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The First Book of Kings 15

15 Now in year 18 of King Jeroboam the son of Nebat, Abijam reigned over Judah. 2 Three years he reigned in Jerusalem. And the name of his mother was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom. 3 And he walked in all the sins of his father that he had done before his face. And his heart was not completely with Yahweh his God like the heart of David his father. 4 But for the sake of David, Yahweh his God gave to him a lamp in Jerusalem by raising up his son after him, and by causing Jerusalem to stand, 5 because David had done the upright thing in the eyes of Yahweh and he had not turned from all that he had commanded him all the days of his life, except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite. 6 And war was between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life.

7 And the remainder of the matters of Abijam and all that he did, are they not written on the book of the matters of the days of the kings of Judah? And war was between Abijah and Jeroboam. 8 Then Abijam laid down with his fathers and they buried him in the city of David. And Asa his son reigned in his place.

9 And in year 20 of Jeroboam the king of Israel, Asa reigned as the king of Judah. 10 And he reigned 41 years in Jerusalem. And the name of his mother was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom. 11 And Asa did the upright thing in the eyes of Yahweh like David his father. 12 And he caused the cultic prostitutes to pass over from the land. And he removed all the idols that his fathers had made. 13 And also Maacah his mother he removed her from being queen-mother because she had made a horrid thing for the Asherah. And Asa cut down her horrid thing and he burned it in the wadi of Kidron. 14 But they did not remove the high places. Nevertheless, the heart of Asa was completely with Yahweh all his days. 15 And he brought the holy things of his father and his holy things for the house of Yahweh, silver and gold and vessels.

16 And war was between Asa and Baasha the king of Israel, all their days. 17 And Baasha the king of Israel went up against Judah and he built up the Ramah, so as not to give going out or coming in to Asa the king of Judah. 18 And Asa took all the silver and the gold that was remaining in the storerooms of the house of Yahweh and the storerooms of the house of the king, and he gave them into the hand of his servants. And the king Asa sent them to Ben Hadad, the son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, the king of Aram, the one who dwelled in Damascus, saying, 19 “Let there be a covenant between me and you, between my father and your father. Behold, I have sent to you a present of silver and gold. Go, break your covenant with Baasha the king of Israel and he may go up from against me.” 20 And Ben Hadad listened to the king Asa and he sent the commanders of the strong ones who were for him against the cities of Israel. And he struck Ijon and Dan and Abel Beth Maacah and all Kinnereth, with all the land of Naphtali. 21 And it happened as soon as Baasha heard, that he ceased from building up the Ramah and he dwelled in Tirzah. 22 And the king Asa caused all Judah to hear, There was no one free from obligation. And they lifted up the stones of the Ramah and its trees that Baasha had built. And with them the king Asa built Geba of Benjamin and the Mizpah.

23 And the remainder of all the matters of Asa and all his might and all that he did and the cities that he built, are they not written on the book of the matters of the days of the kings of Judah? Only at the time of his old age did he become sick in his feet. 24 And Asa laid down with his fathers and he was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father. And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place.

25 And Nadab the son of Jeroboam reigned over Israel in year two of Asa the king of Judah. And he reigned over Israel two years. 26 And he did the evil thing in the eyes of Yahweh. And he walked in the way of his father and in his sin that he caused Israel to sin. 27 And Baasha the son of Ahijah of the house of Issachar conspired against him, and Baasha struck him down at Gibbethon, which is for the Philistines. And Nadab and all Israel were laying siege against Gibbethon. 28 And Baasha put him to death in year three of Asa the king of Judah. And he reigned in his place. 29 And it happened that as soon as he reigned, he struck down all the house of Jeroboam. He did not leave any breathing one of Jeroboam, until he had annihilated him according to the word of Yahweh, which he had spoken by the hand of his servant Ahijah the Shilonite, 30 on account of the sins of Jeroboam that he sinned and that he caused Israel to sin, by his anger that he provoked Yahweh, the God of Israel, to anger.

31 And the remainder of the matters of Nadab and all that he did, are they not written on the book of the matters of the days of the kings of Israel? 32 And war was between Asa and Baasha the king of Israel all their days.

33 In year three of Asa the king of Judah, Baasha the son of Ahijah reigned over all Israel in Tirzah 24 years. 34 And he did the evil thing in the eyes of Yahweh. And he walked in the way of Jeroboam and in his sin that he caused Israel to sin.

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