Chapter 15

Now in the eighteenth ⁶²⁴⁰ year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat reigned¹ Abijam over Judah.

Three years reigned¹ he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name [was] Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.

And he walked⁴ in all the sins of his father, which he had done¹ before him: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as the heart of David his father.

Nevertheless for David's sake did the LORD his God give¹ him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up⁵³ his son after him, and to establish⁵³ Jerusalem:

Because David did¹ [that which was] right in the eyes of the LORD, and turned not aside¹ from any [thing] that he commanded¹⁴ him all the days of his life, save only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.

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

Now the rest of the acts of Abijam, and all that he did,¹ [are] they not written⁷ in the book of the chronicles ³¹¹⁷ of the kings of Judah? And there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam.

And Abijam slept⁴ with his fathers; and they buried⁴ him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned⁴ in his stead.

And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel reigned¹ Asa over Judah.

And forty and one years reigned¹ he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name [was] Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.

And Asa did⁴ [that which was] right in the eyes of the LORD, as [did] David his father.

And he took away⁵⁵ the sodomites out of the land, and removed⁵⁵ all the idols that his fathers had made.¹

And also Maachah his mother, even her he removed⁵⁵ from [being] queen, because she had made¹ an idol in a grove; and Asa destroyed⁴ her idol, and burnt⁴ [it] by the brook Kidron.

But the high places were not removed:¹ nevertheless Asa's heart was perfect with the LORD all his days.

And he brought in⁵⁵ 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.

And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.

And Baasha king of Israel went up⁴ against Judah, and built⁴ Ramah, that he might not suffer² any to go out⁶ or come in⁶ to Asa king of Judah.

Then Asa took⁴ all the silver and the gold [that were] left¹² in the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house, and delivered⁴ them into the hand of his servants: and king Asa sent⁴ them to Benhadad, the son of Tabrimon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, that dwelt⁶ at Damascus, saying,²

[There is] a league between me and thee, [and] between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent¹ unto thee a present of silver and gold; come³ and break⁵⁴ thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart⁴ from me.

So Benhadad hearkened⁴ unto king Asa, and sent⁴ the captains of the hosts which he had against the cities of Israel, and smote⁵⁵ Ijon, and Dan, and Abelbethmaachah, ^{1038 62} and all Cinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.

And it came to pass, when Baasha heard² [thereof], that he left off⁴ building² of Ramah, and dwelt⁴ in Tirzah.

Then king Asa made a proclamation⁵² throughout all Judah; none [was] exempted: and they took away⁴ the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded;¹ and king Asa built⁴ with them Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah.

The rest of all the acts of Asa, and all his might, and all that he did,¹ and the cities which he built,¹ [are] they not written⁷ in the book of the chronicles ³¹¹⁷ of the kings of Judah? Nevertheless in the time of his old age he was diseased¹ in his feet.

And Asa slept⁴ with his fathers, and was buried¹¹ with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Jehoshaphat his son reigned⁴ in his stead.

And Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign¹ over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned⁴ over Israel two years.

And he did⁴ evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked⁴ in the way of his father, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin.⁵²

And Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired⁴ against him; and Baasha smote⁵⁵ him at Gibbethon, which [belonged] to the Philistines; for Nadab and all Israel laid siege⁶ to Gibbethon.

Even in the third year of Asa king of Judah did Baasha slay⁵⁵ him, and reigned⁴ in his stead.

And it came to pass, when he reigned,² [that] he smote⁵² all the house of Jeroboam; he left⁵² not to Jeroboam any that breathed, until he had destroyed⁵² him, according unto the saying of the LORD, which he spake¹⁴ by his servant Ahijah the Shilonite:

Because of the sins of Jeroboam which he sinned,¹ and which he made Israel sin,⁵² by his provocation wherewith he provoked the LORD God of Israel to anger.⁵²

Now the rest of the acts of Nadab, and all that he did,¹ [are] they not written⁷ in the book of the chronicles ³¹¹⁷ of the kings of Israel?

And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.

In the third year of Asa king of Judah began Baasha the son of Ahijah to reign¹ over all Israel in Tirzah, twenty and four years.

And he did⁴ evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked⁴ in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin.⁵²