto l'argento e l'oro depositato nei tesori del tempio e nei tesori della reggia, li consegnò ai suoi ministri, che li portarono per ordine del re Asa a Ben-Hadàd, figlio di Tab-Rimmòn, figlio di Chezion, re d'Aram, che risiedeva in Damasco, con la proposta: 19 «Ci sia un'alleanza fra me e te, come ci fu fra mio padre e tuo padre. Ecco ti mando un dono d'argento e d'oro. Su, rompi la tua alleanza con Baasa, re di Israele, sì che egli si ritiri da me». 20 Ben-Hadàd ascoltò il re Asa; mandò contro le città di Israele i capi delle sue forze armate, occupò Iion, Dan, Abel-Bet-Maaca e l'intera regione di Genèsaret, compreso tutto il territorio di Nèftali. 21 Quando lo seppe, Baasa smise di fortificare Rama e tornò in Tirza. 22 Allora il re Asa convocò tutti quelli di Giuda, senza esclusione alcuna; costoro presero da Rama le pietre e il legname che Baasa aveva usato per le costruzioni. Con tale materiale il re Asa fortificò Gheba di Beniamino e Mizpà.
23 Le altre gesta di Asa, tutte le sue prodezze e tutte le sue azioni, le città che egli edificò, sono descritte nel libro delle Cronache dei re di Giuda. Egli nella sua vecchiaia ebbe la podàgra. 24 Asa si addormentò con i suoi padri; fu sepolto nella città di Davide suo antenato e al suo posto divenne re suo figlio Giòsafat.
Regno di Nadàb in Israele (910-909)
25 Nadàb, figlio di Geroboamo, divenne re d'Israele nell'anno secondo di Asa, re di Giuda, e regnò su Israele tre anni. 26 Egli fece ciò che è male agli occhi del Signore, imitando la condotta di suo padre e il peccato che questi aveva fatto commettere a Israele. 27 Contro di lui congiurò Baasa figlio di Achia, della casa di Issacar, e lo assassinò in Ghibbeton che apparteneva ai Filistei, mentre Nadàb e tutto Israele assediavano Ghibbeton. 28 Baasa lo uccise nell'anno terzo di Asa re di Giuda, e divenne re al suo posto. 29 Appena divenuto re, egli distrusse tutta la famiglia di Geroboamo: non lasciò vivo nessuno di quella stirpe, ma la distrusse tutta, secondo la parola del Signore pronunziata per mezzo del suo servo Achia di Silo, 30 a causa dei peccati di Geroboamo, commessi da lui e fatti commettere a Israele, e a causa dello sdegno a cui aveva provocato il Signore Dio di Israele.
31 Le altre gesta di Nadàb e tutte le sue azioni sono descritte nel libro delle Cronache dei re di Israele. 32 Ci fu guerra fra Asa e Baasa, re di Israele, per tutta la loro vita.((16))
Regno di Baasa in Israele (909-886)
33 Nell'anno terzo di Asa, re di Giuda, Baasa, figlio di Achia, divenne re d'Israele in Tirza. Regnò ventiquattro anni. 34 Fece ciò che è male agli occhi del Signore, imitando la condotta di Geroboamo e il peccato che questi aveva fatto commettere a Israele.
1 Kings 15
New International Version
1 Kings 15
New International Version
Abijah King of Judah(A)
15 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijah[a] became king of Judah, 2 and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother’s name was Maakah(B) daughter of Abishalom.[b]
3 He committed all the sins his father had done before him; his heart was not fully devoted(C) to the Lord his God, as the heart of David his forefather had been. 4 Nevertheless, for David’s sake the Lord his God gave him a lamp(D) in Jerusalem by raising up a son to succeed him and by making Jerusalem strong. 5 For David had done what was right in the eyes of the Lord and had not failed to keep(E) any of the Lord’s commands all the days of his life—except in the case of Uriah(F) the Hittite.
6 There was war(G) between Abijah[c] and Jeroboam throughout Abijah’s lifetime. 7 As for the other events of Abijah’s reign, and all he did, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah? There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam. 8 And Abijah rested with his ancestors and was buried in the City of David. And Asa his son succeeded him as king.
Asa King of Judah(H)(I)
9 In the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Asa became king of Judah, 10 and he reigned in Jerusalem forty-one years. His grandmother’s name was Maakah(J) daughter of Abishalom.
11 Asa did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, as his father David(K) had done. 12 He expelled the male shrine prostitutes(L) from the land and got rid of all the idols(M) his ancestors had made. 13 He even deposed his grandmother Maakah(N) from her position as queen mother,(O) because she had made a repulsive image for the worship of Asherah. Asa cut it down(P) and burned it in the Kidron Valley. 14 Although he did not remove(Q) the high places, Asa’s heart was fully committed(R) to the Lord all his life. 15 He brought into the temple of the Lord the silver and gold and the articles that he and his father had dedicated.(S)
16 There was war(T) between Asa and Baasha king of Israel throughout their reigns. 17 Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah and fortified Ramah(U) to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the territory of Asa king of Judah.
18 Asa then took all the silver and gold that was left in the treasuries of the Lord’s temple(V) and of his own palace. He entrusted it to his officials and sent(W) them to Ben-Hadad(X) son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, the king of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus. 19 “Let there be a treaty(Y) between me and you,” he said, “as there was between my father and your father. See, I am sending you a gift of silver and gold. Now break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel so he will withdraw from me.”
20 Ben-Hadad agreed with King Asa and sent the commanders of his forces against the towns of Israel. He conquered(Z) Ijon, Dan, Abel Beth Maakah and all Kinnereth in addition to Naphtali. 21 When Baasha heard this, he stopped building Ramah(AA) and withdrew to Tirzah.(AB) 22 Then King Asa issued an order to all Judah—no one was exempt—and they carried away from Ramah(AC) the stones and timber Baasha had been using there. With them King Asa(AD) built up Geba(AE) in Benjamin, and also Mizpah.(AF)
23 As for all the other events of Asa’s reign, all his achievements, all he did and the cities he built, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah? In his old age, however, his feet became diseased. 24 Then Asa rested with his ancestors and was buried with them in the city of his father David. And Jehoshaphat(AG) his son succeeded him as king.
Nadab King of Israel
25 Nadab son of Jeroboam became king of Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and he reigned over Israel two years. 26 He did evil(AH) in the eyes of the Lord, following the ways of his father(AI) and committing the same sin his father had caused Israel to commit.
27 Baasha son of Ahijah from the tribe of Issachar plotted against him, and he struck him down(AJ) at Gibbethon,(AK) a Philistine town, while Nadab and all Israel were besieging it. 28 Baasha killed Nadab in the third year of Asa king of Judah and succeeded him as king.
29 As soon as he began to reign, he killed Jeroboam’s whole family.(AL) He did not leave Jeroboam anyone that breathed, but destroyed them all, according to the word of the Lord given through his servant Ahijah the Shilonite. 30 This happened because of the sins(AM) Jeroboam had committed and had caused(AN) Israel to commit, and because he aroused the anger of the Lord, the God of Israel.
31 As for the other events of Nadab’s reign, and all he did, are they not written in the book of the annals(AO) of the kings of Israel? 32 There was war(AP) between Asa and Baasha king of Israel throughout their reigns.
Baasha King of Israel
33 In the third year of Asa king of Judah, Baasha son of Ahijah became king of all Israel in Tirzah,(AQ) and he reigned twenty-four years. 34 He did evil(AR) in the eyes of the Lord, following the ways of Jeroboam and committing the same sin Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit.
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 15:1 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint (see also 2 Chron. 12:16); most Hebrew manuscripts Abijam; also in verses 7 and 8
- 1 Kings 15:2 A variant of Absalom; also in verse 10
- 1 Kings 15:6 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Syriac Abijam (that is, Abijah); most Hebrew manuscripts Rehoboam
1 Kings 15
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1 Kings 15
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Abijam Rules Judah
15 In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam the son of Nabat, Abijam became king over Judah. 2 He ruled for three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom. 3 And he walked in all the sins which his father had done before him. He was not faithful to the Lord with all his heart, like the heart of his father David. 4 But the Lord his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem because of David. He gave him a son to rule after him and to keep Jerusalem strong. 5 Because David did what was right in the eyes of the Lord. He did not turn away from anything the Lord told him to do all the days of his life, except in what happened with Uriah the Hittite. 6 And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life.
7 Now 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. 8 Abijam died and they buried him in the city of David. His son Asa became king in his place.
Asa Rules Judah
9 In the twentieth year of Jeroboam the king of Israel, Asa began to rule as king of Judah. 10 He ruled for forty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom. 11 And Asa did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, like David his father. 12 He sent away the men from the land who sold the use of their bodies in their religion. He took away all the false gods his father had made. 13 He stopped his mother Maacah from being queen mother, because she had made a hated object of the false goddess Asherah. And Asa cut down her hated object and burned it at the river Kidron. 14 The high places were not taken away. But Asa was faithful to the Lord with all his heart for all his days. 15 He brought into the house of the Lord the holy things of his father and his own holy things, silver, gold, and holy objects.
16 There was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days. 17 Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah. He built walls around Ramah to stop anyone from going out or coming in to Asa king of Judah. 18 Then Asa took all the silver and the gold which were left in the storerooms of the Lord’s house and the king’s house, and gave them to his servants. King Asa sent them to Ben-hadad the son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, who lived in Damascus. Asa said, 19 “Let there be an agreement of peace between me and you, as between my father and your father. See, I have sent you a gift of silver and gold. Go and break your agreement of peace with Baasha king of Israel, so that he will leave me.” 20 Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel. He destroyed Ijon, Dan, Abel-bethmaacah, all Chinneroth, and all the land of Naphtali. 21 When Baasha heard about it, he stopped building a wall around Ramah, and stayed in Tirzah. 22 Then King Asa made the news known to all Judah. There was no one who did not hear it. They carried away the stones of Ramah and its pieces of wood with which Baasha had built. And King Asa used them to build Geba of Benjamin and Mizpah.
23 Now the rest of all the acts of Asa and all his strength and all he did and the cities he built, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? But when he was old he had a disease in his feet. 24 Asa died and was buried with his fathers in the city of his father David. His son Jehoshaphat ruled in his place.
Nadab Rules Israel
25 Jeroboam’s son Nadab became king of Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah. And he ruled over Israel for two years. 26 He did what was sinful in the eyes of the Lord. He walked in the way of his father, and in his sin with which he made Israel sin. 27 Then Baasha the son of Ahijah of the family of Issachar made plans against him. Baasha killed him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines. Nadab and all Israel had been gathering their army in battle around Gibbethon. 28 So Baasha killed him in the third year of Asa king of Judah, and ruled in his place. 29 As soon as he was king, Baasha killed all those of the family of Jeroboam. He did not leave to Jeroboam any person alive, destroying them all. It happened just as the word of the Lord was spoken through God’s servant Ahijah the Shilonite. 30 It happened because of the sins of Jeroboam, which he sinned and which he made Israel sin. He made the Lord God of Israel angry.
31 Now the rest of the acts of Nadab and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? 32 And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.
Baasha Rules Israel
33 In the third year of Asa king of Judah, Baasha the son of Ahijah became king of all Israel at Tirzah. He ruled for twenty-four years. 34 He did what was sinful in the eyes of the Lord. He walked in the way of Jeroboam and in his sin which he made Israel sin.
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