1 Kings 14:17; 1 Kings 16:15-18; 2 Chronicles 16:5; Song of Solomon 6:4
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,...
dwelt in. Septuagint and Vulg, read "returned to". See note on 1 Kings 14:17 .
And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof , that he left off building of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah. Dwelt in Tirzah - This seems to have been...
And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah. No JFB commentary on this verse.
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 Ur...
Left off.. Ramah ] The invasion in the N. prevented further operations in the S. Dwelt in Tirzah ] LXX has 'returned to Tirzah,' which suits the c...
Dwelt in Tirzah — that is, returned to his own capital: in the first instance, of course, retiring to meet the new enemy in the north, and then obl...
Warring Brethren 1 Kings 15:16-34 We obtain a fuller view of the events described in the earlier part of this passage by reference to 2 Chroni...
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 w...
(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 mot...
And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof ,.... What was doing in the northern part of his kingdom: that he left off building of Ramah ; whic...
And it came to pass, when Baasha heard [thereof], that he left off building of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah. Ver. 21. And dwelt. ] Seeking no furthe...
And smote Ijon and Dan , &c. He fell upon the northern part of the kingdom of Israel, which was nearest to Damascus; while Baasha was busy at Ra...
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 na...
Asa's Reign. B. C. 914. 9 And in the...
Now the royal city of Israel. See 1 Kings 14:17 . There he abode to defend his own kingdoms, and durst not return to oppose Asa, lest the Syrian k...
The Reign Of Good King Asa of Judah c. 911-870 BC ( 1 Kings 15:9-24 ). In Asa we have the first king following David who made a genuine effort to...
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES .— 1 Kings 15:17 . Baasha, king of Israel —Third sovereign of the kingdom of Israel, son of Ahijab, probably of lo...
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...
EXPOSITION THE REIGNS OF ABIJAM AND ASA , KINGS OF JUDAH . The Reign of Abijam . 1 Kings 15:1 Now in the eighteenth yea...
The Rule of Asa in Judah
And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building of Ramah, he thought it best to change his hostile attitude, lest he be cru...
Tirzah — Now the royal city of Israel. There he abode to defend his own kingdoms, and durst not return to oppose Asa, lest the Syrian king should m...
21 And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.