Verse 1 Kings 15:15. Which his father had dedicated] On what account he and his father dedicated the things mentioned below, we know not; but it appears that Asa thought himself bound by the vow of his father.
Abijam’s dedications were made after his victory over Jeroboam, and probably consisted of a portion of the spoils which were the fruit of the battle 2 Chronicles 13:16. Asa’s dedications may have been...
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 ...
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;...
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...
THINGS. DEDICATED. holy things of his father. See note on Exodus 3:5....
_And he brought in_the things _which_[R.V. THAT] _his father had dedicated, and_the things _which_[R.V. THAT] _himself had dedicated_ These apparently trivial changes of the R.V. are made so that this...
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...
_AND HE BROUGHT IN THE THINGS WHICH HIS FATHER HAD DEDICATED, AND THE THINGS WHICH HIMSELF HAD DEDICATED, INTO THE HOUSE OF THE LORD, SILVER, AND GOLD, AND VESSELS._ He brought in the things which hi...
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...
BROUGHT IN.. OF THE LORD] to replace the losses sustained in the invasion of Shishak (1 Kings 14:26)....
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...
WHICH HIS FATHER HAD DEDICATED. — These seem to be the spoils of his own victory over the Egyptian army and Abijah’s victory over Jeroboam. They replenished for a time the treasury, swept bare in the...
וַ יָּבֵא֙ אֶת ־קָדְשֵׁ֣י אָבִ֔יו _וְ_†_קָדְשֵׁ֖י_†...
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...
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...
Vowed. Hebrew, "which he himself had dedicated," or vowed, 2 Paralipomenon xv. 18. (Haydock) --- Asa made liberal presents to the Lord, and gave what his father had promised, (Menochius) probably duri...
(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....
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...
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...
AND HE BROUGHT IN THE THINGS WHICH HIS FATHER HAD DEDICATED,.... The spoils he had taken in war from Jeroboam, and which he had devoted to religious uses, but lived not to perform his vows, which his...
And he brought in the things which his father had dedicated, and the things which himself had dedicated, into the house of the LORD, silver, and gold, and vessels. Ver. 15. _And he brought in the thi...
_He brought in the things which his father had dedicated_ Namely, Abijam, when he was in distress, and going to fight with Jeroboam, (2 Chronicles 13.,) though afterward he did not perform his vows, n...
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...
And he brought in the things which his father had dedicated, presents consecrated to Jehovah, probably the spoil of wars, AND THE THINGS WHICH HIMSELF HAD DEDICATED, INTO THE HOUSE OF THE LORD, SILVER...
THE RULE OF ASA IN JUDAH...
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...
THINGS: _ Heb._ holy...
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...
WHICH HIS FATHER HAD DEDICATED, Abijam, to wit, when he was in distress, and going to fight with Jeroboam, 2CH 13 though afterwards he did not perform his vows, nor bring in what he had devoted; wheth...
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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...
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...
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...
_Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord._ THE CHARACTER OF ASA In Asa, King of Judah, we have one of the most melancholy, yet perhaps one of the most marvellous instances on record in t...
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
1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 15:14 Even though THE HIGH PLACES WERE NOT TAKEN AWAY, Asa was commended for his religious policy. He was faithful enough to bring into the house of the LORD the sacre
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 1 Kings 15:12. THE SODOMITES—_vide_ Notes on 1 Kings 14:24. ALL THE IDOLS—גִּלּוּלִים, a word for despicable things. The Rabbins render it mud-gods; _Ewald_ renders i...
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
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...
1 Chronicles 26:26; 1 Kings 7:51; 2 Chronicles 14:13; 2 Chronicles 15:18...
His father — Abijam, when he was in distress, and going to fight with Jeroboam, 2 Chronicles 13:1, though afterwards he did not perform his vows, nor bring in what he had devoted; probably he was prev...