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1 Kings 15:11-21

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11 1Asa did what was right in the sight of the LORD, like David his father.
12 2He also put away the male cult prostitutes from the land and 3removed all the idols which his fathers had made.
13 4He also removed Maacah his mother from being queen mother, because she had made a horrid image as an Asherah; and Asa cut down her horrid image and 5burned it at the brook Kidron.
14 6But the high places were not taken away; nevertheless 7the heart of Asa was wholly devoted to the LORD all his days.
15 8He brought into the house of the LORD the dedicated things of his father and his own dedicated things: silver and gold and utensils.
16 9Now there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.
17 10Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah and 11fortified Ramah 12in order to prevent * anyone from going out or coming in to Asa king of Judah.
18 Then 13Asa took all the silver and the gold which were left in the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the treasuries of the king's house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants. And 14King Asa sent them to Ben-hadad the son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, king of Aram, who lived in 15Damascus, saying,
19 "Let there be a 16treaty between you and me, as between my father and your father. Behold, I have sent you a present of silver and gold; go, break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel so that he will withdraw from me."
20 So Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, and conquered 17Ijon, 18Dan, 19Abel-beth-maacah and all 20Chinneroth, besides all the land of Naphtali.
21 When Baasha heard of it, 21he ceased fortifying Ramah and remained in 22Tirzah.
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1 Kings 15:11-21 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 15

In this chapter we have a short history of the reign of Abijam, 1Ki 15:1-8 and of Asa, 1Ki 14:9-24, both kings of Judah; and of the reigns of Nadab the son of Jeroboam, and of Baasha, who destroyed his family, both kings of Israel, 1Ki 15:25-34.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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Cross References 22

  • 1. 2 Chronicles 14:2
  • 2. Deuteronomy 23:17; 1 Kings 14:24; 1 Kings 22:46
  • 3. 1 Kings 11:7, 8; 1 Kings 14:23; 2 Chronicles 14:2-5
  • 4. 2 Chronicles 15:16-18
  • 5. Exodus 32:20
  • 6. 1 Kings 22:43; 2 Kings 12:3
  • 7. 1 Kings 8:61; 1 Kings 15:3
  • 8. 1 Kings 7:51
  • 9. 1 Kings 15:32
  • 10. 2 Chronicles 16:1-6
  • 11. Joshua 18:25; 1 Kings 15:21, 22
  • 12. 1 Kings 12:26-29
  • 13. 1 Kings 14:26; 1 Kings 15:15
  • 14. 2 Kings 12:17, 18; 2 Chronicles 16:2
  • 15. Genesis 14:15; 1 Kings 11:23, 24
  • 16. 2 Chronicles 16:7
  • 17. 2 Kings 15:29
  • 18. Judges 18:29; 1 Kings 12:29
  • 19. 2 Samuel 20:15; 2 Kings 15:29
  • 20. Joshua 11:2; Joshua 12:3
  • 21. 1 Kings 15:17
  • 22. 1 Kings 14:17; 1 Kings 16:15-18

Footnotes 7

  • [a] Lit "also Maacah his mother and he removed her"
  • [b] Or "for Asherah"
  • [c] Lit "complete with"
  • [d] Lit "built"
  • [e] Lit "me and you"
  • [f] Lit "smote"
  • [g] Lit "building"
Scripture quotations taken from the (NASB®) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. www.Lockman.org

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