1In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijah[1] became king of Judah, (2Ch 12:16)2and he reigned in Jerusalem for three years. His mother’s name was Maakah daughter of Abishalom.[2]3He committed all the sins his father had done before him; his heart was not fully devoted to the Lord his God, as the heart of David his forefather had been.4Nevertheless, for David’s sake the Lord his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem by raising up a son to succeed him and by making Jerusalem strong.5For David had done what was right in the eyes of the Lord and had not failed to keep any of the Lord’s commands all the days of his life – except in the case of Uriah the Hittite.6There was war between Abijah[3] and Jeroboam throughout Abijah’s lifetime.7As for the other events of Abijah’s reign, and all he did, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah? There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.8And Abijah rested with his ancestors and was buried in the City of David. And Asa his son succeeded him as king.
Asa king of Judah
9In the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Asa became king of Judah,10and he reigned in Jerusalem for forty-one years. His grandmother’s name was Maakah daughter of Abishalom.11Asa did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, as his father David had done.12He expelled the male shrine-prostitutes from the land and got rid of all the idols his ancestors had made.13He even deposed his grandmother Maakah from her position as queen mother, because she had made a repulsive image for the worship of Asherah. Asa cut it down and burned it in the Kidron Valley.14Although he did not remove the high places, Asa’s heart was fully committed to the Lord all his life.15He brought into the temple of the Lord the silver and gold and the articles that he and his father had dedicated.16There was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel throughout their reigns.17Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah and fortified Ramah to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the territory of Asa king of Judah.18Asa then took all the silver and gold that was left in the treasuries of the Lord’s temple and of his own palace. He entrusted it to his officials and sent them to Ben-Hadad son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, the king of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus.19‘Let there be a treaty between me and you,’ he said, ‘as there was between my father and your father. See, I am sending you a gift of silver and gold. Now break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel so that he will withdraw from me.’20Ben-Hadad agreed with King Asa and sent the commanders of his forces against the towns of Israel. He conquered Ijon, Dan, Abel Beth Maakah and all Kinnereth in addition to Naphtali.21When Baasha heard this, he stopped building Ramah and withdrew to Tirzah.22Then King Asa issued an order to all Judah – no-one was exempt – and they carried away from Ramah the stones and timber Baasha had been using there. With them King Asa built up Geba in Benjamin, and also Mizpah.23As for all the other events of Asa’s reign, all his achievements, all he did and the cities he built, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah? In his old age, however, his feet became diseased.24Then Asa rested with his ancestors and was buried with them in the city of his father David. And Jehoshaphat his son succeeded him as king.
Nadab king of Israel
25Nadab son of Jeroboam became king of Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and he reigned over Israel for two years.26He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, following the ways of his father and committing the same sin his father had caused Israel to commit.27Baasha son of Ahijah from the tribe of Issachar plotted against him, and he struck him down at Gibbethon, a Philistine town, while Nadab and all Israel were besieging it.28Baasha killed Nadab in the third year of Asa king of Judah and succeeded him as king.29As soon as he began to reign, he killed Jeroboam’s whole family. He did not leave Jeroboam anyone that breathed, but destroyed them all, according to the word of the Lord given through his servant Ahijah the Shilonite.30This happened because of the sins Jeroboam had committed and had caused Israel to commit, and because he aroused the anger of the Lord, the God of Israel.31As for the other events of Nadab’s reign, and all he did, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Israel?32There was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel throughout their reigns.
Baasha king of Israel
33In the third year of Asa king of Judah, Baasha son of Ahijah became king of all Israel in Tirzah, and he reigned for twenty-four years.34He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, following the ways of Jeroboam and committing the same sin Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit.
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.
1Und im achtzehnten Jahr des Königs Jerobeam, des Sohnes Nebats, wurde Abija König über Juda. (1Ki 14:31)2Er regierte drei Jahre in Jerusalem. Und der Name seiner Mutter war Maacha, die Tochter Abischaloms. (1Ki 15:10; 2Ch 11:20)3Und er lebte[1] in allen Sünden seines Vaters, die der vor ihm getan hatte; und sein Herz war nicht ungeteilt[2] mit dem HERRN, seinem Gott, wie das Herz seines Vaters David. (De 17:20; 1Sa 25:28; 1Ki 3:3; Lu 1:6; Ac 13:22)4Doch Davids wegen gab ihm der HERR, sein Gott, eine Leuchte in Jerusalem, indem er seinen Sohn nach ihm ⟨als König⟩ aufstehen ließ und indem er Jerusalem bestehen ließ, (1Ki 11:32; Ps 132:17; Ro 11:29)5weil David getan hatte, was recht war in den Augen des HERRN, und von allem, was er ihm geboten hatte, nicht abgewichen war alle Tage seines Lebens, außer in der Sache mit Uria, dem Hetiter. (De 17:20; 1Sa 25:28; 2Sa 12:9; 1Ki 3:3; Lu 1:6; Ac 13:22)6Und es war Krieg zwischen Rehabeam[3] und Jerobeam alle Tage seines Lebens. (1Ki 14:29)7Und die übrige Geschichte[4] Abijas und alles, was er getan hat, ist das nicht geschrieben in dem Buch der Geschichte[5] der Könige von Juda? Und es war Krieg zwischen Abija und Jerobeam. (1Ki 14:29)8Und Abija legte sich zu seinen Vätern, und man begrub ihn in der Stadt Davids. Und sein Sohn Asa wurde an seiner Stelle König. (1Ki 2:10; 1Ch 3:10; 2Ch 14:1; 2Ch 15:8; Mt 1:7)
Asa von Juda
9Und im zwanzigsten Jahr Jerobeams, des Königs von Israel, wurde Asa König über Juda.10Und er regierte 41 Jahre in Jerusalem; und der Name seiner Mutter war Maacha, die Tochter Abischaloms. (1Ki 15:2)11Und Asa tat, was recht war in den Augen des HERRN, wie sein Vater David. (1Ki 3:3; 1Ki 22:43; 2Ki 12:3; 2Ki 14:3; 2Ki 15:3)12Und er schaffte die Tempelhurer[6] aus dem Land und tat alle Götzen[7] weg, die seine Väter gemacht hatten. (1Ki 11:7; 1Ki 14:23; 1Ki 14:24; 1Ki 22:47)13Auch seine Mutter Maacha entfernte er aus ⟨ihrer Stellung als⟩ Gebieterin, weil sie der Aschera ein Schandbild gemacht hatte; und Asa rottete ihr Schandbild aus und verbrannte es im Tal Kidron. (De 9:21; 2Ki 10:26)14Die Höhen aber wichen nicht; doch war das Herz Asas ungeteilt[8] mit dem HERRN alle seine Tage. (1Ki 3:3; 1Ki 8:61)15Und er brachte die heiligen Gaben[9] seines Vaters und seine ⟨eigenen⟩ heiligen Gaben[10] ins Haus des HERRN: Silber und Gold und Geräte. (2Ch 16:1)16Und es war Krieg zwischen Asa und Bascha, dem König von Israel, all ihre Tage. (1Ki 14:30; 1Ki 15:32)17Bascha, der König von Israel, zog gegen Juda herauf und baute Rama aus, um bei Asa, dem König von Juda, niemanden aus- und eingehen zu lassen. (Jos 18:25)18Da nahm Asa alles Silber und Gold, das in den Schätzen des Hauses des HERRN ⟨noch⟩ übrig geblieben war, und die Schätze des Hauses des Königs und gab sie in die Hand seiner Knechte; und der König Asa sandte sie zu Ben-Hadad, dem Sohn des Tabrimmon, des Sohnes Hesjons, dem König von Aram, der in Damaskus wohnte, und ließ ⟨ihm⟩ sagen: (1Ki 11:23; 2Ki 12:19)19Ein Bund ⟨sei⟩ zwischen mir und dir, zwischen meinem Vater und deinem Vater! Siehe, ich sende dir als Geschenk Silber und Gold. Auf, mach deinen Bund mit Bascha, dem König von Israel, ungültig, dass er von mir abzieht!20Und Ben-Hadad hörte auf den König Asa, und er sandte seine Heerobersten gegen die Städte Israels und schlug Ijon und Dan und Abel-Bet-Maacha und ganz Kinneret samt dem ganzen Land Naftali. (Jos 11:2; Jos 19:39; Jud 18:29; 2Sa 20:15; 1Ki 20:34)21Und es geschah, als Bascha das hörte, da ließ er davon ab, Rama auszubauen, und blieb in Tirza. (1Ki 14:17)22Der König Asa aber bot ganz Juda auf, keiner war frei ⟨vom Dienst⟩; und sie trugen die Steine und das Bauholz von Rama weg, mit denen Bascha gebaut hatte. Und der König Asa baute damit Geba ⟨in⟩ Benjamin und Mizpa aus. (Jos 18:24; Jos 18:26; Jer 41:9)23Und die übrige ganze Geschichte[11] Asas und alle seine Machttaten und alles, was er getan hat, und die Städte, die er gebaut hat, ist das nicht geschrieben im Buch der Geschichte[12] der Könige von Juda? Doch zur Zeit seines Alters war er an seinen Füßen krank. (1Ki 14:29; 2Ch 14:7)24Und Asa legte sich zu seinen Vätern und wurde bei seinen Vätern in der Stadt seines Vaters David begraben. Und sein Sohn Joschafat wurde an seiner Stelle König. (1Ki 2:10; 1Ki 22:41; 1Ch 3:10; 2Ch 17:1)
Nadab von Israel
25Und Nadab, der Sohn Jerobeams, wurde König über Israel im zweiten Jahr Asas, des Königs von Juda; und er regierte zwei Jahre über Israel. (1Ki 14:20)26Und er tat, was böse war in den Augen des HERRN, und ging auf dem Weg seines Vaters und ⟨lebte⟩ in dessen Sünde, mit der er Israel zur Sünde verführt hatte. (1Ki 14:16; 1Ki 15:34; 3Jo 1:11)27Gegen ihn verschwor sich Bascha, der Sohn Ahijas, vom Haus Issaschar. Und Bascha erschlug ihn bei Gibbeton, während Nadab und ganz Israel Gibbeton belagerten, das den Philistern gehörte. (Jos 19:44; 1Ki 16:9; 1Ki 16:10; 1Ki 16:15; 2Ki 9:14; 2Ch 24:25)28Und Bascha tötete ihn im dritten Jahr Asas, des Königs von Juda, und wurde an seiner Stelle König.29Und es geschah, sobald er König geworden war, erschlug er das ganze Haus Jerobeam; er ließ von Jerobeam nichts übrig, was Odem hatte, bis er es ausgetilgt hatte nach dem Wort des HERRN, das er durch seinen Knecht Ahija, den Siloniter, geredet hatte (1Ki 13:34; 1Ki 14:10; 1Ki 16:3; 2Ki 9:9)30wegen der Sünden Jerobeams, die er begangen und mit denen er Israel zur Sünde verführt hatte, durch den Zorn[13], zu dem er den HERRN, den Gott Israels, gereizt hatte. (1Ki 14:9; 1Ki 21:21)31Und die übrige Geschichte[14] Nadabs und alles, was er getan hat, ist das nicht geschrieben im Buch der Geschichte[15] der Könige von Israel? (1Ki 14:19)32Und es war Krieg zwischen Asa und Bascha, dem König von Israel, alle ihre Tage. (1Ki 15:16)
Bascha von Israel
33Im dritten Jahr Asas, des Königs von Juda, wurde Bascha, der Sohn Ahijas, König über ganz Israel in Tirza ⟨und regierte⟩ 24 Jahre ⟨lang⟩. (1Ki 14:17)34Und er tat, was böse war in den Augen des HERRN, und ging auf dem Weg Jerobeams und in dessen Sünde, mit der er Israel zur Sünde verführt hatte. (1Ki 15:26)