(KJV) 1 Kings 15¹

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⥃Abijam Reigns in Judah ^{[ 2 Chronicles 13:1–3 ]}

[1] Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat reigned Abijam over Judah.² [2] Three years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother’s³ name [was] Maachah⁴, the daughter of Abishalom⁵. [3] And he walked in all the sins⁶ of his father, which he had done before him: and his heart⁷ was not perfect with the Lord his God, as the heart of David his father. [4] Nevertheless for David’s⁸ sake did the Lord his God give him⁹ a lamp¹⁰ in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish¹¹ Jerusalem: [5] Because David¹² 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 only¹³ in the matter of Uriah the Hittite. [6] And there was war¹⁴ between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life. [7] Now the rest¹⁵ 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 war¹⁶ between Abijam and Jeroboam. [8] And Abijam¹⁷ slept with his fathers; and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa¹⁸ his son reigned in his stead.¹⁹

⥃Asa Reigns in Judah ^{[ 2 Chronicles 14:1–15 † 2 Chronicles 15:8–19 ]}

[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’s²⁰ name [was] Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.²¹ [11] And Asa²² did [that which was] right in the eyes of the Lord, as [did] David his father. [12] And he took away the sodomites²³ out of the land, and removed all the idols²⁴ that his fathers had made. [13] And also Maachah²⁵ his mother²⁶, even her he removed from [being] queen, because she had made an idol in a grove; and Asa destroyed²⁷ her idol, and burnt²⁸ [it] by the brook²⁹ Kidron. [14] But the high places³⁰ were not removed: nevertheless Asa’s heart was perfect³¹ with the Lord all his days. [15] And he brought³² in the things³³ which his father had dedicated, and the things which himself had dedicated, into the house of the Lord, silver, and gold, and vessels.

⥃War between Asa and Baasha ^{[ 2 Chronicles 16:1–6 ]}

[16] [¶]And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.³⁴ [17] And Baasha³⁵ king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah³⁶, that he might not suffer³⁷ any to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.³⁸ [18] Then Asa³⁹ 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–hadad⁴⁰, the son of Tabrimon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus⁴¹, saying, [19] [There is] a league⁴² 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 league⁴³ with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart⁴⁴ 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 Ijon⁴⁵, and Dan⁴⁶, and Abel–beth–maachah, and all Cinneroth⁴⁷, with all the land of Naphtali. [21] And it came to pass, when Baasha⁴⁸ heard [thereof], that he left off building of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah⁴⁹. [22] Then king Asa made a proclamation⁵⁰ throughout all Judah; none [was] exempted⁵¹: and they took away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; and king Asa built with them Geba⁵² of Benjamin, and Mizpah⁵³.

⥃Jehoshaphat Succeeds Asa ^{[ 2 Chronicles 17:1–19 ]}

[23] The rest of all⁵⁴ 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 time⁵⁵ of his old age he was diseased in his feet. [24] And Asa slept with his fathers, and was buried⁵⁶ with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Jehoshaphat⁵⁷ his son reigned in his stead.⁵⁸

⥃Nadab Reigns in Israel

[25] And Nadab⁵⁹ the son of Jeroboam began to reign⁶⁰ over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned over Israel two years.⁶¹ [26] And he did evil⁶² in the sight of the Lord, and walked⁶³ in the way of his father, and in his sin⁶⁴ wherewith he made Israel to sin.

[27] [¶]And Baasha the son⁶⁵ of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired⁶⁶ against him; and Baasha smote him at Gibbethon⁶⁷, 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.⁶⁸ [29] And it came to pass, when he reigned, [that] he smote all the house of Jeroboam; he left not⁶⁹ 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 sins⁷⁰ of Jeroboam which he sinned, and which he made Israel sin, by his provocation⁷¹ 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 written⁷² in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?⁷³ [32] And there was war⁷⁴ between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.⁷⁵

⥃Baasha Reigns in Israel

[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 years⁷⁶. [34] And he did evil⁷⁷ in the sight of the Lord, and walked⁷⁸ in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin.

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