15:1 Abijam's wicked reign;
15:7 Asa succeeds him;
15:9 Asa's good reign;
15:16 The war between Baasha and him causes him to make a league with Bed-hadad;
15:23 Jehoshaphat succeeds Asa;
15:25 Nadab's wicked reign;
15:27 Baasha conspiring against him, executes Ahijah's prophecy;
15:31 Nadab's acts and death;
15:33 Baasha's wicked reign. Verse 11 Kings 14:31; 2 Chronicles 13:1, 2-22Reciprocal1 Chronicles 3:10 - Abia; 2 Chronicles 11:20 - Abijah Verse 2his mother's1 Kings 15:13; 2 Chronicles 11:20-22 Maachah13:2, Michaiah the daughter of UrielAbishalom11:21, AbsalomReciprocal1 Kings 15:10 - mother's; 22:42 - And his mother's; 2 Chronicles 15:16 - the mother Verse 3all the sins1 Kings 14:21, 14:22 and his heart3:14, 11:4, 11:33; 2 Kings 20:3; 2 Chronicles 25:2, 31:20, 31:21; Psalm 119:80Reciprocal1 Kings 3:3 - walking; 8:61 - perfect; 14:31 - Rehoboam; 15:5 - David; 15:11 - Asa; 15:12 - all the idols; 15:14 - was perfect; 2 Kings 13:6 - walked; 14:3 - he did; 16:2 - did not; 17:7 - the Lord; 2 Chronicles 17:3 - he walked; Psalm 51:10 - right; Acts 13:22 - I have; Habakkuk 3:1 - a true; Revelation 3:2 - thy works Verse 4for David's1 Kings 11:12, 11:32; Genesis 12:2, 19:29, 26:5; Deuteronomy 4:37; 2 Samuel 7:12-16; Isaiah 37:35; Jeremiah 33:20-26; Romans 11:28 give him1 Kings 11:36; 2 Chronicles 21:7; Psalm 132:17; Luke 1:69-79, 2:32; John 8:12; Revelation 22:16 lampor, candle, Psalm 18:28 and to establish87:5; Isaiah 9:7, 14:32, 62:7; Jeremiah 33:2; Micah 4:1, 4:2; Matthew 16:18Reciprocal2 Samuel 21:17 - quench; 2 Kings 8:19 - for David; 16:5 - but could not; 19:34 - my servant; 2 Chronicles 17:3 - he walked; 22:11 - she slew him not; Psalm 132:10 - thy servant; Proverbs 17:6 - and the; Isaiah 38:5 - God Verse 5David1 Kings 15:3, 14:8; 2 Kings 22:2; 2 Chronicles 34:2; Psalm 119:6; Luke 1:6; Acts 13:22, 13:36 save only2 Samuel 11:4, 11:15-17, 12:9, 12:10; Psalm 51:1 *titleReciprocalDeuteronomy 17:20 - he turn; 1 Samuel 25:28 - evil hath; 2 Samuel 23:39 - Uriah; 1 Kings 3:6 - according; 3:14 - as thy; 9:4 - And if thou; 22:43 - he turned; 2 Kings 8:19 - for David; 18:3 - according; 23:25 - that turned; 1 Chronicles 21:7 - And God was displeased with this thing; 2 Chronicles 31:20 - wrought; Psalm 44:18 - heart; 78:72 - according; 132:10 - thy servant; Proverbs 6:33 - and his; Matthew 1:6 - her Verse 6there was warInstead of Rehoboam fourteen manuscripts, the Arabic, and some copies of the Targum, read Abijam. The Syriac has "Abia, the son of Rehoboam;" and the Editio Princeps of the Vulgate has Abia. This is doubtless the true reading, as otherwise it would be an unnecessary repetition of 1 Kings 14:30, and a repetition which interrupts the history of Abijah. - See note on 2 Chronicles 13:3, etc. 1 Kings 14:30Reciprocal15:16 - General; 1 Chronicles 3:10 - Rehoboam; 2 Chronicles 13:2 - And there was Verse 7the rest1 Kings 14:29; 2 Chronicles 13:2, 13:21, 13:22 there was war13:3-20Reciprocal1 Kings 14:30 - General; 15:16 - General; 15:23 - rest of all; 2 Kings 20:20 - the book Verse 8am 3049, bc 955Abijam1 Kings 14:1, 14:31; 2 Chronicles 14:1 Asa1 Chronicles 3:9; Matthew 1:7, 1:8Reciprocal1 Kings 11:43 - slept; 15:23 - rest of all; 1 Chronicles 3:10 - Asa Verse 9Reciprocal2 Chronicles 13:20 - he died Verse 10am 3049-3090, bc 955-914mother'sthat is, grandmother's. 1 Kings 15:2, 15:13; 2 Chronicles 11:20, 11:21, 13:2Reciprocal1 Kings 22:42 - And his mother's; 2 Chronicles 15:16 - the mother Verse 11Asa1 Kings 15:3; 2 Chronicles 14:2, 14:11, 15:17, 16:7-10Reciprocal1 Kings 22:43 - he walked; 2 Kings 18:3 - according; 2 Chronicles 20:32 - the way; 21:12 - in the ways of Asa Verse 12the sodomites1 Kings 14:24, 22:46; Romans 1:26, 1:27; Jude 1:7 all the idols1 Kings 15:3, 11:7, 11:8, 14:23; 2 Chronicles 14:2-5; Ezekiel 20:18, 20:19; Zechariah 1:2-6; 1 Peter 1:18ReciprocalDeuteronomy 23:17 - sodomite; 2 Kings 18:4 - brake; 23:7 - the sodomites; 2 Chronicles 14:3 - the high places; Hosea 4:14 - and they Verse 13Maachah1 Kings 15:2, 15:10; 2 Chronicles 15:15, 15:16-19 his motherDeuteronomy 13:6-11, 33:9; Zechariah 13:3; Matthew 10:37, 12:46-50; 2 Corinthians 5:16; Galatians 2:5, 2:6, 2:14 destroyedHeb. cut off, Leviticus 26:30; Deuteronomy 7:5; 2 Kings 18:4, 23:12-15; 2 Chronicles 34:4 and burntExodus 32:20; Deuteronomy 9:21; Joshua 6:24 the brook2 Samuel 15:23; 2 Kings 23:6; John 18:1, CedronReciprocalDeuteronomy 12:3 - and burn; 1 Kings 2:37 - over the; 18:19 - prophets of the groves; 2 Kings 17:16 - a grove Verse 14the high places1 Kings 22:43; 2 Kings 12:3, 14:4, 15:4; 2 Chronicles 14:3, 14:5 was perfect1 Kings 15:3, 8:61, 11:4; 2 Chronicles 15:17, 15:18, 16:9, 25:2Reciprocal1 Kings 3:3 - only he; 2 Kings 18:4 - removed; 20:3 - a perfect heart; 2 Chronicles 14:2 - good and right; 15:16 - cut down; Isaiah 38:3 - a perfect Verse 15he brought1 Kings 7:51; 1 Chronicles 26:26-28; 2 Chronicles 14:13, 15:18 thingsHeb. holyReciprocal1 Kings 15:18 - Asa; 2 Kings 18:15 - General; 1 Chronicles 28:12 - the treasuries Verse 161 Kings 15:6, 15:7, 15:32, 14:30; 2 Chronicles 16:1-6Reciprocal2 Samuel 3:1 - long war; 1 Kings 15:27 - Baasha the son; 2 Chronicles 15:19 - five and thirtieth Verse 17am 3074, bc 930Baasha1 Kings 15:27; 2 Chronicles 16:1-6 RamahBy building Ramah is here meant fortifying it, in order to prevent all intercourse with the kingdom of Judah, lest his subjects should cleave to the house of David: for Ramah was a city of Benjamin, situated on the confines of both kingdoms, probably on a hill, as the name imports, commanding a narrow defile between the mountains, through which lay the principal road to Jerusalem; so that a fortification being erected here, no communication could be held between the people of Israel and Judah, without Baasha's permission. 1 Kings 15:21; Joshua 18:25; 1 Samuel 15:34; Jeremiah 31:15 he might not suffer1 Kings 12:27; 2 Chronicles 11:13-17Reciprocal1 Kings 12:25 - built; 2 Chronicles 15:19 - five and thirtieth; Jeremiah 41:9 - for fear Verse 18Asa1 Kings 15:15, 14:26; 2 Kings 12:18, 18:15, 18:16; 2 Chronicles 15:18, 16:2-6 Benhadad1 Kings 20:1-5, 20:33, 20:34; 2 Kings 8:7-15 Damascus1 Kings 11:23, 11:24; Genesis 14:15, 15:2; Jeremiah 49:27; Amos 1:4Reciprocal2 Kings 14:14 - all the gold; 1 Chronicles 26:20 - treasures; 28:12 - the treasuries; 2 Chronicles 12:9 - took away Verse 19There is a league2 Chronicles 19:2; Isaiah 31:1 break thy league2 Samuel 21:2; 2 Chronicles 16:3; Ezekiel 17:13-16; Romans 1:31, 3:8 departHeb. go upReciprocalGenesis 43:11 - carry down; 1 Kings 5:12 - they two; 2 Kings 18:15 - General; Ecclesiastes 2:4 - I builded; Isaiah 9:1 - when Verse 20IjonProbably the same as Hazar-enan, a frontier town to Damascus - Ezekiel 48:1
and perhaps the Inna of Coele-Syria, long. 68 degrees and a half, lat. 33 degrees, according to Ptolemy. 2 Kings 15:29 Dan1 Kings 12:29; Genesis 14:14; Judges 18:29, Abel-beth-maachah, 2 Samuel 20:14, 20:15 CinnerothJoshua 11:2, 12:3Reciprocal1 Kings 20:1 - Benhadad; 20:34 - The cities; 2 Chronicles 16:4 - Ijon; Isaiah 9:1 - when Verse 21when Baasha2 Chronicles 16:5 Tirzah1 Kings 14:17, 16:15-18; Song of Songs 6:4Reciprocal1 Kings 15:17 - Ramah; 16:6 - Tirzah; 2 Kings 15:14 - Tirzah Verse 22made a proclamation2 Chronicles 16:6 exemptedHeb. freeGebaJoshua 18:24, Gaba, 21:17 Mizpah18:26; 1 Samuel 7:5, Mizpeh, Jeremiah 40:6, 40:10ReciprocalGenesis 31:49 - Mizpah; Joshua 11:3 - land; 2 Kings 23:8 - Geba; Zechariah 14:10 - from Geba Verse 23rest of all1 Kings 15:7, 15:8, 14:29-31 in the time2 Chronicles 16:12-14; Psalm 90:10Reciprocal1 Kings 22:39 - the rest; 2 Kings 8:23 - General; 20:20 - the book; 2 Chronicles 16:11 - Judah; Isaiah 10:29 - Geba Verse 24am 3090, bc 914was buriedOf his splendid and costly funeral we read in 2 Chronicles 16:14.Jehoshaphat1 Kings 22:41-43; 2 Chronicles 17:1-9; Matthew 1:8, JosaphatReciprocal1 Kings 11:43 - slept; 14:31 - Rehoboam; 22:2 - Jehoshaphat; 22:50 - in the city; 1 Chronicles 3:10 - Jehoshaphat; 2 Chronicles 16:13 - slept Verse 25am 3050-3051, bc 954-953Nadab1 Kings 14:12, 14:20 began to reignHeb. reignedReciprocal14:10 - I will bring; 16:6 - Baasha; 16:21 - divided; 22:51 - two years; 2 Kings 15:23 - and reigned two years; 21:19 - two years; Esther 2:21 - and sought; Proverbs 28:2 - the transgression Verse 26he did evil1 Kings 16:7, 16:25, 16:30 walked12:28-33, 13:33, 13:34 in his sin15:30, 15:34, 14:16, 16:19, 16:26, 21:22, 22:52; Genesis 20:9; Exodus 32:21; 1 Samuel 2:24; 2 Kings 3:3, 21:11, 23:15; Jeremiah 32:35; Romans 14:15; 1 Corinthians 8:10-13Reciprocal2 Chronicles 33:9 - made Judah; Ezekiel 23:5 - Aholah Verse 27Baasha the son1 Kings 15:16, 15:17, 14:14 conspired16:9; 2 Kings 12:20 Gibbethon1 Kings 16:15, 16:17; Joshua 19:44, 21:23Reciprocal1 Kings 16:7 - because he killed him; 2 Kings 9:14 - conspired; 21:23 - General Verse 28Deuteronomy 32:35Reciprocal1 Kings 16:21 - divided; 2 Kings 8:15 - so that he died; 15:10 - slew him; Proverbs 28:2 - the transgression; Jeremiah 41:7 - slew; Hosea 7:7 - devoured Verse 29he left not1 Kings 14:9-16; 2 Kings 9:7-10, 9:36, 9:37, 10:10, 10:11, 10:31, 19:25ReciprocalJoshua 10:40 - utterly; 1 Kings 13:34 - to cut it off; 16:3 - will make thy house; 16:11 - he slew; 21:22 - make thine; 2 Kings 9:9 - like the house; Jeremiah 41:7 - slew Verse 30the sins1 Kings 15:26, 14:9-16 by his provocation14:22ReciprocalJoshua 22:25 - make; 1 Samuel 2:24 - ye make; 1 Kings 11:26 - Jeroboam; 13:34 - to cut it off; 14:16 - who did sin; 16:3 - will make thy house; 16:13 - in provoking; 16:19 - in doing; 21:22 - made Israel to sin; 2 Kings 21:11 - made Judah; 23:15 - the altar; Jeremiah 32:35 - to cause; Ezekiel 23:5 - Aholah; Hosea 6:10 - there Verse 31am 3050-3051, bc 954-953are they not written1 Kings 14:19, 16:5, 16:14, 16:20, 16:27Reciprocal22:39 - the rest; 2 Chronicles 15:19 - five and thirtieth; 33:18 - in the book Verse 32am 3051-3074, bc 953-930there was warThat is, there was a constant spirit of hostility kept up between the two kingdoms, and no doubt frequent skirmishing between the bordering parties; but there was no open war till Baasha king of Israel began to build Ramah, which was, according to 2 Chronicles 15:19; 16:1, in the thirty-sixth year of Asa; but according to 1 Kings 16:8, 16:9, his son was killed by Zimri in the twenty-sixth year of Asa, and consequently he could not make war upon him in the thirty-sixth year of his reign. Chronologers endeavour to reconcile this, by saying that the years should be reckoned, not from the beginning of Asa's reign, but from the separation of the kingdoms of Israel and Judah. We must either adopt this mode of solution, or admit that there is a mistake in some of the numbers, probably in the parallel places in Chronicles, but which we have no direct means of correcting. 15:16Reciprocal2 Samuel 3:1 - long war; 2 Chronicles 16:9 - henceforth Verse 33twenty and four years1 Kings 16:8Reciprocal14:17 - Tirzah; 16:1 - Hanani; 2 Kings 15:14 - Tirzah; 2 Chronicles 15:19 - five and thirtieth; Song of Songs 6:4 - as Tirzah Verse 34he did evil1 Kings 15:26 walked15:26, 12:28, 12:29, 13:33, 13:34, 14:16; Isaiah 1:4ReciprocalDeuteronomy 12:13 - General; 1 Kings 14:9 - hast done; 16:2 - thou hast walked; 16:19 - in his; 21:22 - made Israel to sin; 22:52 - and in the way; 2 Kings 3:3 - which made