1 Kings 15:14

15:14 The high places were not eliminated, yet Asa was wholeheartedly devoted to the Lord throughout his lifetime. ¹ 

1 Kings 22:43

22:43 He followed in his father Asa’s footsteps and was careful to do what the Lord approved. ²  (22:44) ³  However, the high places were not eliminated; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense on the high places.

1 Kings 22:2

22:2 In the third year King Jehoshaphat of Judah came down to visit ⁴  the king of Israel.

1 Kings 12:3

12:3 They sent for him, ⁵  and Jeroboam and the whole Israelite assembly came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,

1 Kings 14:4

14:4 Jeroboam’s wife did as she was told. She went to Shiloh and visited Ahijah. ⁶  Now Ahijah could not see; he had lost his eyesight in his old age. ⁷ 

1 Kings 15:4

15:4 Nevertheless for David’s sake the Lord his God maintained his dynasty ⁸  in Jerusalem by giving him a son ⁹  to succeed him ¹⁰  and by protecting Jerusalem. ¹¹ 

1 Kings 15:1

Abijah’s Reign over Judah

15:1 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijah ¹²  became king over Judah.

1 Kings 18:4

18:4 When Jezebel was killing ¹³  the Lord’s prophets, Obadiah took one hundred prophets and hid them in two caves in two groups of fifty. He also brought them food and water.)

1 Kings 18:22

18:22 Elijah said to them: ¹⁴  “I am the only prophet of the Lord who is left, but there are 450 prophets of Baal.

[15:14]  ¹ tn Heb “yet the heart of Asa was complete with the Lord all his days.”

[22:43]  ² tn Heb “he walked in all the way of Asa his father and did not turn from it, doing what is right in the eyes of the Lord.”

[22:43]  ³ sn Beginning with 22:43b, the verse numbers through 22:53 in the English Bible differ from the verse numbers in the Hebrew text (BHS), because 22:43b in the English Bible = 22:44 in the Hebrew text. The remaining verses in the chapter differ by one, with 22:44-53 ET = 22:45-54 HT.

[22:2]  ⁴ tn The word “visit” is supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[12:3]  ⁵ tn Heb “They sent and called for him.”

[14:4]  ⁶ tn Heb “and the wife of Jeroboam did so; she arose and went to Shiloh and entered the house of Ahijah.”

[14:4]  ⁷ tn Heb “his eyes were set because of his old age.”

[15:4]  ⁸ tn Heb “gave him a lamp.”

[15:4]  ⁹ tc The Old Greek has the plural “his sons.”

[15:4]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “by raising up his son after him.”

[15:4]  ¹¹ tn Heb “and by causing Jerusalem to stand firm.”

[15:1]  ¹² tc The Old Greek also has the phrase “the son of Rehoboam.”

[18:4]  ¹³ tn Heb “cutting off.”

[18:22]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “to the people.”