1 Kings 15 - New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Abijam Reigns over Judah

15 ^(A)Now in the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, Abijam became king over Judah. ²He reigned for three years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was ^[a]^(B)Maacah the daughter of ^[b]^(C)Abishalom. ³He walked in all the sins of his father which he had committed before him; and ^(D)his heart was not ^[c]wholly devoted to the Lord his God, like the heart of his father David. ⁴But for David’s sake the Lord his God gave him a ^(E)lamp in Jerusalem, to raise up his son after him and to establish Jerusalem, ⁵^(F)because David did what was right in the sight of the Lord, and did not deviate from anything that He commanded him all the days of his life, ^(G)except in the case of Uriah the Hittite. ⁶^(H)And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life.

⁷Now as for ^(I)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? ^(J)And there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam.

Asa Succeeds Abijam

⁸^(K)And Abijam ^[d]lay down with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David; and his son Asa became king in his place.

⁹So in the twentieth year of Jeroboam the king of Israel, Asa began to reign as king of Judah. ¹⁰He reigned for forty-one years in Jerusalem; and ^(L)his mother’s name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom. ¹¹Now ^(M)Asa did what was right in the sight of the Lord, like his father David. ¹²^(N)He also removed the male cult prostitutes from the land and ^(O)removed all the idols which his fathers had made. ¹³And even his mother Maacah, ^(P)he also removed her from the position of queen mother, because she had made an abominable image ^[e]as an Asherah; and Asa cut down her abominable image and ^(Q)burned it at the brook Kidron. ¹⁴^(R)But the high places ^[f]were not eliminated; nevertheless ^(S)Asa’s heart was ^[g]wholly devoted to the Lord all his days. ¹⁵And ^(T)he brought into the house of the Lord the ^[h]holy gifts of his father and his own ^[i]holy gifts: silver, gold, and valuable utensils.

¹⁶^(U)Now there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days. ¹⁷^(V)Baasha king of Israel marched against Judah and ^[j]^(W)fortified Ramah ^(X)in order to prevent anyone from going out or coming in to Asa king of Judah. ¹⁸Then ^(Y)Asa took all the silver and the gold that was left in the treasuries of the house of the Lord and the treasuries of the king’s house, and handed it over to his servants. And ^(Z)King Asa sent them to Ben-hadad the son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, king of Aram, who lived in ^(AA)Damascus, saying, ¹⁹“Let’s make a ^(AB)treaty between ^[k]you and me, as there was between my father and your father. Behold, I have sent you a gift of silver and gold; go, break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel so that he will withdraw from me.” ²⁰So Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, and ^[l]conquered ^(AC)Ijon, ^(AD)Dan, ^(AE)Abel-beth-maacah, and all ^(AF)Chinneroth, besides all the land of Naphtali. ²¹When Baasha heard about it, ^(AG)he stopped ^[m]fortifying Ramah and remained in ^(AH)Tirzah. ²²Then King Asa made a proclamation to all Judah—no one was exempt—and they carried away the stones of Ramah and its timber with which Baasha had built fortifications. And King Asa built with them ^(AI)Geba of Benjamin and Mizpah.

Jehoshaphat Succeeds Asa

²³^(AJ)Now as for 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? But in the time of his old age he was diseased in his feet. ²⁴And Asa ^[n]lay down with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of his father David; and his son ^(AK)Jehoshaphat reigned in his place.

Nadab and Then Baasha Rule over Israel

²⁵Now ^(AL)Nadab the son of Jeroboam became king over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and he reigned over Israel for two years. ²⁶He did evil in the sight of the Lord, and ^(AM)walked in the way of his father and ^(AN)in his sin into which he misled Israel. ²⁷Then ^(AO)Baasha the son of Ahijah of the house of Issachar conspired against him, and Baasha struck and killed him at ^(AP)Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines, while Nadab and all Israel were laying siege to Gibbethon.

²⁸So Baasha killed him in the third year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his place. ²⁹And as soon as he was king, he struck and killed all the household of Jeroboam. He did not leave Jeroboam any ^[o]persons alive, but kept killing until he had eliminated them, ^(AQ)in accordance with the word of the Lord which He spoke by His servant Ahijah the Shilonite, ³⁰and because of the sins of Jeroboam which he ^[p]committed, and into ^(AR)which he misled Israel, because of his provocation with which he provoked the Lord God of Israel to anger.

³¹^(AS)Now as for 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?

War with Judah

³²^(AT)And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.

³³In the third year of Asa king of Judah, Baasha the son of Ahijah became king over all Israel at Tirzah, and he reigned for twenty-four years. ³⁴And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, and ^(AU)walked in the way of Jeroboam and in his sin into which he misled Israel.

Footnotes

1 Kings 15:2 In 2 Chr 13:2, Micaiah, the daughter of Uriel
1 Kings 15:2 In 2 Chr 11:20, Absalom
1 Kings 15:3 Lit complete with
1 Kings 15:8 I.e., died
1 Kings 15:13 Or for Asherah; i.e., wooden symbol of a female deity
1 Kings 15:14 Lit did not cease
1 Kings 15:14 Lit complete with
1 Kings 15:15 Or votive offerings; i.e., gifts vowed
1 Kings 15:15 Or votive offerings; i.e., gifts vowed
1 Kings 15:17 Lit built
1 Kings 15:19 Lit me and you
1 Kings 15:20 Lit struck
1 Kings 15:21 Lit building
1 Kings 15:24 I.e., died
1 Kings 15:29 Lit breath
1 Kings 15:30 Lit sinned

Cross references

1 Kings 15 - Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

15 And in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam son of Nebat, reigned hath Abijam over Judah; 2 three years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother [is] Maachah daughter of Abishalom; 3 and he walketh in all the sins of his father, that he did before him, and his heart hath not been ...
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1 Kings 15 - Wycliffe Bible (WYC)

15 Therefore in the eighteenth year of the realm of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, Abijam reigned upon Judah. (And so in the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, Abijam began to reign upon Judah.) 2 Three years he reigned in Jerusalem (He reigned for three years in Jerusalem); th...
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1 Kings 15 - World English Bible (WEB)

15 Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat, Abijam began to reign over Judah. 2 He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom. 3 He walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him; and his heart was not perfect w...
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1 Kings 15 - The Voice (VOICE)

15 During the 18th year of Jeroboam’s reign (Jeroboam was Nebat’s son), Abijam[a] took over the throne of Judah. 2 Abijam reigned 3 years in Jerusalem. His mother was Maacah[b] (Abishalom’s daughter). 3 Abijam indulged in the same wicked things as his father did. His heart did not wholly belong to...
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1 Kings 15 - Tree of Life Version (TLV)

15 Now in the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, son of Nebat, Abijam became king over Judah. 2 He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom. 3 He walked in all the sins of his father which he had done before him; and his heart was not wholly devoted t...
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1 Kings 15 - Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE)

Abijam Reigns over Judah: Idolatry and War15 Now in the eighteenth year of King Jerobo′am the son of Nebat, Abi′jam began to reign over Judah. 2 He reigned for three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Ma′acah the daughter of Abish′alom. 3 And he walked in all the sins which his father did b...
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1 Kings 15 - Revised Standard Version (RSV)

1 Kings 15 - New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (NRSVCE)

Abijam Reigns over Judah: Idolatry and War15 Now in the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijam began to reign over Judah. 2 He reigned for three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom. 3 He committed all the sins that his father did before him; his he...
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1 Kings 15 - New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition (NRSVACE)

1 Kings 15 - New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised (NRSVA)

1 Kings 15 - New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Abijam Reigns over Judah: Idolatry and War15 Now in the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijam began to reign over Judah.(A)2 He reigned for three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom. 3 He committed all the sins that his father did before him; his he...
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1 Kings 15 - New Living Translation (NLT)

Abijam Rules in Judah15 Abijam[a] began to rule over Judah in the eighteenth year of Jeroboam’s reign in Israel. 2 He reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother was Maacah, the granddaughter of Absalom.[b] 3 He committed the same sins as his father before him, and he was not faithful to the Lord h...
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1 Kings 15 - New Life Version (NLV)

Abijam Rules Judah15 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 t...
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1 Kings 15 - New King James Version (NKJV)

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 bef...
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1 Kings 15 - New International Version - UK (NIVUK)

Abijah king of Judah15 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijah[a] became king of Judah, 2 and he reigned in Jerusalem for three years. His mother’s name was Maakah daughter of Abishalom.[b] 3 He committed all the sins his father had done before him; his heart was not fu...
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1 Kings 15 - New International Version (NIV)

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 f...
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1 Kings 15 - New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

Abijah King of Judah15 Abijah became king of Judah. It was in the 18th year of Jeroboam’s rule over Israel. Jeroboam was the son of Nebat. 2 Abijah ruled in Jerusalem for three years. His mother’s name was Maakah. She was Abishalom’s daughter. 3 Abijah committed all the sins his father had committe...
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1 Kings 15 - New English Translation (NET)

Abijah’s Reign over Judah15 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijah[a] became king over Judah. 2 He ruled for three years in Jerusalem. His mother was Maacah, the daughter of Abishalom.[b] 3 He followed all the sinful practices of his father before him. He was not whol...
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