1 Kings 15:5-7

5 ¹because David did what was right in the sight of the LORD, and had not turned aside from anything that He commanded him all the days of his life, ²except in the case of Uriah the Hittite.

6 ³There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life.

7 Now ⁴the rest 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? ⁵And there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam.

1 Kings 15:5-7 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.

Cross References

• 1. 1 Kings 9:4; 1 Kings 14:8; Luke 1:6
• 2. 2 Sam 11:3f, 15-17; 2 Samuel 12:9, 10
• 3. 1 Kings 14:30; 2 Chr 12:15-13:20
• 4. 2 Chr 13:2, 21, 22
• 5. 2 Chronicles 13:3-20