1Now in the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam the son of Nebat, Abijam began to reign over Judah. (2Ch 13:1; 2Ch 13:2)2He reigned for three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.3And he walked in all the sins that his father did before him, and his heart was not wholly true to the LORD his God, as the heart of David his father. (1Ki 8:61; 1Ki 11:4; 1Ki 14:1)4Nevertheless, for David’s sake the LORD his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem, setting up his son after him, and establishing Jerusalem, (1Ki 11:36)5because David did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and did not turn aside from anything that he commanded him all the days of his life, except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite. (2Sa 11:4; 2Sa 11:15; 2Sa 12:9; 1Ki 9:4; 1Ki 14:8)6Now there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life. (1Ki 14:30)7The 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. (2Ch 13:2; 2Ch 13:22)8And Abijam slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David. And Asa his son reigned in his place. (2Ch 14:1)
Asa Reigns in Judah
9In the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Asa began to reign over Judah,10and he reigned forty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.11And Asa did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, as David his father had done. (2Ch 14:2)12He put away the male cult prostitutes out of the land and removed all the idols that his fathers had made. (1Ki 14:24; 2Ch 15:8)13He also removed Maacah his mother from being queen mother because she had made an abominable image for Asherah. And Asa cut down her image and burned it at the brook Kidron. (Ex 32:20; 2Ch 15:16)14But the high places were not taken away. Nevertheless, the heart of Asa was wholly true to the LORD all his days. (1Ki 15:3; 1Ki 22:43; 2Ki 12:3; 2Ki 14:4)15And he brought into the house of the LORD the sacred gifts of his father and his own sacred gifts, silver, and gold, and vessels. (1Ki 7:51)16And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days. (1Ki 15:32)17Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah and built Ramah, that he might permit no one to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah. (1Ki 12:27; 1Ki 15:21; 2Ch 16:1)18Then 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 gave them into the hands of his servants. And King Asa sent them to Ben-hadad the son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, who lived in Damascus, saying, (1Ki 11:24; 1Ki 14:26; 2Ki 12:18)19“Let there be a covenant[1] between me and you, as there was between my father and your father. Behold, I am sending to you a present of silver and gold. Go, break your covenant with Baasha king of Israel, that he may withdraw from me.” (2Ch 16:7)20And Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel and conquered Ijon, Dan, Abel-beth-maacah, and all Chinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali. (Jos 11:2; Jud 18:29; 2Sa 20:14; 2Ki 15:29)21And when Baasha heard of it, he stopped building Ramah, and he lived in Tirzah. (1Ki 14:17; 1Ki 15:17; 1Ki 16:6; 1Ki 16:9)22Then King Asa made a proclamation to all Judah, none was exempt, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and its timber, with which Baasha had been building, and with them King Asa built Geba of Benjamin and Mizpah. (Jos 18:26; Jos 21:17)23Now the rest of all the acts of Asa, all his might, and all that he did, and the cities that he built, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? But in his old age he was diseased in his feet. (2Ch 16:11)24And 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 place. (2Ch 17:1; Mt 1:8)
Nadab Reigns in Israel
25Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and he reigned over Israel two years. (1Ki 14:20)26He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin which he made Israel to sin. (1Ki 12:30; 1Ki 14:16; 1Ki 15:30; 1Ki 15:34)27Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him. And Baasha struck him down at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines, for Nadab and all Israel were laying siege to Gibbethon. (Jos 19:44; Jos 21:23; 1Ki 14:14; 1Ki 16:15)28So Baasha killed him in the third year of Asa king of Judah and reigned in his place.29And as soon as he was king, he killed all the house of Jeroboam. He left to the house of Jeroboam not one that breathed, until he had destroyed it, according to the word of the LORD that he spoke by his servant Ahijah the Shilonite. (1Ki 14:10; 1Ki 14:14)30It was for the sins of Jeroboam that he sinned and that he made Israel to sin, and because of the anger to which he provoked the LORD, the God of Israel. (1Ki 15:26)31Now 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?32And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days. (1Ki 15:16)
Baasha Reigns in Israel
33In the third year of Asa king of Judah, Baasha the son of Ahijah began to reign over all Israel at Tirzah, and he reigned twenty-four years.34He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the way of Jeroboam and in his sin which he made Israel to sin. (1Ki 15:26)
1 Kings 15
King James Version
1Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat reigned Abijam over Judah.2Three years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother' name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.3And 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.4Nevertheless for David' sake did the LORD his God give him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem:5Because 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.6And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life.7Now 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.8And Abijam slept with his fathers; and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead.9And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel reigned Asa over Judah.10And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother' name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.11And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, as did David his father.12And he took away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.13And 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.14But the high places were not removed: nevertheless Asa' heart was perfect with the LORD all his days.15And 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.16And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.17And 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.18Then 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' 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,19There 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.20So 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.21And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof , that he left off building of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.22Then 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.23The 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.24And 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.25And 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.26And 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.27And 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.28Even in the third year of Asa king of Judah did Baasha slay him, and reigned in his stead.29And 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:30Because 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.31Now 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?32And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.33In 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.34And 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.
1 Kings 15
Nuova Riveduta 2006
from Società Biblica di Ginevra
Abiiam, re di Giuda
1Il diciottesimo anno del regno di Geroboamo, figlio di Nebat, Abiiam cominciò a regnare sopra Giuda.2Regnò tre anni a Gerusalemme. Sua madre si chiamava Maaca, figlia di Abisalom.3Egli si abbandonò a tutti i peccati che suo padre aveva commessi prima di lui, e il suo cuore non fu tutto quanto per il Signore, suo Dio, com’era stato il cuore di Davide suo padre.4Tuttavia, per amore di Davide, il Signore, suo Dio, gli lasciò una lampada a Gerusalemme, stabilendo dopo di lui suo figlio e lasciando sussistere Gerusalemme;5perché Davide aveva fatto ciò che è giusto agli occhi del Signore e non si era scostato in nulla dai suoi comandamenti per tutto il tempo della sua vita, salvo nel fatto di Uria, l’Ittita.6Tra Roboamo e Geroboamo vi fu guerra, finché Roboamo visse.7Il resto delle azioni di Abiiam e tutto quello che egli fece è scritto nel libro delle Cronache dei re di Giuda. Vi fu guerra fra Abiiam e Geroboamo.8E Abiiam si addormentò con i suoi padri, e fu sepolto nella città di Davide; e Asa, suo figlio, regnò al suo posto.
Asa, re di Giuda
9Il ventesimo anno del regno di Geroboamo, re d’Israele, Asa cominciò a regnare sopra Giuda.10Regnò quarantun anni in Gerusalemme. Sua madre[1] si chiamava Maaca, figlia di Abisalom.11Asa fece ciò che è giusto agli occhi del Signore, come aveva fatto Davide suo padre:12eliminò dal paese quelli che si prostituivano, fece sparire tutti gli idoli che i suoi padri avevano fatti13e destituì pure dalla dignità di regina sua madre Maaca, perché lei aveva innalzato un’immagine ad Astarte; Asa abbatté l’immagine e la bruciò presso il torrente Chidron.14Tuttavia gli alti luoghi non furono eliminati, sebbene il cuore di Asa fosse interamente per il Signore, durante tutta la sua vita.15Egli fece portare nella casa del Signore le cose che suo padre aveva consacrate e quelle che aveva consacrate egli stesso: argento, oro, vasi.16Ci fu guerra tra Asa e Baasa, re d’Israele, tutto il tempo della loro vita.17Baasa, re d’Israele, salì contro Giuda e costruì Rama, perché nessuno andasse e venisse dalla parte di Asa, re di Giuda.18Allora Asa prese tutto l’argento e l’oro che era rimasto nei tesori della casa del Signore, prese i tesori del palazzo del re e li affidò ai suoi servitori, che mandò presso Ben-Adad, figlio di Tabrimmon, figlio di Chesion, re di Siria, che abitava a Damasco, per dirgli:19«Ci sia alleanza fra me e te, come ci fu tra mio padre e tuo padre. Ecco, io ti mando in dono dell’argento e dell’oro; va’, rompi la tua alleanza con Baasa, re d’Israele, affinché egli si ritiri da me».20Ben-Adad diede ascolto al re Asa; mandò i capi del suo esercito contro le città d’Israele ed espugnò Iion, Dan, Abel-Bet-Maaca e tutta la regione di Chinnerot con tutto il paese di Neftali.21Quando Baasa udì questo, cessò di costruire Rama e rimase a Tirsa.22Allora il re Asa convocò tutti quelli di Giuda, senza escludere nessuno; e quelli portarono via le pietre e il legname di cui Baasa si era servito per la costruzione di Rama; e con essi il re Asa costruì Gheba di Beniamino e Mispa.23Il resto di tutte le azioni di Asa, tutte le sue prodezze, tutto ciò che egli fece e le città che costruì, si trova scritto nel libro delle Cronache dei re di Giuda. Ma, nella sua vecchiaia, egli soffrì di male ai piedi.24Asa si addormentò con i suoi padri e fu sepolto con essi nella città di Davide, suo padre; e Giosafat, suo figlio, regnò al suo posto.
Nadab, re d’Israele
25Nadab, figlio di Geroboamo, cominciò a regnare sopra Israele il secondo anno di Asa, re di Giuda, e regnò sopra Israele due anni.26Egli fece ciò che è male agli occhi del Signore; seguì la via di suo padre e imitò il peccato che aveva fatto commettere a Israele.27Baasa, figlio di Aiia, della casa d’Issacar, cospirò contro di lui e lo uccise a Ghibbeton, che apparteneva ai Filistei, mentre Nadab e tutto Israele assediavano Ghibbeton.28Baasa lo uccise il terzo anno di Asa, re di Giuda, e regnò al suo posto.29Appena fu re, Baasa sterminò tutta la casa di Geroboamo; non risparmiò nessuno di quella casa, ma la distrusse interamente, secondo la parola che il Signore aveva pronunciata per bocca del suo servo Aiia di Silo,30a causa dei peccati che Geroboamo aveva commessi e fatto commettere a Israele, quando aveva provocato l’ira del Signore, Dio d’Israele.31Il resto delle azioni di Nadab e tutto quello che fece sono scritti nel libro delle Cronache dei re d’Israele.
Baasa, re d’Israele
32Ci fu guerra tra Asa e Baasa, re d’Israele, tutto il tempo della loro vita.33Il terzo anno di Asa, re di Giuda, Baasa, figlio di Aiia, cominciò a regnare su tutto Israele. Stava a Tirsa, e regnò ventiquattro anni.34Fece quel che è male agli occhi del Signore; seguì la via di Geroboamo e imitò il peccato che questi aveva fatto commettere a Israele.
1Abija wurde König von Juda im 18. Regierungsjahr König Jerobeams von Israel, des Sohnes von Nebat. (2Ch 13:1)2Er regierte drei Jahre in Jerusalem. Seine Mutter hieß Maacha und war eine Enkelin von Abischalom.3Abija beging die gleichen Sünden wie sein Vater. Sein Herz gehörte nicht voll und ganz dem HERRN, seinem Gott, wie es noch bei seinem Vorfahren David gewesen war.4Allein wegen Davids Treue ließ Gott Abija nicht fallen, sondern schenkte ihm einen Sohn, der sein Thronfolger werden sollte, und beschützte die Stadt Jerusalem vor feindlichen Angriffen.5Denn Gott hatte nicht vergessen, dass David sich immer an seine Gebote gehalten hatte. Außer seinem Verbrechen an dem Hetiter Uria[1] hatte er sein Leben lang getan, was dem HERRN gefiel. (2Sa 11:1)6-7Der Krieg mit Jerobeam von Israel, der schon Rehabeams ganze Regierungszeit überschattet hatte, ging auch unter Abijas Herrschaft weiter. Mehr darüber, wie Abija lebte und regierte, steht in der Chronik der Könige von Juda.8Als Abija starb, begrub man ihn in der »Stadt Davids«, einem Stadtteil von Jerusalem. Sein Sohn Asa trat die Nachfolge an.
König Asa von Juda
9Asa wurde König von Juda im 20. Regierungsjahr König Jerobeams von Israel. (2Ch 14:1; 2Ch 15:16; 2Ch 16:1; 2Ch 16:11)10Er regierte 41 Jahre in Jerusalem. Als er König wurde, behielt seine Großmutter Maacha, die Enkelin von Abischalom, die einflussreiche Stellung der Königinmutter.11Wie sein Vorfahre David tat auch Asa, was dem HERRN gefiel.12Er jagte alle aus dem Land, die bei den Heiligtümern der Prostitution nachgingen, und vernichtete die widerlichen Götterfiguren, die sein Vater und sein Großvater angefertigt hatten.13Seine Großmutter Maacha entließ er aus ihrer wichtigen Stellung als Königinmutter, weil sie für die Aschera einen abscheulichen Götzenpfahl aufgestellt hatte. Den Pfahl ließ er in Stücke hauen und im Kidrontal verbrennen.14Zwar blieben die Opferstätten auch unter Asas Herrschaft bestehen, aber sonst diente er dem HERRN von ganzem Herzen, solange er lebte.15Alle goldenen und silbernen Gegenstände, die sein Vater dem HERRN geweiht hatte, brachte er in den Tempel, zusammen mit seinen eigenen Geschenken für das Heiligtum.16Zwischen König Asa von Juda und König Bascha von Israel herrschte Krieg, solange Bascha lebte.17König Bascha fiel in Juda ein und baute die Stadt Rama zu einer Festung aus. Mit der Kontrolle über diesen wichtigen Knotenpunkt konnte er Juda von der Außenwelt abschneiden.18Da schickte König Asa eine Gesandtschaft nach Damaskus zu König Ben-Hadad von Syrien, dem Sohn von Tabrimmon und Enkel von Hesjon. Asa gab den Gesandten alles Silber und Gold mit, das vom Tempelschatz noch übrig war, dazu Geschenke aus der königlichen Schatzkammer. Sie sollten Ben-Hadad Folgendes ausrichten:19»Lass uns ein Bündnis miteinander schließen! Es soll so fest und unverbrüchlich sein, als wären schon unsere Väter verbündet gewesen. Dieses Silber und Gold ist mein Geschenk an dich. Ich bitte dich: Brich dein Bündnis mit König Bascha von Israel und greif ihn an, damit er aus unserem Gebiet wieder abzieht.«20Ben-Hadad willigte ein und schickte seine Truppen gegen Israel. Sie nahmen die Städte Ijon, Dan und Abel-Bet-Maacha ein, die Gegend um Genezareth und das ganze Stammesgebiet von Naftali.21Als Bascha davon erfuhr, ließ er von seinem Vorhaben ab, Rama weiter auszubauen, und kehrte nach Tirza zurück.22König Asa zog alle Männer von Juda zur Fronarbeit heran; kein Einziger wurde vom Dienst befreit. Sie mussten die Steine und Balken, mit denen König Bascha die Stadt Rama befestigen wollte, wieder wegtragen. Asa ließ mit dem Baumaterial die Städte Geba in Benjamin und Mizpa ausbauen.23Alles Weitere über Asas Leben steht in der Chronik der Könige von Juda. Man kann dort nachlesen, wie er seine Herrschaft festigte, wie er seine Regierungsgeschäfte führte und welche Städte er aufbaute. Im Alter litt er an einer Fußkrankheit.24Als Asa starb, wurde er in der »Stadt Davids«, einem Stadtteil von Jerusalem, im Grab der Königsfamilie beigesetzt. Sein Sohn Joschafat wurde zum Nachfolger bestimmt.
König Nadab von Israel
25Nadab, Jerobeams Sohn, wurde König von Israel im 2. Regierungsjahr König Asas von Juda und regierte zwei Jahre.26Er tat, was dem HERRN missfiel, und folgte dem schlechten Beispiel seines Vaters, der die Israeliten zum Götzendienst verführt hatte.27-28Als Nadab mit dem israelitischen Heer die Philisterstadt Gibbeton belagerte, zettelte Bascha, ein Sohn von Ahija aus dem Stamm Issachar, eine Verschwörung gegen ihn an und ermordete ihn dort. Dann wurde er selbst König über Israel. Dies geschah im 3. Regierungsjahr König Asas von Juda.29Kaum war Bascha an der Macht, ließ er Jerobeams ganze Familie umbringen. Er gab keine Ruhe, bis er auch das letzte Familienmitglied getötet hatte. Keiner von ihnen kam mit dem Leben davon. Damit traf ein, was der HERR durch seinen Diener Ahija aus Silo vorausgesagt hatte.30Denn Jerobeam hatte durch sein schlechtes Vorbild die Israeliten zum Götzendienst verführt und dadurch den Zorn des HERRN, des Gottes Israels, herausgefordert.31Alles Weitere über Nadabs Leben steht in der Chronik der Könige von Israel.
König Bascha von Israel
32-33Bascha, der Sohn von Ahija, wurde König von Israel im 3. Regierungsjahr König Asas von Juda. Er regierte 24 Jahre in Tirza. Zwischen ihm und König Asa von Juda herrschte Krieg, solange er lebte.34Auch er tat, was dem HERRN missfiel, und beging die gleiche Sünde wie Jerobeam, der die Israeliten zum Götzendienst verführt hatte.