Verse 1 Kings 15:18. _ASA TOOK ALL THE SILVER_] Shishak, king of Egypt, had not taken the whole, or there had been some treasures brought in since that time. _BEN-HADAD_] This was the grandson of Re...
LEFT - Or, according to another reading, “found.” The wealthy condition of the temple treasury is sufficiently indicated in 1 Kings 15:15. Compare 2 Chronicles 15:18. Asa’s conduct in calling Benhadad...
4. KINGS OF ISRAEL Chapter S 15:25-16 _ 1. Nadab, King of Israel (1 Kings 15:25)_ 2. Baasha, King of Israel (1 Kings 15:34; 1 Kings 16:1) 3. Elah, King of Israel ...
3. ABIJAM AND ASA, KINGS OF JUDAH CHAPTER 15 _ 1. Abijam of Judah (1 Kings 15:1; 2 Chronicles 13)_ 2. Asa of Judah (1 Kings 15:9;...
ABIJAM AND ASA OF JUDAH, AND NADAB AND BAASHA OF ISRAEL. Abijam, called Abijah (2 Chronicles 13:1), had a short and evil reign. It would appear, notwithstanding 1 Kings 15:8, that he was succeeded by...
THE. Some codices, with two early printed editions, read "among the"....
_Ben-hadad, the son of Tabrimon_[R.V. TABRIMMON] _the son of Hezion, king of Syria_ This is the earliest of the three kings of this name mentioned in the Old Testament. -Hezion" is probably the same p...
THEN ASA TOOK ALL THE SILVER AND THE GOLD, &C.— In cases of extreme danger, it was always held lawful to employ sacred things in the service of one's country; but there was no such necessity in this c...
C. THE REFORMATION UNDER ASA 15:9-24 At the outset of his reign, Asa launched a national movement to bring his people back to the old paths of fidelity to God. But as time went on, Asa's religious fer...
_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 A...
15:18 Ben-Hadad, (c-44) Meaning, 'son of Hadad,' i.e. of the sun-god of the Syrians....
THE REIGNS OF ABIJAM AND ASA, NADAB AND BAASHA 2. Abishalom] i.e. Absalom. In 2 Chronicles 13:2 his mother is called Micaiah, the daughter of Uriel, and if this is correct, Absalom was probably her g...
SENT THEM TO BEN-HADAD] Asa's appeal to Syria illustrates how far the Jewish kingdom had declined since Solomon's time. Probably three kings of this name are mentioned in OT.: see 1 Kings 20:1; 2 King...
GOD’S LESSONS FROM HISTORY 1 KINGS _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 15 ABIJAM’S RULE AS KING OF *JUDAH V1 It was the 18th year of the rule of Jeroboam son of Nebat. At this time, Abijam became king of *Ju...
SENT THEM TO BEN-HADAD. — This shows that Syria, recovering its independence at the fall of Solomon’s empire, was already attaining the formidable power, which so soon threatened to destroy Israel alt...
וַ יִּקַּ֣ח אָ֠סָא אֶת ־כָּל ־הַ כֶּ֨סֶף
WARRING BRETHREN 1 Kings 15:16 We obtain a fuller view of the events described in the earlier part of this passage by reference to 2 Chronicles 16:1. Asa's early piety, which shone out in his drastic...
In this chapter we have the continuation of a sad story in the kingdoms of Judah and Israel. Under the reign of Abijam the process of deterioration went rapidly forward. He walked in the sins of his f...
House. Sesac had not carried off all the treasures, (Calmet) and the losses had been since in a great measure repaired, ver. 15. (Haydock) --- Asa thought himself justified in employing these treasure...
(9) В¶ 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....
Solomon was now at the height of his glory, a vivid type of a greater than Solomon. And it is only when we see that he really does thus prefigure the Lord Jesus as King that we can understand the impo...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 14, 15, AND 16. In spite of this testimony, Jeroboam perseveres in his sin. The only one of his sons in whom any piety is seen dies; and the judgment of God...
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,.... What was left untaken away by Shishak king of Egypt, 1 Ki...
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 took all the silver and gold that were left_ Which either Shishak had left, or Abijam or Asa or others, of both Israel or Judah, had dedicated; which probably was not inconsiderable, because Asa...
1 Abiiams wicked reigne. 7 Asa succeedeth him. 9 Asas good reigne. 16 The warre betweene Baasha and him, causeth him to make a league with Benhadad. 23 Iehoshaphat succeedeth Asa. 25 Nadabs wicke...
Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the treasures of the house of the Lord, that which had again been deposited there by his father Abijam, AND THE TREASURES OF THE KING'S HOUS...
THE RULE OF ASA IN JUDAH...
ABIJAM'S MUCH SHORTER REIGN (vs.1-8) Though Rehoboam's reign was short, that of Abijam was much shorter, only three years (v.2). His mother's name was Maacah, who must have had no good influence ove...
9-24 Asa did what was right in the eyes of the Lord. That is right indeed which is so in God's eyes. Asa's times were times of reformation. He removed that which was evil; there reformation begins, a...
ALL THE SILVER AND THE GOLD THAT WERE LEFT; these poor remainders, which either Shishak had left at that time, 1 KINGS 14:26, or Abijam, or Asa, or others, both of Israel and Judah, had dedicated; whi...
1 Kings 15:18 Asa H609 took H3947 (H8799) silver H3701 gold H2091 left H3498 (H8737) treasuries H214 house...
THE REIGN OF GOOD KING ASA OF JUDAH C. 911-870 BC (1 KINGS 15:9). In Asa we have the first king following David who made a genuine effort to turn the people back to YHWH. He removed the most blatant e...
CONTENTS: Accession of Abijam and Asa over Judah. War with Baasha. League with Syria. Accession of Nadab over Israel and Baasha over Israel. CHARACTERS: God, Abijam, Asa, Nadab, Baasha, Ben-hadad. C...
1 Kings 15:4. _For David's sake;_ for the sake of the covenant which God had given to David. Forgetful children may for a time have their father's mercies. David was indeed the light and joy of Israel...
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 1 Kings 15:17. BAASHA, KING OF ISRAEL—Third sovereign of the kingdom of Israel, son of Ahijab, probably of lowly origin (chap. 1 Kings 16:2). BUILT RAMAH—In the tribal...
EXPOSITION THE REIGNS OF ABIJAM AND ASA, KINGS OF JUDAH. _The Reign of Abijam_. 1 KINGS 15:1 NOW IN THE EIGHTEENTH YEAR OF KING JEROBOAM, THE SON OF NEBAT, REIGNED ABIJAM [see n
And he walked in the sins, which his father had done before him: his heart was not completely towards the LORD his God, as the heart of David his father. Nevertheless for David's sake the LORD gave hi...
1 Kings 11:23; 1 Kings 11:24; 1 Kings 14:26; 1 Kings 15:15; 1
Were left — What either Shishak had left, or Abijam, or Asa, or others, both of Israel or Judah had dedicated; which probably was not inconsiderable, because Asa had got great spoils from Zerah, 2 Chr...