1 Kings 15:6

6 There was war between Abijah^[a] and Jeroboam throughout Abijah’s lifetime.

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1 Kings 15:6 in Other Translations

KJV

6 And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life.

ESV

6 Now there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life.

NLT

6 There was war between Abijam and Jeroboam throughout Abijam’s reign.

MSG

6 But war continued between Abijah and Jeroboam the whole time.

CSB

6 There had been war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of Rehoboam's life.

1 Kings 15:6 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 15:6

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 the throne, and in which, when a young man, he was concerned, and which still continued between him and Jeroboam; though some think he is called by his father's name, as Rehoboam is called David, ( 1 Kings 12:16 ) .

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

1 Kings 15:6 In-Context

4 Nevertheless, for David’s sake the LORD his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem by raising up a son to succeed him and by making Jerusalem strong.

5 For David had done what was right in the eyes of the LORD and had not failed to keep any of the LORD’s commands all the days of his life—except in the case of Uriah the Hittite.

6 There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam throughout Abijah’s lifetime.

7 As for the other events of Abijah’s reign, and all he did, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah? There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.

8 And Abijah rested with his ancestors and was buried in the City of David. And Asa his son succeeded him as king.

Cross References 1

1. ver 16,32; S 1 Kings 12:21; 2 Chronicles 16:9; 1 Kings 14:30

Footnotes 1

[a]. Some Hebrew manuscripts and Syriac "Abijam" (that is, Abijah); most Hebrew manuscripts "Rehoboam"