1 Kings Chapter 15
So in the 18th year of King Jeroboam’s reign, Abijam was vibing as the king over Judah.
Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat reigned Abijam over Judah.
He held it down for three years in Jerusalem, and his mom was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.
Three years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name {was} Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom. {Maachah...: also called, Michaiah the daughter of Uriel} {Abishalom: also called, Absalom}
Totally, he was following in his dad’s footsteps with all the sins, and his heart was not right with the Lord, unlike King David.
And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as the heart of David his father.
But for the sake of David, God kept it lit in Jerusalem for him, setting up his son to take over and keeping the city shining.
Nevertheless for David's sake did the LORD his God give him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem: {lamp: or, candle}
David was on point in the Lord’s view, never straying from His commands, except for that whole Uriah thing, no cap.
Because David did {that which was} right in the eyes of the LORD, and turned not aside from any {thing} that he commanded him all the days of his life, save only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.
Honestly, there was drama between Rehoboam and Jeroboam the entire time they were alive.
And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life.
All the other moves Abijam made? That’s in the chronicles of Judah’s kings, and he had that constant war with Jeroboam.
Now the 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? And there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam.
Abijam passed away and got laid to rest with his family in the city of David; then his son Asa stepped up as king.
And Abijam slept with his fathers; and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead.
In the 20th year of Jeroboam’s reign, Asa took the throne over Judah.
And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel reigned Asa over Judah.
He ruled for 41 years in Jerusalem, and his mom was Maachah, daughter of Abishalom.
And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name {was} Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom. {mother's: that is, grandmother's}
Asa was out here doing what’s right in God’s eyes, just like his pops David. Solid vibes.
And Asa did {that which was} right in the eyes of the LORD, as {did} David his father.
He kicked out the sodomites from the land and ditched all the idols his family made. No cap.
And he took away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.
Even his mom Maachah got benched from being queen because she made an idol in a grove; Asa smashed it and burned it at the Kidron brook. Savage.
And also Maachah his mother, even her he removed from {being} queen, because she had made an idol in a grove; and Asa destroyed her idol, and burnt {it} by the brook Kidron. {destroyed: Heb. cut off}
The high places were still around, but Asa’s heart was fully committed to the Lord throughout his life.
But the high places were not removed: nevertheless Asa's heart was perfect with the LORD all his days.
He brought in all the stuff his dad dedicated and what he dedicated too—silver, gold, and vessels—into the Lord’s house. Bussin’.
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. {things: Heb. holy}
Asa and Baasha, king of Israel, had beef like forever.
And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.
Baasha rolled up on Judah and built Ramah to block anyone from rolling in or out to Asa, king of Judah. Sus.
And Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might not suffer any to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.
Asa took all the silver and gold left in the Lord’s house and the king’s crib, gave it to his boys, and sent it to Ben-hadad, king of Syria, saying,
Then Asa took all the silver and the gold {that were} left in the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants: and king Asa sent them to Benhadad, the son of Tabrimon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,
“We’re tight, me and you, and my dad and your dad too. I’m sending you a gift of silver and gold; come break your deal with Baasha so he can bounce.”
{There is} a league between me and thee, {and} between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent unto thee a present of silver and gold; come and break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me. {depart: Heb. go up}
Ben-hadad listened to king Asa and sent his captains to the cities of Israel, and they wrecked Ijon, Dan, Abel-beth-maachah, and all Cinneroth, plus the whole land of Naphtali. Goated.
So Benhadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of the hosts which he had against the cities of Israel, and smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abelbethmaachah, and all Cinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.
So, Baasha got the scoop and dipped on building Ramah, chilling in Tirzah instead.
And it came to pass, when Baasha heard {thereof}, that he left off building of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.
King Asa went full boss mode and announced to all Judah: no one was off the hook. They snagged the stones and wood from Ramah that Baasha used, and Asa built up Geba and Mizpah with that.
Then king Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah; none {was} exempted: and they took away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; and king Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah. {exempted: Heb. free}
All the epic stuff Asa did, his strength, and the cities he built? Yeah, that’s all documented in the chronicles of Judah kings. But for real, he had some foot issues in his old age.
The rest of all the acts of Asa, and all his might, and all that he did, and the cities which he built, {are} they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? Nevertheless in the time of his old age he was diseased in his feet.
Asa passed away and was laid to rest with his fam in David's city. Jehoshaphat, his son, took over as king after him.
And Asa slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead. {Jehoshaphat: Gr. Josaphat}
Nadab, Jeroboam's kid, took control of Israel in Asa's second year as king and ruled for two years.
And Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned over Israel two years. {began...: Heb. reigned}
He was sus in the Lord's eyes, following in his dad's footsteps and leading Israel into some serious sin.
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin.
Baasha, Ahijah's son from Issachar, plotted against him and took him out at Gibbethon, where the Philistines were chilling; Nadab and all of Israel were laying siege there.
And Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him; and Baasha smote him at Gibbethon, which {belonged} to the Philistines; for Nadab and all Israel laid siege to Gibbethon.
In Asa's third year, Baasha took him down and became king himself.
Even in the third year of Asa king of Judah did Baasha slay him, and reigned in his stead.
When he took the throne, he wiped out all of Jeroboam's fam, leaving no survivors, just like the Lord said through Ahijah the Shilonite.
And it came to pass, when he reigned, {that} he smote all the house of Jeroboam; he left not to Jeroboam any that breathed, until he had destroyed him, according unto the saying of the LORD, which he spake by his servant Ahijah the Shilonite:
All this went down because of Jeroboam's sins that messed Israel up, making the Lord super angry.
Because of the sins of Jeroboam which he sinned, and which he made Israel sin, by his provocation wherewith he provoked the LORD God of Israel to anger.
So yeah, all the stuff Nadab did, you can check it out in the chronicles of the kings of Israel, no cap.
Now the rest of the acts of Nadab, and all that he did, {are} they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
Asa and Baasha, the king of Israel, were beefing the whole time, fr.
And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.
In year three of Asa's reign, Baasha, son of Ahijah, stepped up and ruled all Israel from Tirzah for 24 years.
In the third year of Asa king of Judah began Baasha the son of Ahijah to reign over all Israel in Tirzah, twenty and four years.
He was sus in God's eyes, following Jeroboam's bad vibes, making Israel trip up too.
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin.