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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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;...
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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...
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THE. Some codices, with two early printed editions, read "among the"....
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_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...
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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15:18 Ben-Hadad, (c-44) Meaning, 'son of Hadad,' i.e. of the sun-god
of the Syrians....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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וַ יִּקַּ֣ח אָ֠סָא אֶת ־כָּל ־הַ
כֶּ֨סֶף
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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...
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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...
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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...
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(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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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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...
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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...
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THE RULE OF ASA IN JUDAH...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 15:1 Abijam and Asa. The history of the
kings of Judah continues. Abijam (vv. 1 Kings 15:1) is a bad Judean
king. He follows the idolatry of the
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1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 15:18 ASA TOOK ALL THE SILVER AND THE GOLD.
Asa was forced to send a large bribe to DAMASCUS to try to establish a
new treaty like the one between his father Abijah and the pre...
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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...
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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
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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...
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1 Kings 11:23; 1 Kings 11:24; 1 Kings 14:26; 1 Kings 15:15; 1
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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...