1 Kings 15:1-5
Context15:1 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijah 1 became king over Judah. 15:2 He ruled for three years in Jerusalem. 2 His mother was Maacah, the daughter of Abishalom. 3 15:3 He followed all the sinful practices of his father before him. He was not wholeheartedly devoted to the Lord his God, as his ancestor David had been. 4 15:4 Nevertheless for David’s sake the Lord his God maintained his dynasty 5 in Jerusalem by giving him a son 6 to succeed him 7 and by protecting Jerusalem. 8 15:5 He did this 9 because David had done what he approved 10 and had not disregarded any of his commandments 11 his entire lifetime, except for the incident involving Uriah the Hittite.
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[15:1] 1 tc The Old Greek also has the phrase “the son of Rehoboam.”
[15:2] 2 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
[15:2] 3 sn Abishalom (also in v. 10) is a variant of the name Absalom (cf. 2 Chr 11:20). The more common form is used by TEV, NLT.
[15:3] 4 tn Heb “his heart was not complete with the
[15:4] 5 tn Heb “gave him a lamp.”
[15:4] 6 tc The Old Greek has the plural “his sons.”
[15:4] 7 tn Heb “by raising up his son after him.”
[15:4] 8 tn Heb “and by causing Jerusalem to stand firm.”
[15:5] 9 tn The words “he did this” are added for stylistic reasons.
[15:5] 10 tn Heb “what was right in the eyes of the
[15:5] 11 tn Heb “and had not turned aside from all which he commanded him.”