1Kgs 15
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And in the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam son of Nabat, Abiu son of Roboam
reigns over Juda.
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And he reigned Alex. 16 years three years over Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Maacha, daughter of Abessalom.
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And he walked in the sins of his father which he wrought in his presence, and his
heart was not perfect with the Lord his God, as was the heart of his father David.
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Nevertheless for David’s sake the Lord gave him a remnant, that he might establish
his children after him, and might establish Jerusalem.
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Seeing that as David did that which was right in the sight of the Lord: he turned
not from any thing that he commanded him all the days of his life.
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And the rest of the Gr. words history of Abiu, and all that he did, behold, are not these written in the book of
Lit. the words of the days the chronicles of the kings of Juda? And there was war between Abiu and Jeroboam.
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And Abiu slept with his fathers in the twenty-fourth year of Jeroboam; and he is buried
with his fathers in the city of David: And Asa his son reigns in his stead.
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Heb. and Alex. In the twentieth year In the four and twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Asa begins to reign over
Juda.
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And he reigned forty-one Gr. year; Hebraism years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Ana, daughter of Abessalom.
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And Asa did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, as David his father.
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And he removed the Lit. sacrifices sodomites out of the land, and abolished all the practices which his fathers Gr. did, or
wrought had kept up.
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And he removed Ana his mother from being queen, seeing that as she Gr. made gathered a meeting in her grove: and Asa cut down
her retreats, and burnt them with
fire in the brook of Kedron.
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But he removed not the high places; nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect with
the Lord all his days.
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And he brought in the pillars of his father, he even brought in his gold and silver
pillars into the house of the Lord, and his vessels.
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And there was war between Asa and Baasa king of Israel all their days.
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And Baasa king of Israel went up against Juda, and built Rama, so that no one should
go out or come in for Asa king of Juda.
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And Asa took all the silver and the gold that was found in the treasures of the house
of the Lord, and in the treasures of the king’s house, and gave them into the hands
of his servants; and king Asa sent them out to the son of Ader, the son of Taberema
son of Azin king of Syria, who dwelt in Damascus, saying,
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Make a covenant between me and you, and between my father and your father: behold!
I have sent forth to you gold and silver for gifts: come, break your league with Baasa
king of Israel, Gr. and he shall that he may go up from me.
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And the son of Ader hearkened to king Asa, and sent the chiefs of his forces to the
cities of Israel; and they smote Ain, Dan, and Abel of the house of Maacha, and all
Chennereth, as far as the whole land of Nephthali.
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And it came to pass when Baasa heard it, that he left off building Rama, and returned
to Thersa.
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And king Asa charged all Juda without exception: and they take up the stones of Rama
and its timbers with which Baasa was building; and king Asa built with them upon the
Heb. Geba and Mizpeh whole hill of Benjamin, and the watch-tower.
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And the rest of the history of Asa, and all his Gr. might mighty deeds which he wrought, and the cities which he built, behold,
are not these
written in the book of the chronicles Gr. for of the kings of Juda? Nevertheless in the time of his old age he was diseased
in
his feet.
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And Asa slept with his fathers, and Gr. is was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Josaphat his son
reigns in his stead.
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And Nabat son of Jeroboam reigns over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Juda,
and he reigned two years in Israel.
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And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the way of
his father, and in his sins wherein he caused Israel to sin.
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And Baasa son of Achia, who was over the house of Belaan son of Achia, conspired against
him, and smote him in Gabathon of the Philistines; for Nabat and all Israel were besieging
Gabathon.
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And Baasa slew him in the third year of Asa son of Asa king of Juda; and reigned in
his stead.
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And it came to pass when he reigned, that he smote the whole house of Jeroboam, and
left Gr. no breath none that breathed of Jeroboam, until he has destroyed him utterly, according to
the word of the Lord which he spoke by his servant Achia the Selonite,
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For a similar use of peri, see Jer 7:22 for the sins of Jeroboam, who led Israel into sin, even by his provocation wherewith
he provoked the Lord God of Israel.
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And the rest of the history of Nabat, and all that he did, behold, are not these written
in the book Gr. for of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
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Alex. And there was war between Asa and Baasa king of Israel all their days.
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And in the third year of Asa king of Juda, Baasa the son of Achia begins to reign
over Israel in Thersa, twenty and four years.
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And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the way of
Jeroboam the son of Nabat, and in his sins, as he caused Israel to sin.