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Abijam Reigns over Judah

Now in the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, Abijam became king over Judah.

Abijam's Wicked Reign in Judah

And in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat began Abijam to reign over Judah.

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He reigned three years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.

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He reigned three years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Maachah, a daughter of Abishalom.

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He walked in all the sins of his father which he had committed before him; and his heart was not wholly devoted to the LORD his God, like the heart of his father David.

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

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But for David’s sake the LORD his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem, to raise up his son after him and to establish Jerusalem;

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But for David's sake Jehovah his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem, setting up his son after him, and establishing Jerusalem;

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because David did what was right in the sight of the LORD, and had not turned aside from anything that He commanded him all the days of his life, except in the case of Uriah the Hittite.

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because David did that which was right in the sight of Jehovah, and turned not aside from anything that he commanded him all the days of his life, except in the matter of Urijah the Hittite.

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There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life.

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And there had been war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life.

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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.

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And 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.

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Asa Succeeds Abijam

And Abijam slept with his fathers and they buried him in the city of David; and Asa his son became king in his place.

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

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So in the twentieth year of Jeroboam the king of Israel, Asa began to reign as king of Judah.

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Asa's Good Reign in Judah

And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Asa began to reign over Judah;

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He reigned forty-one years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.

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and he reigned forty-one years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Maachah, daughter of Abishalom.

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Asa did what was right in the sight of the LORD, like David his father.

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And Asa did what was right in the sight of Jehovah, as David his father.

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He also put away the male cult prostitutes from the land and removed all the idols which his fathers had made.

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And he put away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his father had made.

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He also removed Maacah his mother from being queen mother, because she had made a horrid image as an Asherah; and Asa cut down her horrid image and burned it at the brook Kidron.

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And also Maachah his mother he removed from being queen, because she had made an idol for the Asherah; and Asa cut down her idol, and burned it in the valley of Kidron.

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But the high places were not taken away; nevertheless the heart of Asa was wholly devoted to the LORD all his days.

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But the high places were not removed; only, Asa's heart was perfect with Jehovah all his days.

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He brought into the house of the LORD the dedicated things of his father and his own dedicated things: silver and gold and utensils.

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

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

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War between Asa and Baasha

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

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Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah and fortified Ramah in order to prevent anyone from going out or coming in to Asa king of Judah.

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And Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah, and built Ramah, in order to let none go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.

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Then Asa took all the silver and the gold which were left in the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the treasuries of the king’s house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants. And King Asa sent them to Ben-hadad the son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, king of Aram, who lived in Damascus, saying,

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And Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the treasures of the house of Jehovah, and in the treasures of the king's house, and gave them into the hand of his servants; and king Asa sent them to Ben-Hadad, the son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, who dwelt at Damascus, saying,

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“Let there be a treaty between you and me, as between my father and your father. Behold, I have sent you a present of silver and gold; go, break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel so that he will withdraw from me.”

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There is a league between me and thee, [as] between my father and thy father; behold, I send thee a present of silver and gold: go, break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.

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So Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, and conquered Ijon, Dan, Abel-beth-maacah and all Chinneroth, besides all the land of Naphtali.

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And Ben-Hadad hearkened to king Asa, and sent the captains of his forces against the cities of Israel, and smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abel-Beth-Maachah, and all Kinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.

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When Baasha heard of it, he ceased fortifying Ramah and remained in Tirzah.

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

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Then King Asa made a proclamation to all Judah — none was exempt — and they carried away the stones of Ramah and its timber with which Baasha had built. And King Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin and Mizpah.

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And king Asa called together all Judah: none was exempted; and they carried away the stones and the timber from Ramah, with which Baasha had been building; and king Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah.

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Jehoshaphat Succeeds Asa

Now 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.

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Jehoshaphat Succeeds Asa

And the rest of all the acts of Asa, and all his might, and all that he did, and the cities that he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? Only, in the time of his old age he was diseased in his feet.

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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 place.

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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.

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Nadab, then Baasha, Rules over Israel

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

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Nadab's Wicked Reign in Israel

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

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He did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of his father and in his sin which he made Israel sin.

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And he did evil in the sight of Jehovah, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin with which he made Israel sin.

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Then Baasha the son of Ahijah of the house of Issachar conspired against him, and Baasha struck him down at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines, while Nadab and all Israel were laying siege to Gibbethon.

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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, when Nadab and all Israel were besieging Gibbethon.

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So Baasha killed him in the third year of Asa king of Judah and reigned in his place.

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And Baasha slew him in the third year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his stead.

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It came about as soon as he was king, he struck down all the household of Jeroboam. He did not leave to Jeroboam any persons alive, until he had destroyed them, according to the word of the LORD, which He spoke by His servant Ahijah the Shilonite,

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And it came to pass when he was king, he smote all the house of Jeroboam; he left to Jeroboam none that breathed; until he had destroyed him, according to the word of Jehovah which he spoke by his servant Ahijah the Shilonite,

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and because of the sins of Jeroboam which he sinned, and which he made Israel sin, because of his provocation with which he provoked the LORD God of Israel to anger.

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because of the sins of Jeroboam which he sinned, and wherewith he made Israel to sin; by his provocation with which he provoked Jehovah the God of Israel to anger.

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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?

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And 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?

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War with Judah

There was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.

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

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In the third year of Asa king of Judah, Baasha the son of Ahijah became king over all Israel at Tirzah, and reigned twenty-four years.

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Baasha's Wicked Reign in Israel

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

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He did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of Jeroboam and in his sin which he made Israel sin.

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And he did evil in the sight of Jehovah, and walked in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin where with he made Israel to sin.

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1 Kings 15

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