1 Kings, 15

1. In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijam became king of Judah

1. Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat reigned Abijam over Judah.

2. and reigned for three years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Maacah descendant of Absalom.

2. Three years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name [was] Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.

3. In everything he followed the sinful example of his father before him; his heart was not wholly with Yahweh his God, as the heart of David his ancestor had been.

3. And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as the heart of David his father.

4. However, for David's sake, Yahweh his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem, with a son to succeed him, so keeping Jerusalem secure;

4. Nevertheless for David's sake did the LORD his God give him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem:

5. for David had done what Yahweh regarded as right and had never in all his life disobeyed whatever he commanded him (except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite).

5. Because David did [that which was] right in the eyes of the LORD, and turned not aside from any [thing] that he commanded him all the days of his life, save only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.

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6. And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life.

7. The rest of the history of Abijam, his entire career, is this not recorded in the Book of the Annals of the Kings of Judah? Abijam and Jeroboam made war on each other.

7. Now 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? And there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam.

8. When Abijam fell asleep with his ancestors, he was buried in the City of David; his son Asa succeeded him.

8. And Abijam slept with his fathers; and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead.

9. In the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Asa became king of Judah

9. And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel reigned Asa over Judah.

10. and reigned for forty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Maacah descendant of Absalom.

10. And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name [was] Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.

11. Asa did what Yahweh regards as right, as his ancestor David had done.

11. And Asa did [that which was] right in the eyes of the LORD, as [did] David his father.

12. He drove the male prostitutes out of the country and got rid of all the idols which his ancestors had made.

12. And he took away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.

13. He even deprived his grandmother Maacah of the dignity of Great Lady for having made an obscenity for Asherah; Asa cut down her obscenity and burnt it in the ravine of the Kidron.

13. And also Maachah his mother, even her he removed from [being] queen, because she had made an idol in a grove; and Asa destroyed her idol, and burnt [it] by the brook Kidron.

14. Though the high places were not abolished, Asa's heart was loyal to Yahweh throughout his life.

14. But the high places were not removed: nevertheless Asa's heart was perfect with the LORD all his days.

15. He deposited his father's and his own dedicated gifts of silver, gold and sacred vessels in the Temple of Yahweh.

15. And he brought in the things which his father had dedicated, and the things which himself had dedicated, into the house of the LORD, silver, and gold, and vessels.

16. Asa and Baasha king of Israel were at war with each other throughout their reigns.

16. And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.

17. Baasha king of Israel marched on Judah and fortified Ramah to blockade Asa king of Judah.

17. And Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might not suffer any to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.

18. Asa then took all the remaining silver and gold left in the treasuries of the Temple of Yahweh and the royal palace. Entrusting this to his servants, King Asa sent them with the following message to Ben-Hadad son of Tabrimmon, son of Hezion, the king of Aram who lived in Damascus,

18. Then Asa took all the silver and the gold [that were] left in the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants: and king Asa sent them to Benhadad, the son of Tabrimon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,

19. 'Let us make an alliance between myself and yourself, between my father and your father! Look, I have sent you a gift of silver and gold. Come, break off your alliance with Baasha king of Israel, which will make him withdraw from me.'

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 break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.

20. Ben-Hadad listened favourably to King Asa, and sent the generals of his armies to attack the towns of Israel; he ravaged Ijon, Dan, Abel-Beth-Maacah, all Chinneroth, and the whole territory of Naphtali.

20. So Benhadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of the hosts which he had against the cities of Israel, and smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abelbethmaachah, and all Cinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.

21. When Baasha heard this he gave up fortifying Ramah and retired to Tirzah.

21. And it came to pass, when Baasha heard [thereof], that he left off building of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.

22. King Asa then summoned all Judah, no one was exempt; they took away the stones and timber with which Baasha had been fortifying Ramah, and King Asa used them to fortify Geba of Benjamin and Mizpah.

22. Then king Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah; none [was] exempted: and they took away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; and king Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah.

23. The rest of the history of Asa, all his valour, his entire career, is this not recorded in the Book of the Annals of the Kings of Judah? In his old age, however, he contracted a disease of his feet.

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 chronicles of the kings of Judah? Nevertheless in the time of his old age he was diseased in his feet.

24. When Asa fell asleep with his ancestors, he was buried with his ancestors in the City of his ancestor David; his son Jehoshaphat succeeded him.

24. And Asa slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead.

25. Nadab son of Jeroboam became king of Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and he reigned over Israel for two years.

25. And Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned over Israel two years.

26. He did what is displeasing to Yahweh; he copied his father's example and the sin into which he had led Israel.

26. And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin.

27. Baasha son of Ahijah, of the House of Issachar, plotted against him and murdered him at Gibbethon, a Philistine town which Nadab and all Israel were besieging.

27. And Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him; and Baasha smote him at Gibbethon, which [belonged] to the Philistines; for Nadab and all Israel laid siege to Gibbethon.

28. Baasha killed Nadab and succeeded him in the third year of Asa king of Judah.

28. Even in the third year of Asa king of Judah did Baasha slay him, and reigned in his stead.

29. No sooner was he king than he butchered the entire House of Jeroboam, not sparing a soul, and put an end to it, just as Yahweh had foretold through his servant Ahijah of Shiloh,

29. And it came to pass, when he reigned, [that] he smote all the house of Jeroboam; he left not to Jeroboam any that breathed, until he had destroyed him, according unto the saying of the LORD, which he spake by his servant Ahijah the Shilonite:

30. because of the sins which he had committed and into which he had led Israel, and because he had provoked the anger of Yahweh, God of Israel.

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 to anger.

31. The rest of the history of Nadab, his entire career, is this not recorded in

31. Now 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?

32. the Book of the Annals of the Kings of Israel?

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

33. In the third year of Asa king of Judah, Baasha son of Ahijah became king of Israel at Tirzah for twenty-four years.

33. In the third year of Asa king of Judah began Baasha the son of Ahijah to reign over all Israel in Tirzah, twenty and four years.

34. He did what is displeasing to Yahweh; he copied the example of Jeroboam and the sin into which he had led Israel.

34. And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin.