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1 Kings 15 (WEBP)

[1] 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 with Yahweh his God, as the heart of David his father.
[4] Nevertheless for David’s sake, Yahweh his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him and to establish Jerusalem;
[5] because David did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes, and didn’t turn away from anything that he commanded him all the days of his life, except only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.
[6] Now there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life.
[7] The rest of the acts of Abijam, and all that he did, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? There was war between Abijam and Jeroboam.
[8] Abijam slept with his fathers, and they buried him in David’s city; and Asa his son reigned in his place.
[9] In the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Asa began to reign over Judah.
[10] He reigned forty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.
[11] Asa did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes, as David his father did.
[12] He put away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.
[13] He also removed Maacah his mother from being queen, because she had made an abominable image for an Asherah. Asa cut down her image and burned it at the brook Kidron.
[14] But the high places were not taken away. Nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect with Yahweh all his days.
[15] He brought into Yahweh’s house the things that his father had dedicated, and the things that he himself had dedicated: silver, gold, and utensils.
[16] There was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.
[17] Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might not allow anyone to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.
[18] Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that was left in the treasures of Yahweh’s house, and the treasures of the king’s house, and delivered it into the hand of his servants. Then King Asa sent them to Ben Hadad, the son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, who lived at Damascus, saying,
[19] “Let there be a treaty between me and you, like that between my father and your father. Behold, I have sent to you a present of silver and gold. Go, break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.”
[20] Ben Hadad listened to King Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel, and struck Ijon, and Dan, and Abel Beth Maacah, and all Chinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.
[21] When Baasha heard of it, he stopped building Ramah, and lived in Tirzah.
[22] Then King Asa made a proclamation to all Judah. No one was exempted. They carried away the stones of Ramah, and its timber, with which Baasha had built; and King Asa used it to build Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah.
[23] Now the rest of all the acts of Asa, and all his might, and all that he did, and the cities which he built, aren’t they 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.
[24] Asa slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in his father David’s city; and Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place.
[25] 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.
[26] He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin with which he made Israel to sin.
[27] Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him; and Baasha struck him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines; for Nadab and all Israel were besieging Gibbethon.
[28] Even in the third year of Asa king of Judah, Baasha killed him and reigned in his place.
[29] As soon as he was king, he struck all the house of Jeroboam. He didn’t leave to Jeroboam any who breathed, until he had destroyed him, according to the saying of Yahweh, which he spoke by his servant Ahijah the Shilonite;
[30] for the sins of Jeroboam which he sinned, and with which he made Israel to sin, because of his provocation with which he provoked Yahweh, the God of Israel, to anger.
[31] Now the rest of the acts of Nadab, and all that he did, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
[32] There was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.
[33] In the third year of Asa king of Judah, Baasha the son of Ahijah began to reign over all Israel in Tirzah for twenty-four years.
[34] He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, and walked in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin with which he made Israel to sin.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

1 Kings 15 (KJVS)

[1] Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat reigned () Abijam over Judah.
[2] Three years reigned () he in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.
[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] 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] 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.
[6] And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life.
[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] And Abijam slept () with his fathers; and they buried () him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned () in his stead.
[9] And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel reigned () Asa over Judah.
[10] And forty and one years reigned () he in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.
[11] And Asa did () that which was right in the eyes of the Lord, as did David his father.
[12] And he took away () the sodomites out of the land, and removed () all the idols that his fathers had made. ()
[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] But the high places were not removed: () nevertheless Asa’s heart was perfect with the Lord all his days.
[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] And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.
[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] 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 Ben-hadad, the son of Tabrimon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, that dwelt () at Damascus, saying, ()
[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] So Ben-hadad 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 Abel-beth-maachah, and all Cinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.
[21] And it came to pass, when Baasha heard () thereof, that he left off () building () of Ramah, and dwelt () in Tirzah.
[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 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] 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] 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] 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] 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] Even in the third year of Asa king of Judah did Baasha slay () him, and reigned () in his stead.
[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 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] 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] And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.
[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] 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. ()

1 Kings 15:4 Or, candle
1 Kings 15:13 Heb. cut off
1 Kings 15:15 Heb. holy
1 Kings 15:19 Heb. go up
1 Kings 15:22 Heb. free
1 Kings 15:25 Heb. reigned

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

1 Kings 15 (BYZ)

[1] και εν τω οκτωκαιδεκατω ετει βασιλευοντος ιεροβοαμ υιου ναβατ βασιλευει αβιου υιος ροβοαμ επι ιουδα
[2] και εξ ετη εβασιλευσεν και ονομα της μητρος αυτου μααχα θυγατηρ αβεσσαλωμ
[3] και επορευθη εν ταις αμαρτιαις του πατρος αυτου αις εποιησεν ενωπιον αυτου και ουκ ην η καρδια αυτου τελεια μετα κυριου θεου αυτου ως η καρδια δαυιδ του πατρος αυτου
[4] οτι δια δαυιδ εδωκεν αυτω κυριος καταλειμμα ινα στηση τεκνα αυτου μετ αυτον και στηση την ιερουσαλημ
[5] ως εποιησεν δαυιδ το ευθες ενωπιον κυριου ουκ εξεκλινεν απο παντων ων ενετειλατο αυτω πασας τας ημερας της ζωης αυτου …
[7] και τα λοιπα των λογων αβιου και παντα α εποιησεν ουκ ιδου ταυτα γεγραμμενα επι βιβλιω λογων των ημερων τοις βασιλευσιν ιουδα και πολεμος ην ανα μεσον αβιου και ανα μεσον ιεροβοαμ
[8] και εκοιμηθη αβιου μετα των πατερων αυτου εν τω εικοστω και τεταρτω ετει του ιεροβοαμ και θαπτεται μετα των πατερων αυτου εν πολει δαυιδ και βασιλευει ασα υιος αυτου αντ αυτου
[9] εν τω ενιαυτω τω τεταρτω και εικοστω του ιεροβοαμ βασιλεως ισραηλ βασιλευει ασα επι ιουδαν
[10] και τεσσαρακοντα και εν ετος εβασιλευσεν εν ιερουσαλημ και ονομα της μητρος αυτου ανα θυγατηρ αβεσσαλωμ
[11] και εποιησεν ασα το ευθες ενωπιον κυριου ως δαυιδ ο πατηρ αυτου
[12] και αφειλεν τας τελετας απο της γης και εξαπεστειλεν παντα τα επιτηδευματα α εποιησαν οι πατερες αυτου
[13] και την ανα την μητερα αυτου μετεστησεν του μη ειναι ηγουμενην καθως εποιησεν συνοδον εν τω αλσει αυτης και εξεκοψεν ασα τας καταδυσεις αυτης και ενεπρησεν πυρι εν τω χειμαρρω κεδρων
[14] τα δε υψηλα ουκ εξηρεν πλην η καρδια ασα ην τελεια μετα κυριου πασας τας ημερας αυτου
[15] και εισηνεγκεν τους κιονας του πατρος αυτου και τους κιονας αυτου εισηνεγκεν εις τον οικον κυριου αργυρους και χρυσους και σκευη
[16] και πολεμος ην ανα μεσον ασα και ανα μεσον βαασα βασιλεως ισραηλ πασας τας ημερας
[17] και ανεβη βαασα βασιλευς ισραηλ επι ιουδαν και ωκοδομησεν την ραμα του μη ειναι εκπορευομενον και εισπορευομενον τω ασα βασιλει ιουδα
[18] και ελαβεν ασα το αργυριον και το χρυσιον το ευρεθεν εν τοις θησαυροις του οικου του βασιλεως και εδωκεν αυτα εις χειρας παιδων αυτου και εξαπεστειλεν αυτους ο βασιλευς ασα προς υιον αδερ υιον ταβερεμμαν υιου αζιν βασιλεως συριας του κατοικουντος εν δαμασκω λεγων
[19] διαθου διαθηκην ανα μεσον εμου και ανα μεσον σου και ανα μεσον του πατρος μου και του πατρος σου ιδου εξαπεσταλκα σοι δωρα αργυριον και χρυσιον δευρο διασκεδασον την διαθηκην σου την προς βαασα βασιλεα ισραηλ και αναβησεται απ εμου
[20] και ηκουσεν υιος αδερ του βασιλεως ασα και απεστειλεν τους αρχοντας των δυναμεων των αυτου ταις πολεσιν του ισραηλ και επαταξεν την αιν και την δαν και την αβελμαα και πασαν την χεζραθ εως πασης της γης νεφθαλι
[21] και εγενετο ως ηκουσεν βαασα και διελιπεν του οικοδομειν την ραμα και ανεστρεψεν εις θερσα
[22] και ο βασιλευς ασα παρηγγειλεν παντι ιουδα εις αινακιμ και αιρουσιν τους λιθους της ραμα και τα ξυλα αυτης α ωκοδομησεν βαασα και ωκοδομησεν εν αυτοις ο βασιλευς ασα παν βουνον βενιαμιν και την σκοπιαν
[23] και τα λοιπα των λογων ασα και πασα η δυναστεια αυτου ην εποιησεν ουκ ιδου ταυτα γεγραμμενα εστιν επι βιβλιω λογων των ημερων τοις βασιλευσιν ιουδα πλην εν τω καιρω του γηρως αυτου επονεσεν τους ποδας αυτου
[24] και εκοιμηθη ασα και θαπτεται μετα των πατερων αυτου εν πολει δαυιδ και βασιλευει ιωσαφατ υιος αυτου αντ αυτου
[25] και ναδαβ υιος ιεροβοαμ βασιλευει επι ισραηλ εν ετει δευτερω του ασα βασιλεως ιουδα και εβασιλευσεν επι ισραηλ ετη δυο
[26] και εποιησεν το πονηρον ενωπιον κυριου και επορευθη εν οδω του πατρος αυτου και εν ταις αμαρτιαις αυτου αις εξημαρτεν τον ισραηλ
[27] και περιεκαθισεν αυτον βαασα υιος αχια επι τον οικον βελααν και επαταξεν αυτον εν γαβαθων τη των αλλοφυλων και ναδαβ και πας ισραηλ περιεκαθητο επι γαβαθων
[28] και εθανατωσεν αυτον βαασα εν ετει τριτω του ασα υιου αβιου βασιλεως ιουδα και εβασιλευσεν
[29] και εγενετο ως εβασιλευσεν και επαταξεν τον οικον ιεροβοαμ και ουχ υπελιπετο πασαν πνοην του ιεροβοαμ εως του εξολεθρευσαι αυτον κατα το ρημα κυριου ο ελαλησεν εν χειρι δουλου αυτου αχια του σηλωνιτου
[30] περι των αμαρτιων ιεροβοαμ ως εξημαρτεν τον ισραηλ και εν τω παροργισμω αυτου ω παρωργισεν τον κυριον θεον του ισραηλ
[31] και τα λοιπα των λογων ναδαβ και παντα α εποιησεν ουκ ιδου ταυτα γεγραμμενα εστιν εν βιβλιω λογων των ημερων τοις βασιλευσιν ισραηλ …
[33] και εν τω ετει τω τριτω του ασα βασιλεως ιουδα βασιλευει βαασα υιος αχια επι ισραηλ εν θερσα εικοσι και τεσσαρα ετη
[34] και εποιησεν το πονηρον ενωπιον κυριου και επορευθη εν οδω ιεροβοαμ υιου ναβατ και εν ταις αμαρτιαις αυτου ως εξημαρτεν τον ισραηλ

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