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Joseph Benson’s Bible Commentary

1 Kings 15:6

This was mentioned before, (1 Kings 14:30,) and therefore may seem to come in here improperly, because the historian is not speaking of Rehoboam, but of his son Abijam. Bochart thinks that Rehoboam stands here for the son of Rehoboam. But the meaning of these words seems rather to be, that though God was pleased, for David's sake, to continue a lamp, that is, a successor, to him in Jerusalem; yet these successors were vexed with continual wars, as appeared both in the reign of Rehoboam and of Abijam, and did not enjoy their kingdom peaceably.

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  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse 1 Kings 15:6. _THERE WAS WAR BETWEEN REHOBOAM AND JEROBOAM_] This was mentioned in the preceding chapter, 1 Kings 14:30, and it can mean no more than this: there was a _continual spirit of host...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    The writer repeats what he had said in 1 Kings 14:30, in order to remind the reader that Abijam inherited this war from his father. Abijam’s war is described in marginal reference That the author of K...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    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 ...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    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;...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    AND, &C. This is repeated (from 1 Kings 14:30) to complete Structure above....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _And_[R.V. NOW] _there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam_&c. The whole of this verse is omitted by the LXX. and it seems altogether out of place in a notice of the reign of Abijam, and has been al...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    C. HYPOCRISY UNDER ABIJAM 15:1-8 TRANSLATION (1) Now in the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijam reigned over Judah. (2) Three years he reigned in Jerusalem; and the name of his moth...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _AND THERE WAS WAR BETWEEN REHOBOAM AND JEROBOAM ALL THE DAYS OF HIS LIFE._ And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life. Several manuscripts have, 'between Abijam and Jer...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THERE WAS WAR.. LIFE] a repetition of 1 Kings 14:30; 2 Chronicles 13:2 has 'between Abijah and Jeroboam.'...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    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...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    AND THERE WAS WAR. — In this verse (omitted in the Vatican MS. of the LXX.) the repetition of the notice of Rehoboam, in spite of some artificial explanations, seems inexplicable. Probably there is er...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וּ מִלְחָמָ֨ה הָיְתָ֧ה בֵין ־רְחַבְעָ֛ם וּ בֵ

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    A BETTER DAY DAWNS 1 Kings 15:1 Again we meet with those references to David that we found in the previous chapter. See 1 Kings 15:3; 1 Kings 15:11. His name lingers as sweet fragrance in the air, or...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    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...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Roboam. This had been remarked, chap. xiv. 30. (Haydock) --- There was a domestic quarrel between the two families. (Calmet) --- Some suspect that Roboam is placed to designate his successors, or tha...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    (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 kin...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    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...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    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...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND THERE WAS WAR BETWEEN REHOBOAM AND JEROBOAM ALL THE DAYS OF HIS LIFE. Not the days of Rehoboam, though that was true, and is observed, 1 Kings 14:30, but all the days of Abijam, before he came to...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life. Ver. 6. _And there was war._] See 1 Kings 14:30 ....

  • KJV Original Language Details

    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...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life, this condition continuing under Abijam....

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE RULE OF ABIJAM IN JUDAH...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-8 Abijam's heart was not perfect with the Lord his God; he wanted sincerity; he began well, but he fell off, and walked in all the sins of his father, following his bad example, though he had seen...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    Which was said 1 KINGS 14:30, and may be here repeated, to signify the cause and original of the war between Abijam and Jeroboam, which is implied here, and particularly described 2CH 13. Abijam conti...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    1 Kings 15:6 war H4421 Rehoboam H7346 Jeroboam H3379 days H3117 life H2416 there was war - 1 Kings 14:30;...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE REIGN OF ABIYAM OF JUDAH C. 913-911/910 BC (1 KINGS 15:1). The reign of Abiyam was very short, possibly cut off by illness, and during it he made no effort to improve the nation's attitude towards...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    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...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    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

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 15:6 THERE WAS WAR BETWEEN REHOBOAM AND JEROBOAM... BETWEEN ABIJAM AND JEROBOAM. The feud that began in ch. 1 Kings 12:1 between the houses o

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    THE REIGNS OF ABIJAM, ASA, NADAB, AND BAASHA CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 1 Kings 15:1. ABIJAM—Original form of his name was Abijah (2 Chronicles 12:16), the sacred terminal “_jah_” being connect...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    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

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    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...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Kings 14:30...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    War between, &c. — Upon Jeroboam's invading him with a great army: acting then in his own defence, he totally routed Jeroboam, so that he was quiet the rest of his reign....

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