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Text -- 1 Kings 15:19-34 (NET)

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15:19 “I want to make a treaty with you, like the one our fathers made. See, I have sent you silver and gold as a present. Break your treaty with King Baasha of Israel, so he will retreat from my land.” 15:20 Ben Hadad accepted King Asa’s offer and ordered his army commanders to attack the cities of Israel. They conquered Ijon, Dan, Abel Beth Maacah, and all the territory of Naphtali, including the region of Kinnereth. 15:21 When Baasha heard the news, he stopped fortifying Ramah and settled down in Tirzah. 15:22 King Asa ordered all the men of Judah (no exemptions were granted) to carry away the stones and wood that Baasha had used to build Ramah. King Asa used the materials to build up Geba (in Benjamin) and Mizpah. 15:23 The rest of the events of Asa’s reign, including all his successes and accomplishments, as well as a record of the cities he built, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Judah. Yet when he was very old he developed a foot disease. 15:24 Asa passed away and was buried with his ancestors in the city of his ancestor David. His son Jehoshaphat replaced him as king.
Nadab’s Reign over Israel
15:25 In the second year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Jeroboam’s son Nadab became the king of Israel; he ruled Israel for two years. 15:26 He did evil in the sight of the Lord. He followed in his father’s footsteps and encouraged Israel to sin. 15:27 Baasha son of Ahijah, from the tribe of Issachar, conspired against Nadab and assassinated him in Gibbethon, which was in Philistine territory. This happened while Nadab and all the Israelite army were besieging Gibbethon. 15:28 Baasha killed him in the third year of Asa’s reign over Judah and replaced him as king. 15:29 When he became king, he executed Jeroboam’s entire family. He wiped out everyone who breathed, just as the Lord had predicted through his servant Ahijah the Shilonite. 15:30 This happened because of the sins which Jeroboam committed and which he made Israel commit. These sins angered the Lord God of Israel. 15:31 The rest of the events of Nadab’s reign, including all his accomplishments, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Israel. 15:32 Asa and King Nadab of Israel were continually at war with each other.
Baasha’s Reign over Israel
15:33 In the third year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Baasha son of Ahijah became king over all Israel in Tirzah; he ruled for twenty-four years. 15:34 He did evil in the sight of the Lord; he followed in Jeroboam’s footsteps and encouraged Israel to sin.
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics

Names, People and Places:
 · Abel the second son of Adam and Eve; the brother of Cain,an English name representing two different Hebrew names,as representing the Hebrew name 'Hebel' or 'Habel',the second son of Adam,as representing the Hebrew name 'Abel',a town in northern Israel near Dan (OS)
 · Ahijah great grandson of Eli; brother of Ahimelech,son of Shisha; secretary of King Solomon,prophet from Shiloh in Jeroboam's time,a man of Issachar; father of Baasha who killed Jeroboam,son of Jerahmeel of Judah,son of Ehud son of Gera of Benjamin,a man from Beth-Pelet; one of David's military elite,a Levite guard of the Temple treasure under David
 · Asa a son of Abijah; the father of Jehoshaphat; an ancestor of Jesus.,son of Abijam and king of Judah,son of Elkanah; a Levite whose descendants returned from exile
 · Baasha the third king of Israel
 · Ben-hadad king of Syria during the time of King Asa of Judah,king of Syria during the time of King Ahab of Israel,king of Syria during the time of King Amaziah of Judah;,a title for Syrian kings when Babylon was rising to power
 · Ben-Hadad king of Syria during the time of King Asa of Judah,king of Syria during the time of King Ahab of Israel,king of Syria during the time of King Amaziah of Judah;,a title for Syrian kings when Babylon was rising to power
 · Benjamin the tribe of Benjamin of Israel
 · Chinneroth a lake in Galilee on the Jordan River,a region; the plain on the NW shoulder of Lake Chinneroth
 · City of David the capital of Israel, on the border of Benjamin and Judah
 · city of David the capital of Israel, on the border of Benjamin and Judah
 · Dan residents of the town of Dan; members of the tribe of Dan,the tribe of Dan as a whole; the descendants of Dan in Israel
 · David a son of Jesse of Judah; king of Israel,son of Jesse of Judah; king of Israel
 · Geba a town of Judah 8 km north of Jerusalem, 5 km east of Gibeon (SMM)
 · Gibbethon a Philistine town in Dan, given to the Kohathite (OS)
 · Ijon a town in the north of Israel, 10 km north of Abel-Beth-Maacah
 · Israel a citizen of Israel.,a member of the nation of Israel
 · Issachar the tribe of Israel that came from his Jacob's son Issachar,son of Jacob and Leah; founder of the tribe of Issachar,the tribe of Issachar in Israel,son of Obed-Edom
 · Jehoshaphat the son and successor of king Asa of Judah; the father of Jehoram; an ancestor of Jesus,son of Ahilud; a recorder for King Solomon,an officer over collecting food supplies for King Solomon from Issachar; son of Paruah,son of Asa; King of Judah,son of Nimshi; father of King Jehu of Israel,a situation ("valley") of being judged (OS)
 · Jeroboam son of Nebat; first king of Israel after it split away from Judah; Jeroboam I,son and successor of Joash/Jehoash, King of Israel; Jeroboam II
 · Judah the son of Jacob and Leah; founder of the tribe of Judah,a tribe, the land/country,a son of Joseph; the father of Simeon; an ancestor of Jesus,son of Jacob/Israel and Leah; founder of the tribe of Judah,the tribe of Judah,citizens of the southern kingdom of Judah,citizens of the Persian Province of Judah; the Jews who had returned from Babylonian exile,"house of Judah", a phrase which highlights the political leadership of the tribe of Judah,"king of Judah", a phrase which relates to the southern kingdom of Judah,"kings of Judah", a phrase relating to the southern kingdom of Judah,"princes of Judah", a phrase relating to the kingdom of Judah,the territory allocated to the tribe of Judah, and also the extended territory of the southern kingdom of Judah,the Province of Judah under Persian rule,"hill country of Judah", the relatively cool and green central highlands of the territory of Judah,"the cities of Judah",the language of the Jews; Hebrew,head of a family of Levites who returned from Exile,a Levite who put away his heathen wife,a man who was second in command of Jerusalem; son of Hassenuah of Benjamin,a Levite in charge of the songs of thanksgiving in Nehemiah's time,a leader who helped dedicate Nehemiah's wall,a Levite musician who helped Zechariah of Asaph dedicate Nehemiah's wall
 · Mizpah a town of Moab
 · Nadab son of Aaron,son and successor of King Jeroboam,son of Shammai of Judah,son of Jeiel of Benjamin
 · Naphtali region/territority and the tribe of Israel,the son of Jacob and Bilhah,the tribe of people descended from Naphtali,the territory of the people of Naphtali
 · Philistines a sea people coming from Crete in 1200BC to the coast of Canaan
 · Ramah a town 8 km north of Jerusalem,a town of Simeon,a town of Benjamin 9 km north of Jerusalem and 8 km south of Bethel (OS),a town on the border of Asher (OS),a town of Ephraim 10 km SE of Aphek, and 25 km east of Joppa,a town in Gilead 50-60 km east of Beth-Shan
 · Shilonite resident of Shiloh, or descendant of Shelah of Judah. (OS)
 · Tirzah daughter of Zelophehad,a town of Manasseh 10 km NE of Shechem


Dictionary Themes and Topics: Tirza | Ramah | Rama | PALESTINE, 2 | Naphtali, Tribe of | Nadab | Kings, The Books of | JUDAH, TERRITORY OF | Israel | Homicide | Government | Cinnereth | Chronology | Chinnereth | CHRONOLOGY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT | Baasha | Asa | ALLIANCE | AHIAH, OR AHIJAH | ACTS OF SOLOMON | more
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Wesley: 1Ki 15:21 - -- Now the royal city of Israel. There he abode to defend his own kingdoms, and durst not return to oppose Asa, lest the Syrian king should make a second...

Now the royal city of Israel. There he abode to defend his own kingdoms, and durst not return to oppose Asa, lest the Syrian king should make a second invasion. So Asa met with success in this ungodly course as good men sometimes meet with disappointment in a good cause and course. So there is no judging of causes by events.

Wesley: 1Ki 15:22 - -- _All sorts of persons were obliged to come, except those who were disabled by age, or infirmity, or absence, or by the public service of the king and ...

_All sorts of persons were obliged to come, except those who were disabled by age, or infirmity, or absence, or by the public service of the king and kingdom in other places.

Wesley: 1Ki 15:22 - -- Repaired and strengthened them, for they were built before.

Repaired and strengthened them, for they were built before.

Wesley: 1Ki 15:23 - -- Notwithstanding the great things which he had done, and the glory and prosperity which he enjoyed, he felt the effects of human infirmity, and of his ...

Notwithstanding the great things which he had done, and the glory and prosperity which he enjoyed, he felt the effects of human infirmity, and of his own sins.

Wesley: 1Ki 15:25 - -- Not compleat, as appears from 1Ki 15:28 , 1Ki 15:33.

Not compleat, as appears from 1Ki 15:28 , 1Ki 15:33.

Wesley: 1Ki 15:26 - -- In the worship of the calves which his father had made.

In the worship of the calves which his father had made.

Wesley: 1Ki 15:28 - -- _It was threatened, 1Ki 14:15, that Israel should be as a reed shaken in the water. And so they were, when, during the single reign of Asa, their gove...

_It was threatened, 1Ki 14:15, that Israel should be as a reed shaken in the water. And so they were, when, during the single reign of Asa, their government was in seven or eight different hands. Jeroboam was upon the throne at the beginning of his reign, and Ahab at the end of it: between whom were Nadab, Baashah, Elah, Zimri, Tibni, and Omri, undermining and destroying one another. This they got by deserting the house both of God and of David.

Wesley: 1Ki 15:29 - -- Any of the males of that family.

Any of the males of that family.

Wesley: 1Ki 15:29 - -- So God overruled Baasha's ambition and cruelty, to fulfil his own prediction.

So God overruled Baasha's ambition and cruelty, to fulfil his own prediction.

Wesley: 1Ki 15:30 - -- So that same wicked policy which he used to establish the kingdom in his family, proved his and their ruin: which is very frequently the event of ungo...

So that same wicked policy which he used to establish the kingdom in his family, proved his and their ruin: which is very frequently the event of ungodly counsels.

JFB: 1Ki 15:18-20 - -- Asa's religious character is now seen to decline. He trusted not in the Lord (2Ch 16:7). In this emergency Asa solicited the powerful aid of the king ...

Asa's religious character is now seen to decline. He trusted not in the Lord (2Ch 16:7). In this emergency Asa solicited the powerful aid of the king of Damascene-Syria; and to bribe him to break off his alliance with Baasha, he transmitted to him the treasure lying in the temple and palace. The Syrian mercenaries were gained. Instances are to be found, both in the ancient and modern history of the East, of the violation of treaties equally sudden and unscrupulous, through the presentation of some tempting bribe. Ben-hadad poured an army into the northern provinces of Israel, and having captured some cities in Galilee, on the borders of Syria, compelled Baasha to withdraw from Ramah back within his own territories.

JFB: 1Ki 15:18-20 - -- (See on 1Ki 11:14).

(See on 1Ki 11:14).

JFB: 1Ki 15:22 - -- The fortifications which Baasha had erected at Ramah were demolished, and with the materials were built other defenses, where Asa thought they were ne...

The fortifications which Baasha had erected at Ramah were demolished, and with the materials were built other defenses, where Asa thought they were needed--at Geba (now Jeba) and Mizpeh (now Neby Samuil), about two hours' travelling north of Jerusalem.

JFB: 1Ki 15:23 - -- (See on 2Ch 16:12, where an additional proof is given of his religious degeneracy.)

(See on 2Ch 16:12, where an additional proof is given of his religious degeneracy.)

JFB: 1Ki 15:25 - -- No record is given of him, except his close adherence to the bad policy of his father.

No record is given of him, except his close adherence to the bad policy of his father.

JFB: 1Ki 15:27 - -- 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, Nad...

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.

JFB: 1Ki 15:29 - -- It was according to a barbarous practice too common in the East, for a usurper to extirpate all rival candidates for the throne; but it was an accompl...

It was according to a barbarous practice too common in the East, for a usurper to extirpate all rival candidates for the throne; but it was an accomplishment of Ahijah's prophecy concerning Jeroboam (1Ki 14:10-11).

Clarke: 1Ki 15:19 - -- There is a league between me and thee - Or, Let there be a league between me and thee; as there was between my father and thy father. There was no r...

There is a league between me and thee - Or, Let there be a league between me and thee; as there was between my father and thy father. There was no reason why Asa should have emptied his treasures at this time to procure the aid of the Syrian king; as it does not appear that there was any danger which himself could not have turned aside. He probably wished to destroy the kingdom of Israel; and to effect this purpose, even robbed the house of the Lord.

Clarke: 1Ki 15:20 - -- Ijon, and Dan, etc. - He appears to have attacked and taken those towns which constituted the principal strength of the kingdom of Israel.

Ijon, and Dan, etc. - He appears to have attacked and taken those towns which constituted the principal strength of the kingdom of Israel.

Clarke: 1Ki 15:21 - -- Dwelt in Tirzah - This seems to have been the royal city; see 1Ki 15:33, and 1Ki 14:17; and in this Baasha was probably obliged to shut himself up.

Dwelt in Tirzah - This seems to have been the royal city; see 1Ki 15:33, and 1Ki 14:17; and in this Baasha was probably obliged to shut himself up.

Clarke: 1Ki 15:22 - -- None was exempted - Every man was obliged to go and help to dismantle the fortress at Ramah which Baasha had built. This was a general levee en mass...

None was exempted - Every man was obliged to go and help to dismantle the fortress at Ramah which Baasha had built. This was a general levee en masse of the people: every one was obliged to lend a helping hand, as the state was then supposed to be in danger, and all exemptions necessarily ceased. This is a maxim of civil policy, Ubi adversus hostem muniendi sent limites, omnis immunitas cessat : "Where the boundaries are to be fortified against an enemy, then all exemptions cease.

Clarke: 1Ki 15:23 - -- And the cities which he built - Such as Geba and Mizpah, which he built out of the spoils of Ramah

And the cities which he built - Such as Geba and Mizpah, which he built out of the spoils of Ramah

Clarke: 1Ki 15:23 - -- He was diseased in his feet - Probably he had a strong rheumatic affection, or the gout. This took place in the thirty-ninth year of his reign, thre...

He was diseased in his feet - Probably he had a strong rheumatic affection, or the gout. This took place in the thirty-ninth year of his reign, three years before his death; and it is said that he sought to physicians rather than to the Lord, 2Ch 16:12, 2Ch 16:13.

Clarke: 1Ki 15:24 - -- Asa slept with his fathers - Of his splendid and costly funeral we read 1Ch 16:14.

Asa slept with his fathers - Of his splendid and costly funeral we read 1Ch 16:14.

Clarke: 1Ki 15:25 - -- Nadab - began to reign over Israel - He began his reign in the second year of the reign of Asa, and reigned two years.

Nadab - began to reign over Israel - He began his reign in the second year of the reign of Asa, and reigned two years.

Clarke: 1Ki 15:27 - -- Smote him at Gabbethon - This was a city in the tribe of Dan, and generally in the possession of the Philistines.

Smote him at Gabbethon - This was a city in the tribe of Dan, and generally in the possession of the Philistines.

Clarke: 1Ki 15:29 - -- He smote all the house of Jeroboam - This was according to Ahijah’ s prophetic declaration; see 1Ki 14:10, 1Ki 14:14. Thus God made use of one ...

He smote all the house of Jeroboam - This was according to Ahijah’ s prophetic declaration; see 1Ki 14:10, 1Ki 14:14. Thus God made use of one wicked man to destroy another.

Clarke: 1Ki 15:32 - -- There was war - See on 1Ki 15:16 (note).

There was war - See on 1Ki 15:16 (note).

Clarke: 1Ki 15:34 - -- Walked in the way of Jeroboam - The entail of iniquity cannot be cut off but by a thorough conversion of the soul to God; and of this, these bad kin...

Walked in the way of Jeroboam - The entail of iniquity cannot be cut off but by a thorough conversion of the soul to God; and of this, these bad kings seem to have had no adequate notion. The wicked followed the steps of the wicked, and became still more wicked; sin gathers strength by exercise and age.

Defender: 1Ki 15:29 - -- This utter destruction of Jeroboam and all his family (with the one exception of the child who had died before reaching an age of conscious sin - 1Ki ...

This utter destruction of Jeroboam and all his family (with the one exception of the child who had died before reaching an age of conscious sin - 1Ki 14:13) had been foretold by the prophet Ahijah (1Ki 14:10-14), the very same prophet who had earlier called Jeroboam to be king over Israel (1Ki 11:29-39)."

TSK: 1Ki 15:19 - -- There is a league : 2Ch 19:2; Isa 31:1 break thy league : 2Sa 21:2; 2Ch 16:3; Eze 17:13-16; Rom 1:31, Rom 3:8 depart : Heb. go up

There is a league : 2Ch 19:2; Isa 31:1

break thy league : 2Sa 21:2; 2Ch 16:3; Eze 17:13-16; Rom 1:31, Rom 3:8

depart : Heb. go up

TSK: 1Ki 15:20 - -- Ijon : Probably the same as Hazar-enan, a frontier town to Damascus (Eze 48:1); and perhaps the Inna of Coele-Syria, long. 68 degrees and a half, lat....

Ijon : Probably the same as Hazar-enan, a frontier town to Damascus (Eze 48:1); and perhaps the Inna of Coele-Syria, long. 68 degrees and a half, lat. 33 degrees, according to Ptolemy. 2Ki 15:29

Dan : 1Ki 12:29; Gen 14:14; Jdg 18:29, Abel-beth-maachah, 2Sa 20:14, 2Sa 20:15

Cinneroth : Jos 11:2, Jos 12:3

TSK: 1Ki 15:21 - -- when Baasha : 2Ch 16:5 Tirzah : 1Ki 14:17, 1Ki 16:15-18; Son 6:4

when Baasha : 2Ch 16:5

Tirzah : 1Ki 14:17, 1Ki 16:15-18; Son 6:4

TSK: 1Ki 15:22 - -- made a proclamation : 2Ch 16:6 exempted : Heb. free Geba : Jos 18:24, Gaba, Jos 21:17 Mizpah : Jos 18:26; 1Sa 7:5, Mizpeh, Jer 40:6, Jer 40:10

made a proclamation : 2Ch 16:6

exempted : Heb. free

Geba : Jos 18:24, Gaba, Jos 21:17

Mizpah : Jos 18:26; 1Sa 7:5, Mizpeh, Jer 40:6, Jer 40:10

TSK: 1Ki 15:23 - -- rest of all : 1Ki 15:7, 1Ki 15:8, 1Ki 14:29-31 in the time : 2Ch 16:12-14; Psa 90:10

rest of all : 1Ki 15:7, 1Ki 15:8, 1Ki 14:29-31

in the time : 2Ch 16:12-14; Psa 90:10

TSK: 1Ki 15:24 - -- am 3090, bc 914 was buried : Of his splendid and costly funeral we read in 2Ch 16:14. Jehoshaphat : 1Ki 22:41-43; 2Ch 17:1-9; Mat 1:8, Josaphat

am 3090, bc 914

was buried : Of his splendid and costly funeral we read in 2Ch 16:14.

Jehoshaphat : 1Ki 22:41-43; 2Ch 17:1-9; Mat 1:8, Josaphat

TSK: 1Ki 15:25 - -- am 3050-3051, bc 954-953 Nadab : 1Ki 14:12, 1Ki 14:20 began to reign : Heb. reigned

am 3050-3051, bc 954-953

Nadab : 1Ki 14:12, 1Ki 14:20

began to reign : Heb. reigned

TSK: 1Ki 15:26 - -- he did evil : 1Ki 16:7, 1Ki 16:25, 1Ki 16:30 walked : 1Ki 12:28-33, 1Ki 13:33, 1Ki 13:34 in his sin : 1Ki 15:30, 1Ki 15:34, 1Ki 14:16, 1Ki 16:19, 1Ki ...

TSK: 1Ki 15:27 - -- Baasha the son : 1Ki 15:16, 1Ki 15:17, 1Ki 14:14 conspired : 1Ki 16:9; 2Ki 12:20 Gibbethon : 1Ki 16:15, 1Ki 16:17; Jos 19:44, Jos 21:23

Baasha the son : 1Ki 15:16, 1Ki 15:17, 1Ki 14:14

conspired : 1Ki 16:9; 2Ki 12:20

Gibbethon : 1Ki 16:15, 1Ki 16:17; Jos 19:44, Jos 21:23

TSK: 1Ki 15:28 - -- Deu 32:35

TSK: 1Ki 15:29 - -- he left not : 1Ki 14:9-16; 2Ki 9:7-10, 2Ki 9:36, 2Ki 9:37, 2Ki 10:10, 2Ki 10:11, 2Ki 10:31, 2Ki 19:25

TSK: 1Ki 15:30 - -- the sins : 1Ki 15:26, 1Ki 14:9-16 by his provocation : 1Ki 14:22

the sins : 1Ki 15:26, 1Ki 14:9-16

by his provocation : 1Ki 14:22

TSK: 1Ki 15:31 - -- am 3050-3051, bc 954-953 are they not written : 1Ki 14:19, 1Ki 16:5, 1Ki 16:14, 1Ki 16:20, 1Ki 16:27

am 3050-3051, bc 954-953

are they not written : 1Ki 14:19, 1Ki 16:5, 1Ki 16:14, 1Ki 16:20, 1Ki 16:27

TSK: 1Ki 15:32 - -- am 3051-3074, bc 953-930 there was war : That is, there was a constant spirit of hostility kept up between the two kingdoms, and no doubt frequent ski...

am 3051-3074, bc 953-930

there was war : That is, there was a constant spirit of hostility kept up between the two kingdoms, and no doubt frequent skirmishing between the bordering parties; but there was no open war till Baasha king of Israel began to build Ramah, which was, according to 2Ch 15:19; 2Ch 16:1, in the thirty-sixth year of Asa; but according to 1Ki 16:8, 1Ki 16:9, his son was killed by Zimri in the twenty-sixth year of Asa, and consequently he could not make war upon him in the thirty-sixth year of his reign. Chronologers endeavour to reconcile this, by saying that the years should be reckoned, not from the beginning of Asa’ s reign, but from the separation of the kingdoms of Israel and Judah. We must either adopt this mode of solution, or admit that there is a mistake in some of the numbers, probably in the parallel places in Chronicles, but which we have no direct means of correcting. 1Ki 15:16

TSK: 1Ki 15:33 - -- twenty and four years : 1Ki 16:8

twenty and four years : 1Ki 16:8

TSK: 1Ki 15:34 - -- he did evil : 1Ki 15:26 walked : 1Ki 15:26, 1Ki 12:28, 1Ki 12:29, 1Ki 13:33, 1Ki 13:34, 1Ki 14:16; Isa 1:4

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Barnes: 1Ki 15:19 - -- Rather, "Let there be a league between me and thee, as there was between my father and thy father."

Rather, "Let there be a league between me and thee, as there was between my father and thy father."

Barnes: 1Ki 15:20 - -- Ijon is probably marked by the ruins called "Tel-Dibbin,"which are situated a few miles northwest of the site of Dan, in a fertile and beautiful lit...

Ijon is probably marked by the ruins called "Tel-Dibbin,"which are situated a few miles northwest of the site of Dan, in a fertile and beautiful little plain which bears the name of "Merj’ Ayun"or "meadow of fountains."On Abel-beth-maachah, or Abel-maim ("Abel-on-the waters") and Dan, see the marginal references

For Cinneroth or Genesareth see Jos 11:2.

Barnes: 1Ki 15:22 - -- Geba, situated opposite to Michmash 1Sa 14:5, is almost certainly "Jeba,"which stands picturesquely on the top of its steep terraced hill on the ver...

Geba, situated opposite to Michmash 1Sa 14:5, is almost certainly "Jeba,"which stands picturesquely on the top of its steep terraced hill on the very edge of the "Wady Suweinit."Its position was thus exceedingly strong; and, as it lay further north than Ramah, Asa may have considered that to fortify and garrison it would be a better protection to his northern frontier than fortifying Ramah.

For Mizpah see the marginal reference From Jer 41:9 we learn that Asa, besides fortifying the place, sank a deep well there to secure his garrison from want of water if the town should be besieged.

Barnes: 1Ki 15:23 - -- The rest of all the acts of Asa - A few of these are preserved in 2Ch 15:9-15; 2Ch 16:7-12. From the whole narrative of Chronicles we gather th...

The rest of all the acts of Asa - A few of these are preserved in 2Ch 15:9-15; 2Ch 16:7-12. From the whole narrative of Chronicles we gather that the character of Asa deteriorated as he grew old, and that, while he maintained the worship of Yahweh consistently from first to last, he failed to maintain the personal faith and piety which had been so conspicuous in his early youth.

The cities which he built - Asa, during the earlier part of his reign, before any serious attack had been made upon him, had the prudence to "build fenced cities in Judah,"with "walls and towers, gates and bars,"so strengthening himself against a possible evil day 2Ch 14:6-7.

In the time of his old age - See the marginal reference. If it has been rightly supposed that Rehoboam was a young man of 21 or 22 at his accession 1Ki 12:8, Asa’ s age at this time must have been less than 50. It may seem strange to speak of "old age"in such a case; but Solomon was regarded as "old"at about 50 (1Ki 11:4 note).

Barnes: 1Ki 15:24 - -- Asa prepared his own sepulchre in his lifetime, as has been so often done by Oriental kings; and his funeral was conducted with great magnificence 2...

Asa prepared his own sepulchre in his lifetime, as has been so often done by Oriental kings; and his funeral was conducted with great magnificence 2Ch 16:14.

Barnes: 1Ki 15:25 - -- The sacred historian now gives an account of the contemporary kings of Israel, beginning with Nadab, who ascended the throne in Asa’ s second y...

The sacred historian now gives an account of the contemporary kings of Israel, beginning with Nadab, who ascended the throne in Asa’ s second year, and concluding with Ahab, in whose fourth year Asa died. This narrative occupies him almost to the close of the first Book of Kings.

Chronology of Kingdoms

Year of the Divided KingdomKings of JudahYears of ReignKings of IsraelYears of Reign
1Rehoboam17Jeroboam22
5(Invasion of Shishak)   
18Abijam3  
20Asa41  
22  Nadab2
23  Baasha21
31(Invasion of Zerah)   
34(Great Feast at Jerusalem)   
46  Elah2
47  Zimri

Omri

12
58  Ahab22
61(Last year of Asa) (4th year of Ahab) 

Barnes: 1Ki 15:27 - -- Baasha ... of the house of Issachar - It is curious to find Issachar furnishing a king. Tola, its one very undistinguished Judge Jdg 10:1, on o...

Baasha ... of the house of Issachar - It is curious to find Issachar furnishing a king. Tola, its one very undistinguished Judge Jdg 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 Gen 49:14-15. Baasha probably owed his rise neither to his tribe nor to his social position, but simply to his audacity, and his known valor and skill as a soldier 1Ki 16:2.

Barnes: 1Ki 15:32 - -- An exact repetition of 1Ki 15:16. From the book before him 1Ki 15:31 the writer extracts a passage which happens to correspond exactly with one whic...

An exact repetition of 1Ki 15:16. From the book before him 1Ki 15:31 the writer extracts a passage which happens to correspond exactly with one which he has already extracted from the "Book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah."He does not object to repeating himself (compare 1Ki 14:21, 1Ki 14:31; 1Ki 14:30; 1Ki 15:6; 2Ki 17:6; 2Ki 18:11).

Poole: 1Ki 15:19 - -- There is a league between me and thee, and between my father and thy father whereby it appears, that albeit he was an adversary to Israel all Solomon...

There is a league between me and thee, and between my father and thy father whereby it appears, that albeit he was an adversary to Israel all Solomon’ s days, 1Ki 11:25 , yet after the division of the kingdoms of Israel and Judah he was in league with both of them; either because his designs lay upon the enlargement of his empire other ways; or rather, because he thought it his wisdom and interest to leave them to themselves, to undo one another by their intestine wars, and so to prepare the way to his conquest of both; whereas his invading of either of them might have made up the breach, and forced them to unite against their common enemy. And therefore as soon as he was free from this fear, and one of them needed and earnestly desired his help against the other, he gladly embraced the opportunity.

That he may depart from me that being called to defend himself, he may be forced to depart from my territories.

Poole: 1Ki 15:20 - -- The northern parts of Baasha’ s kingdom, which were nearest to his own kingdom of Damascus, and most remote from those parts where Baasha was n...

The northern parts of Baasha’ s kingdom, which were nearest to his own kingdom of Damascus, and most remote from those parts where Baasha was now employed, which were in the most southern parts of his dominions.

Poole: 1Ki 15:21 - -- Now the royal city of Israel. See 1Ki 14:17 . There he abode to defend his own kingdoms, and durst not return to oppose Asa, lest the Syrian king sh...

Now the royal city of Israel. See 1Ki 14:17 . There he abode to defend his own kingdoms, and durst not return to oppose Asa, lest the Syrian king should make a second and worse invasion. So Asa met with success in his ungodly course, as on the other side good men sometimes meet with disappointment in a good cause and course. So there is no judging of causes by events.

Poole: 1Ki 15:22 - -- None was exempted all sorts of persons were obliged to come, except those who were disenabled by age, or infirmity, or absence, or by the public serv...

None was exempted all sorts of persons were obliged to come, except those who were disenabled by age, or infirmity, or absence, or by the public service of the king and kingdom in other places.

Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah i.e. repaired and strengthened them, for they were built before. See Jer 41:9 .

Quest. Why did he not rather perfect the fortifications of Ramah which Baasha had begun?

Answ Because Baasha might have returned and recovered it afterwards; and he thought it most convenient that there should be no city nor fort in that place.

Poole: 1Ki 15:23 - -- Nevertheless notwithstanding the great things which he had done, and the glory and prosperity which he enjoyed, he felt the effects of human infirmit...

Nevertheless notwithstanding the great things which he had done, and the glory and prosperity which he enjoyed, he felt the effects of human infirmity, and of his own sins; of which see 2Ch 16:12,13 .

Poole: 1Ki 15:25 - -- Not complete, as appears from 1Ki 15:28,33 .

Not complete, as appears from 1Ki 15:28,33 .

Poole: 1Ki 15:26 - -- i.e. In the worship of the calves which his father had made.

i.e. In the worship of the calves which his father had made.

Poole: 1Ki 15:27 - -- Of the house of Issachar i.e. of the tribe, which is oft called a house, as Jud 10:9 Psa 135:20 Hos 1:7 . Which belonged to the Philistines; who, tak...

Of the house of Issachar i.e. of the tribe, which is oft called a house, as Jud 10:9 Psa 135:20 Hos 1:7 . Which belonged to the Philistines; who, taking advantage of the division between Israel and Judah, had retaken this town, which belonged to the tribe of Dan, Jos 19:44 , and belonged to the Levites, Jos 21:23 ; upon whose departure to Judah, 2Ch 11:14 , the kings of Israel seized their towns and lands to their own use, as was noted before; which made them so much concerned for this town, to besiege it both now and many years after this time, 1Ki 16:15 .

Poole: 1Ki 15:28 - -- In the third year of Asa: how this agrees with 2Ch 16:1 , see in the notes there. Did Baasha slay him which he did, not to fulfil God’ s threa...

In the third year of Asa: how this agrees with 2Ch 16:1 , see in the notes there.

Did Baasha slay him which he did, not to fulfil God’ s threatening, but only to advance himself; and therefore this is called murder, 1Ki 16:7 .

Poole: 1Ki 15:29 - -- Any that breathed i.e. any of the males of that family. See Deu 20:16 Jos 10:40 . According unto the saying of the Lord: so God overruled Baasha̵...

Any that breathed i.e. any of the males of that family. See Deu 20:16 Jos 10:40 . According unto the saying of the Lord: so God overruled Baasha’ s ambition and cruelty, to fulfil his own counsel and prediction.

Poole: 1Ki 15:30 - -- Which he made Israel sin so that same wicked policy which he used to establish the kingdom in his family proved his and their ruin; which is very fre...

Which he made Israel sin so that same wicked policy which he used to establish the kingdom in his family proved his and their ruin; which is very frequently the event of ungodly counsels.

Haydock: 1Ki 15:19 - -- League. The infidel is ready to take part with the best bidder. (Haydock) --- Benadad gains a double reward, as he plunders the conquered. (Menoc...

League. The infidel is ready to take part with the best bidder. (Haydock) ---

Benadad gains a double reward, as he plunders the conquered. (Menochius)

Haydock: 1Ki 15:20 - -- Ahion, or Ain, remote in the north, whence Theglathphalasar took away captives, (4 Kings xv. 29.) is perhaps the Enan of Ezechiel xlviii. 1., and N...

Ahion, or Ain, remote in the north, whence Theglathphalasar took away captives, (4 Kings xv. 29.) is perhaps the Enan of Ezechiel xlviii. 1., and Numbers xxxiv. 9. ---

Maacha. In Paralipomenon, Abel-maim, "Abela of the waters," 2 Kings xx. 14. ---

Ceneroth, near the sea of Tiberias, Josue xi. 2. Benadad kept possession of some of these places, and even built streets in Samaria, chap. xx. 34.

Haydock: 1Ki 15:21 - -- Returned. So the Septuagint. Hebrew, "dwelt." (Calmet) --- He returned to protect his own dominions, (Menochius) and shut himself up in his capit...

Returned. So the Septuagint. Hebrew, "dwelt." (Calmet) ---

He returned to protect his own dominions, (Menochius) and shut himself up in his capital. (Calmet)

Haydock: 1Ki 15:22 - -- Excused. "When the country is to be defended, all exemptions cease." (Leg. ult.) (Calmet) --- Septuagint seem to preserve the terms of the origin...

Excused. "When the country is to be defended, all exemptions cease." (Leg. ult.) (Calmet) ---

Septuagint seem to preserve the terms of the original untranslated, "Asa called all....to Annacim." Hebrew en naki, (Haydock) means, "no one exempt." (Calmet) ---

Rama belonged to the enemy; and, as it appears from this passage, was in the vicinity of Maspha. (Haydock) ---

Gabaa, the city of Saul, (Menochius) adding fresh fortifications, as this and Maspha were frontier towns, against the inroads of Israel. (Haydock)

Haydock: 1Ki 15:23 - -- Strength. Septuagint, "dynasty," or power, whether of his dominions or of his person. (Calmet) --- Feet, with the gout, (Menochius) three years b...

Strength. Septuagint, "dynasty," or power, whether of his dominions or of his person. (Calmet) ---

Feet, with the gout, (Menochius) three years before his death. He did not confide in the Lord sufficiently, 2 Paralipomenon xvi. 12. His body was embalmed or burnt, unless aromatic spices evaporated with it was laid on a bed of state, before it was consigned to the tomb, which Asa had prepared for himself in the city of David, 2 Paralipomenon xvi. 14.

Haydock: 1Ki 15:25 - -- Two years, incomplete; since he commenced his reign in the second, and died in the third year of Asa, ver. 28. (Calmet) --- Petau only allows him, ...

Two years, incomplete; since he commenced his reign in the second, and died in the third year of Asa, ver. 28. (Calmet) ---

Petau only allows him, "a few months;" and supposes, that he had been associated on the throne with Jeroboam. But this is unnecessary. (Houbigant) ---

Nadab was the first king of Israel, who fell a pray to the fury of his subjects. (Salien, the year before Christ 971.)

Haydock: 1Ki 15:27 - -- Gebbethon, of the tribe of Dan, occupied by the Philistines. It was often attacked, chap. xvi. 15. (Calmet) --- The occasion of this war is not kn...

Gebbethon, of the tribe of Dan, occupied by the Philistines. It was often attacked, chap. xvi. 15. (Calmet) ---

The occasion of this war is not known. (Menochius)

Haydock: 1Ki 15:29 - -- Jeroboam. The author of schism is punished in his posterity. (Worthington) --- The body of Nadab was left unburied, chap. xiv. 11. (Menochius)

Jeroboam. The author of schism is punished in his posterity. (Worthington) ---

The body of Nadab was left unburied, chap. xiv. 11. (Menochius)

Gill: 1Ki 15:19 - -- There is a league between me and thee, and between my father and thy father,.... For though Hezion, if he is the same with Rezon, was an adversary to ...

There is a league between me and thee, and between my father and thy father,.... For though Hezion, if he is the same with Rezon, was an adversary to Israel in the days of Solomon, 1Ki 11:25, yet it seems his son was not, but was a confederate with the kings of Israel and Judah:

behold, I have sent unto thee a present of silver and gold; taken out of the treasury of the temple and his own treasury:

come and break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me; it was sinful in him to take the money out of the temple, to which it was dedicated; it was more so to make use of it to bribe an Heathen to break his covenant and alliance with another, in order to serve him; in which he betrayed great distrust of the Lord, and of his power to help him; which was the more aggravated, when he had had such a wonderful appearance of God for him against the Ethiopians, see 2Ch 16:7.

Gill: 1Ki 15:20 - -- So Benhadad hearkened unto King Asa, and sent the captains of the hosts which he had against the cities of Israel,.... He broke off his alliance with ...

So Benhadad hearkened unto King Asa, and sent the captains of the hosts which he had against the cities of Israel,.... He broke off his alliance with the king of Israel; and as he had a standing army, with proper officers, he sent them directly to take the cities of Israel:

and he smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abelbethmaachah, and all Cinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali; places which lay on the northern part of Israel, the nearest to Syria. Ijon some place in the tribe of Naphtali, others in Asher; it seems to be on the extreme border of the land northward, as Dan also was; hence the phrase from Dan to Beersheba, i.e. from north to south. Abelbethmaachah is the same with Abelmaim, 2Ch 16:4 which perhaps is the same with that Abela, placed by Jerome x between Damascus and Paneas, supposed to be the Enhydra of Pliny y. Cinneroth is the same with Gennesaret, a fruitful country in Galilee, from which is a sea or lake of that name, mentioned in the New Testament, and was in the tribe of Naphtali, the land of which was seized upon at this time.

Gill: 1Ki 15:21 - -- And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof,.... What was doing in the northern part of his kingdom: that he left off building of Ramah; which w...

And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof,.... What was doing in the northern part of his kingdom:

that he left off building of Ramah; which was the thing designed to be answered by this diversion:

and dwelt in Tirzah; in the tribe of Manasseh, nearer at hand, to observe and stop the motions of the Syrian king.

Gill: 1Ki 15:22 - -- Then King Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah,.... Summoned men of all sorts, ranks, and degrees: (none was exempted;) the Jews z say, not...

Then King Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah,.... Summoned men of all sorts, ranks, and degrees:

(none was exempted;) the Jews z say, not so much as a newly married man, whom the law excused from war the first year, nor the disciples of the wise men:

and they took away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; or fortified the place; these; the men of Judah, whom Asa summoned, carried off:

and King Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah; which were both in the tribe of Benjamin, and which he fortified, Jos 18:24.

Gill: 1Ki 15:23 - -- The rest of all the acts of Asa, and all his might, and all that he did, and the cities which he built, are they not written in the book of the chroni...

The rest of all the acts of Asa, and all his might, and 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?.... Some of which are to be met with in the canonical book of that name, 2Ch 14:1, and others in the annals of the kings, out of which the Scripture account was taken:

nevertheless, in the time of his old age he was diseased in his feet; seized with the gout, as the Jews say a, and which was two years before his death, see 2Ch 16:12.

Gill: 1Ki 15:24 - -- And Asa slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father,.... In a sepulchre there he himself had made, and in ...

And Asa slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father,.... In a sepulchre there he himself had made, and in great pomp and solemnity, being laid on a bed filled with sweet odours and spices, prepared according to art, and which were burned for him, 2Ch 16:14,

and Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead; a very pious and worthy prince.

Gill: 1Ki 15:25 - -- And Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah,.... Before Baasha did: and reigned over Israel tw...

And Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah,.... Before Baasha did:

and reigned over Israel two years, not two whole years; for he began in the second of Asa, and in the third of that king's reign Baasha slew him, and reigned in his stead, 1Ki 15:28.

Gill: 1Ki 15:26 - -- And he did evil in the sight of the Lord,.... Committed idolatry, than which nothing is a greater evil in his sight: and walked in the way of his f...

And he did evil in the sight of the Lord,.... Committed idolatry, than which nothing is a greater evil in his sight:

and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin: in making and worshipping of golden calves.

Gill: 1Ki 15:27 - -- And Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar,.... A man of that tribe; but who he was, or his father, is nowhere else said, very probably an...

And Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar,.... A man of that tribe; but who he was, or his father, is nowhere else said, very probably an officer in Nadab's army:

conspired against him; laid a scheme to take away his life, and seize the kingdom:

and Baasha smote him at Gibbethon; a city in the tribe of Dan, Jos 19:44.

which belongeth to the Philistines; it was a city given to the Levites, Jos 21:23 and they being driven from it by Jeroboam, the Philistines seized on it, or had heretofore made a conquest of it; and Nadab was desirous of getting it out of their hands, and therefore besieged it, as follows:

for Nadab and all Israel laid siege to Gibbethon; and while he was besieging it, Baasha took the opportunity to slay him, where his carcass lay exposed to dogs, or fowls of the air, and had no burial, as Ahijah predicted, 1Ki 14:11.

Gill: 1Ki 15:28 - -- Even in the third year of Asa king of Judah did Baasha slay him, and reigned in his stead. Which seems to be his only or chief view in slaying him, to...

Even in the third year of Asa king of Judah did Baasha slay him, and reigned in his stead. Which seems to be his only or chief view in slaying him, to get possession of his kingdom.

Gill: 1Ki 15:29 - -- And it came to pass, when he reigned, that he smote all the house of Jeroboam,.... That he might have no rival, or any that could pretend any title to...

And it came to pass, when he reigned, that he smote all the house of Jeroboam,.... That he might have no rival, or any that could pretend any title to the crown:

he left not Jeroboam any that breathed, until he had destroyed him, according to the saying of the Lord, which he spake by his servant Ahijah the Shilonite; not that his intention in destroying Jeroboam's family was to fulfil that prophecy, but so it was eventually; see 1Ki 14:10.

Gill: 1Ki 15:30 - -- Because of the sins of Jeroboam which he sinned, and which he made Israel sin, by his provocation wherewith he provoked the Lord God of Israel. Not th...

Because of the sins of Jeroboam which he sinned, and which he made Israel sin, by his provocation wherewith he provoked the Lord God of Israel. Not that Baasha destroyed the family of Jeroboam because of his sins, which did so much mischief to Israel, and were so provoking to the Lord, from any dislike or hatred of them, for he walked in the same, 1Ki 15:34, but the Lord threatened this by his prophet, and suffered it to be done because of his abominations.

Gill: 1Ki 15:31 - -- Now the rest of the acts of Nadab, and all that he did,.... In his short reign, which yet were more than here related: are they not written in the ...

Now the rest of the acts of Nadab, and all that he did,.... In his short reign, which yet were more than here related:

are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? in which those of his father Jeroboam were written, 1Ki 14:19.

Gill: 1Ki 15:32 - -- And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days. For being a wicked man, and an idolater, Asa had no respect for him, though he...

And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days. For being a wicked man, and an idolater, Asa had no respect for him, though he had slain the family of Jeroboam; nor had Baasha any regard to Judah, nor to the worship of God at Jerusalem, so that there was no good understanding between them, but frequent acts of hostility, see 1Ki 15:16.

Gill: 1Ki 15:33 - -- In the third year of Asa king of Judah began Baasha the son of Ahijah to reign over all Israel in Tirzah,.... Which is repeated, partly to observe tha...

In the third year of Asa king of Judah began Baasha the son of Ahijah to reign over all Israel in Tirzah,.... Which is repeated, partly to observe that the whole kingdom submitted to him, though an usurper and murderer, and the place where he kept his court, as also the time of his reign, as follows:

twenty four years; which were as long as both Jeroboam and his son reigned.

Gill: 1Ki 15:34 - -- And he did evil in the sight of the Lord,.... As Nadab did, whom he slew: and walked in the way of Jeroboam; whose family he destroyed: and in h...

And he did evil in the sight of the Lord,.... As Nadab did, whom he slew:

and walked in the way of Jeroboam; whose family he destroyed:

and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin; in worshipping the golden calves; so that it was not out of dislike to idolatry, but out of malice and ambition, that he slew the family of Jeroboam.

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Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: 1Ki 15:19 Heb “so he will go up from upon me.”

NET Notes: 1Ki 15:20 Heb “and all Kinnereth together with all the land of Naphtali.”

NET Notes: 1Ki 15:21 Heb “building.”

NET Notes: 1Ki 15:22 Heb “and King Asa built with them.”

NET Notes: 1Ki 15:23 Heb “Yet in the time of his old age he became sick in his feet.”

NET Notes: 1Ki 15:24 Heb “lay down with his fathers.”

NET Notes: 1Ki 15:26 Heb “and he walked in the way of his father and in his sin which he made Israel sin.”

NET Notes: 1Ki 15:27 Heb “against him”; the referent (Nadab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

NET Notes: 1Ki 15:29 Heb “according to the word of the Lord which he spoke.”

NET Notes: 1Ki 15:30 Heb “because of Jeroboam which he committed and which he made Israel commit, by his provocation by which he made the Lord God of Israel angry.&#...

NET Notes: 1Ki 15:31 Heb “As for the rest of the events of Nadab, and all which he did, are they not written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of ...

NET Notes: 1Ki 15:34 Heb “and he walked in the way of Jeroboam and in his sin which he made Israel sin.”

Geneva Bible: 1Ki 15:19 [There is] a league between me and thee, [and] between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent unto thee a present of silver and gold; come and ...

Geneva Bible: 1Ki 15:23 The rest of all the acts of Asa, and all his might, and all that he did, and the cities which he built, [are] they not written in the book of the chro...

Geneva Bible: 1Ki 15:24 And Asa slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his ( i ) father: and Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead. ...

Geneva Bible: 1Ki 15:29 And it came to pass, when he reigned, [that] he ( k ) smote all the house of Jeroboam; he left not to Jeroboam any that breathed, until he had destroy...

Geneva Bible: 1Ki 15:30 Because of the sins of Jeroboam which he sinned, and which he made Israel sin, by his ( l ) provocation wherewith he provoked the LORD God of Israel t...

Geneva Bible: 1Ki 15:33 In the third year of Asa king of Judah began Baasha the son of Ahijah to reign over all Israel in ( m ) Tirzah, twenty and four years. ( m ) Which wa...

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Commentary -- Verse Range Notes

TSK Synopsis: 1Ki 15:1-34 - --1 Abijam's wicked reign.7 Asa succeeds him.9 Asa's good reign.16 The war between Baasha and him causes him to make a league with Bed-hadad.23 Jehoshap...

MHCC: 1Ki 15:9-24 - --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...

MHCC: 1Ki 15:25-34 - --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 ...

Matthew Henry: 1Ki 15:9-24 - -- We have here a short account of the reign of Asa; we shall find a more copious history of it 2Ch 14:1-15, 15, and 2Ch 16:1-14. Here is, I. The lengt...

Matthew Henry: 1Ki 15:25-34 - -- We are now to take a view of the miserable state of Israel, while the kingdom of Judah was happy under Asa's good government. It was threatened that...

Keil-Delitzsch: 1Ki 15:9-24 - -- Reign of Asa (cf., 2 Chron 14-16). - As Asa ascended the throne in the twentieth year of the reign of Jeroboam, his father Abijam, who began to reig...

Keil-Delitzsch: 1Ki 15:25-32 - -- The Reign of Nadab lasted not quite two years, as he ascended the throne in the second year of Asa, and was slain in his third year. 1Ki 15:26-31 ...

Keil-Delitzsch: 1Ki 15:33-34 - -- The Reign of Baasha is described very briefly according to its duration (two years) and its spirit, namely, the attitude of Baasha towards the Lord ...

Constable: 1Ki 15:9-24 - --5. Asa's good reign in Judah 15:9-24 Asa was the first of eight kings of Judah whom the writer o...

Constable: 1Ki 15:16-22 - --Asa's victory over Israel 15:16-22 Antagonism continued between Israel and Judah in Asa'...

Constable: 1Ki 15:23-24 - --Asa's death 15:23-24 Asa experienced some personal discipline for his trust in the flesh...

Constable: 1Ki 15:25-32 - --6. Nadab's evil reign in Israel 15:25-32 Nadab ruled Israel from 910-909 B.C. Evidently Baasha a...

Constable: 1Ki 15:33--16:8 - --7. Baasha's evil reign in Israel 15:33-16:7 Baasha's 24-year reign (909-886 B.C.), the third lon...

Guzik: 1Ki 15:1-34 - --1 Kings 15 - The Reigns of Abijam, Asa, Nadab and Baasha A. Two kings of Judah. 1. (1-8) The reign of King Abijam (known as Abijah in 2 Chronicles 1...

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Commentary -- Other

Contradiction: 1Ki 15:33 13. According to the author, did Baasha, the king of Israel die in the 26th year of king Asa's reign (1 Kings 15:33), or was he still alive in the 3...

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Introduction / Outline

JFB: 1 Kings (Book Introduction) THE FIRST AND SECOND BOOKS OF KINGS, in the ancient copies of the Hebrew Bible, constitute one book. Various titles have been given them; in the Septu...

JFB: 1 Kings (Outline) ABISHAG CHERISHES DAVID IN HIS EXTREME AGE. (1Ki 1:1-4) ADONIJAH USURPS THE KINGDOM. (1Ki. 1:5-31) SOLOMON, BY DAVID'S APPOINTMENT, IS ANOINTED KING....

TSK: 1 Kings 15 (Chapter Introduction) Overview 1Ki 15:1, Abijam’s wicked reign; 1Ki 15:7, Asa succeeds him; 1Ki 15:9, Asa’s good reign; 1Ki 15:16, The war between Baasha and him ca...

Poole: 1 Kings (Book Introduction) FIRST BOOK OF KINGS COMMONLY CALLED THE THIRD BOOK OF THE KINGS THE ARGUMENT THESE two Books called Of the Kings, because they treat of the kings of...

Poole: 1 Kings 15 (Chapter Introduction) KINGS CHAPTER 15 Abijam followeth his father’ s sins; God however keepeth promise: he dieth, and Asa his son succeedeth him, 1Ki 15:1-8 . His ...

MHCC: 1 Kings (Book Introduction) The history now before us accounts for the affairs of the kingdoms of Judah and Israel, yet with special regard to the kingdom of God among them; for ...

MHCC: 1 Kings 15 (Chapter Introduction) (1Ki 15:1-8) Wicked reign of Abijam, king of Judah. (v. 9-24) Good reign of Asa, king of Judah. (1Ki 15:25-34) The evil reigns of Nadab and Baasha i...

Matthew Henry: 1 Kings (Book Introduction) An Exposition, with Practical Observations, of The First Book of Kings Many histories are books of kings and their reigns, to which the affairs of the...

Matthew Henry: 1 Kings 15 (Chapter Introduction) In this chapter we have an abstract of the history, I. Of two of the kings of Judah, Abijam, the days of whose reign were few and evil (1Ki 15:1-8...

Constable: 1 Kings (Book Introduction) Introduction Title The Books of 1 and 2 Kings received their names because they docume...

Constable: 1 Kings (Outline) Outline I. The reign of Solomon chs. 1-11 A. Solomon's succession to David's throne 1:1-2:12...

Constable: 1 Kings 1 Kings Bibliography Aharoni, Yohanan. "The Building Activities of David and Solomon." Israel Exploration Journ...

Haydock: 1 Kings (Book Introduction) THE THIRD BOOK OF KINGS. INTRODUCTION. This and the following Book are called by the holy Fathers, The Third and Fourth Book of Kings; but b...

Gill: 1 Kings (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS This, and the following book, properly are but one book, divided into two parts, and went with the Jews under the common na...

Gill: 1 Kings 15 (Chapter Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 15 In this chapter we have a short history of the reign of Abijam, 1Ki 15:1 and of Asa, 1Ki 14:9, both kings of Judah; and ...

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