¹ Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat reigned Abijam over Judah.

² Three years reigned he in Jerusalem. and his mother's name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.

³ And 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.

⁴ Nevertheless for David's sake did the LORD his God give him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem:

⁵ Because 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.

⁶ And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life.

⁷ Now 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.

⁸ And Abijam slept with his fathers; and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead.

⁹ 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 mother's name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.

¹¹ And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, as did David his father.

¹² And he took away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.

¹³ And 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.

¹⁴ But the high places were not removed: nevertheless Asa's heart was perfect with the LORD all his days.

¹⁵ And 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.

¹⁶ And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.

¹⁷ And 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.

¹⁸ Then 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 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,

¹⁹ There 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.

²⁰ So 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.

²¹ And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.

²² Then 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.

²³ The 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.

²⁴ And 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.

²⁵ And 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.

²⁶ And 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.

²⁷ And 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.

²⁸ Even in the third year of Asa king of Judah did Baasha slay him, and reigned in his stead.

²⁹ And 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:

³⁰ Because 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.

³¹ Now 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?

³² And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.

³³ In 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.

³⁴ And 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.

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¹ Now in the eighteenth ^{H8083 H6240} year ^H8141 of king ^H4428 Jeroboam ^H3379 the son ^H1121 of Nebat ^H5028 reigned ^H4427 Abijam ^H38 over Judah. ^H3063

² Three ^H7969 years ^H8141 reigned ^H4427 he in Jerusalem. ^H3389 And his mother's ^H517 name ^H8034 was Maachah, ^H4601 the daughter ^H1323 of Abishalom. ^H53

³ And he walked ^H3212 in all the sins ^H2403 of his father, ^H1 which he had done ^H6213 before ^H6440 him: and his heart ^H3824 was not perfect ^H8003 with the LORD ^H3068 his God, ^H430 as the heart ^H3824 of David ^H1732 his father. ^H1

⁴ Nevertheless for David's ^H1732 sake did the LORD ^H3068 his God ^H430 give ^H5414 him a lamp ^H5216 in Jerusalem, ^H3389 to set up ^H6965 his son ^H1121 after ^H310 him, and to establish ^H5975 Jerusalem: ^H3389

⁵ Because David ^H1732 did ^H6213 that which was right ^H3477 in the eyes ^H5869 of the LORD, ^H3068 and turned not aside ^H5493 from any thing that he commanded ^H6680 him all the days ^H3117 of his life, ^H2416 save only in the matter ^H1697 of Uriah ^H223 the Hittite. ^H2850

⁶ And there was war ^H4421 between Rehoboam ^H7346 and Jeroboam ^H3379 all the days ^H3117 of his life. ^H2416

⁷ Now the rest ^H3499 of the acts ^H1697 of Abijam, ^H38 and all that he did, ^H6213 are they not written ^H3789 in the book ^H5612 of the chronicles ^{H1697 H3117} of the kings ^H4428 of Judah? ^H3063 And there was war ^H4421 between Abijam ^H38 and Jeroboam. ^H3379

⁸ And Abijam ^H38 slept ^H7901 with his fathers; ^H1 and they buried ^H6912 him in the city ^H5892 of David: ^H1732 and Asa ^H609 his son ^H1121 reigned ^H4427 in his stead.

⁹ And in the twentieth ^H6242 year ^H8141 of Jeroboam ^H3379 king ^H4428 of Israel ^H3478 reigned ^H4427 Asa ^H609 over Judah. ^H3063

¹⁰ And forty ^H705 and one ^H259 years ^H8141 reigned ^H4427 he in Jerusalem. ^H3389 And his mother's ^H517 name ^H8034 was Maachah, ^H4601 the daughter ^H1323 of Abishalom. ^H53

¹¹ And Asa ^H609 did ^H6213 that which was right ^H3477 in the eyes ^H5869 of the LORD, ^H3068 as did David ^H1732 his father. ^H1

¹² And he took away ^H5674 the sodomites ^H6945 out of the land, ^H776 and removed ^H5493 all the idols ^H1544 that his fathers ^H1 had made. ^H6213

¹³ And also Maachah ^H4601 his mother, ^H517 even her he removed ^H5493 from being queen, ^H1377 because she had made ^H6213 an idol ^H4656 in a grove; ^H842 and Asa ^H609 destroyed ^H3772 her idol, ^H4656 and burnt ^H8313 it by the brook ^H5158 Kidron. ^H6939

¹⁴ But the high places ^H1116 were not removed: ^H5493 nevertheless Asa's ^H609 heart ^H3824 was perfect ^H8003 with the LORD ^H3068 all his days. ^H3117

¹⁵ And he brought ^H935 in the things ^H6944 which his father ^H1 had dedicated, ^H6944 and the things which himself had dedicated, ^H6944 into the house ^H1004 of the LORD, ^H3068 silver, ^H3701 and gold, ^H2091 and vessels. ^H3627

¹⁶ And there was war ^H4421 between Asa ^H609 and Baasha ^H1201 king ^H4428 of Israel ^H3478 all their days. ^H3117

¹⁷ And Baasha ^H1201 king ^H4428 of Israel ^H3478 went up ^H5927 against Judah, ^H3063 and built ^H1129 Ramah, ^H7414 that he might not suffer ^H5414 any to go out ^H3318 or come in ^H935 to Asa ^H609 king ^H4428 of Judah. ^H3063

¹⁸ Then Asa ^H609 took ^H3947 all the silver ^H3701 and the gold ^H2091 that were left ^H3498 in the treasures ^H214 of the house ^H1004 of the LORD, ^H3068 and the treasures ^H214 of the king's ^H4428 house, ^H1004 and delivered ^H5414 them into the hand ^H3027 of his servants: ^H5650 and king ^H4428 Asa ^H609 sent ^H7971 them to Benhadad, ^H1130 the son ^H1121 of Tabrimon, ^H2886 the son ^H1121 of Hezion, ^H2383 king ^H4428 of Syria, ^H758 that dwelt ^H3427 at Damascus, ^H1834 saying, ^H559

¹⁹ There is a league ^H1285 between me and thee, and between my father ^H1 and thy father: ^H1 behold, I have sent ^H7971 unto thee a present ^H7810 of silver ^H3701 and gold; ^H2091 come ^H3212 and break ^H6565 thy league ^H1285 with Baasha ^H1201 king ^H4428 of Israel, ^H3478 that he may depart ^H5927 from me.

²⁰ So Benhadad ^H1130 hearkened ^H8085 unto king ^H4428 Asa, ^H609 and sent ^H7971 the captains ^H8269 of the hosts ^H2428 which he had against the cities ^H5892 of Israel, ^H3478 and smote ^H5221 Ijon, ^H5859 and Dan, ^H1835 and Abelbethmaachah, ^H62 and all Cinneroth, ^H3672 with all the land ^H776 of Naphtali. ^H5321

²¹ And it came to pass, when Baasha ^H1201 heard ^H8085 thereof, that he left off ^H2308 building ^H1129 of Ramah, ^H7414 and dwelt ^H3427 in Tirzah. ^H8656

²² Then king ^H4428 Asa ^H609 made a proclamation ^H8085 throughout all Judah; ^H3063 none was exempted: ^H5355 and they took ^H5375 away the stones ^H68 of Ramah, ^H7414 and the timber ^H6086 thereof, wherewith Baasha ^H1201 had builded; ^H1129 and king ^H4428 Asa ^H609 built ^H1129 with them Geba ^H1387 of Benjamin, ^H1144 and Mizpah. ^H4709

²³ The rest ^H3499 of all the acts ^H1697 of Asa, ^H609 and all his might, ^H1369 and all that he did, ^H6213 and the cities ^H5892 which he built, ^H1129 are they not written ^H3789 in the book ^H5612 of the chronicles ^{H1697 H3117} of the kings ^H4428 of Judah? ^H3063 Nevertheless in the time ^H6256 of his old age ^H2209 he was diseased ^H2470 in his feet. ^H7272

²⁴ And Asa ^H609 slept ^H7901 with his fathers, ^H1 and was buried ^H6912 with his fathers ^H1 in the city ^H5892 of David ^H1732 his father: ^H1 and Jehoshaphat ^H3092 his son ^H1121 reigned ^H4427 in his stead.

²⁵ And Nadab ^H5070 the son ^H1121 of Jeroboam ^H3379 began to reign ^H4427 over Israel ^H3478 in the second ^H8147 year ^H8141 of Asa ^H609 king ^H4428 of Judah, ^H3063 and reigned ^H4427 over Israel ^H3478 two ^H8147 years. ^H8141

²⁶ And he did ^H6213 evil ^H7451 in the sight ^H5869 of the LORD, ^H3068 and walked ^H3212 in the way ^H1870 of his father, ^H1 and in his sin ^H2403 wherewith he made Israel ^H3478 to sin. ^H2398

²⁷ And Baasha ^H1201 the son ^H1121 of Ahijah, ^H281 of the house ^H1004 of Issachar, ^H3485 conspired ^H7194 against him; and Baasha ^H1201 smote ^H5221 him at Gibbethon, ^H1405 which belonged to the Philistines; ^H6430 for Nadab ^H5070 and all Israel ^H3478 laid siege ^H6696 to Gibbethon. ^H1405

²⁸ Even in the third ^H7969 year ^H8141 of Asa ^H609 king ^H4428 of Judah ^H3063 did Baasha ^H1201 slay ^H4191 him, and reigned ^H4427 in his stead.

²⁹ And it came to pass, when he reigned, ^H4427 that he smote ^H5221 all the house ^H1004 of Jeroboam; ^H3379 he left ^H7604 not to Jeroboam ^H3379 any that breathed, ^H5397 until he had destroyed ^H8045 him, according unto the saying ^H1697 of the LORD, ^H3068 which he spake ^H1696 by ^H3027 his servant ^H5650 Ahijah ^H281 the Shilonite: ^H7888

³⁰ Because of the sins ^H2403 of Jeroboam ^H3379 which he sinned, ^H2398 and which he made Israel ^H3478 sin, ^H2398 by his provocation ^H3708 wherewith he provoked the LORD ^H3068 God ^H430 of Israel ^H3478 to anger. ^H3707

³¹ Now the rest ^H3499 of the acts ^H1697 of Nadab, ^H5070 and all that he did, ^H6213 are they not written ^H3789 in the book ^H5612 of the chronicles ^{H1697 H3117} of the kings ^H4428 of Israel? ^H3478

³² And there was war ^H4421 between Asa ^H609 and Baasha ^H1201 king ^H4428 of Israel ^H3478 all their days. ^H3117

³³ In the third ^H7969 year ^H8141 of Asa ^H609 king ^H4428 of Judah ^H3063 began Baasha ^H1201 the son ^H1121 of Ahijah ^H281 to reign ^H4427 over all Israel ^H3478 in Tirzah, ^H8656 twenty ^H6242 and four ^H702 years. ^H8141

³⁴ And he did ^H6213 evil ^H7451 in the sight ^H5869 of the LORD, ^H3068 and walked ^H3212 in the way ^H1870 of Jeroboam, ^H3379 and in his sin ^H2403 wherewith he made Israel ^H3478 to sin. ^H2398

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¹ Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat began Abijam to reign over Judah.

² Three years reigned he in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.

³ And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him; and his heart was not perfect with Jehovah his God, as the heart of David his father.

⁴ Nevertheless for David's sake did Jehovah his God give him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem;

⁵ because David did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, and turned not aside from anything that he commanded him all the days of his life, save only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.

⁶ Now there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life.

⁷ And 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.

⁸ And Abijam slept with his fathers; and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead.

⁹ And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Asa to reign over Judah.

¹⁰ And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.

¹¹ And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, as did David his father.

¹² And he put away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.

¹³ And also Maacah his mother he removed from being queen, because she had made an abominable image for an Asherah; and Asa cut down her image, and burnt it at the brook Kidron.

¹⁴ But the high places were not taken away: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect with Jehovah all his days.

¹⁵ And he brought into the house of Jehovah the things that his father had dedicated, and the things that himself had dedicated, silver, and gold, and vessels.

¹⁶ And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.

¹⁷ And Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might not suffer any one to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.

¹⁸ Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the treasures of the house of Jehovah, and the treasures of the king's house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants; and king Asa sent them to Ben-hadad, the son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,

¹⁹ `There is' a league between me and thee, between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent unto thee a present of silver and gold; go, break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.

²⁰ And Ben-hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel, and smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abel-beth-maacah, and all Chinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.

²¹ And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.

²² Then king Asa made a proclamation unto all Judah; none was exempted: and they carried away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; and king Asa built therewith Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah.

²³ Now the 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? But in the time of his old age he was diseased in his feet.

²⁴ And 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.

²⁵ And Nadab 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.

²⁶ And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin.

²⁷ And 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 were laying siege to Gibbethon.

²⁸ Even in the third year of Asa king of Judah did Baasha slay him, and reigned in his stead.

²⁹ And it came to pass that, as soon as he was king, 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 Jehovah, which he spake by his servant Ahijah the Shilonite;

³⁰ for the sins of Jeroboam which he sinned, and wherewith he made Israel to sin, because of his provocation wherewith he provoked Jehovah, the God of Israel, to anger.

³¹ Now 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?

³² And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.

³³ In the third year of Asa king of Judah began Baasha the son of Ahijah to reign over all Israel in Tirzah, `and reigned' twenty and four years.

³⁴ And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and walked in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin.

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¹ And in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam son of Nebat, reigned hath Abijam over Judah;

² three years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother `is' Maachah daughter of Abishalom;

³ and he walketh in all the sins of his father, that he did before him, and his heart hath not been perfect with Jehovah his God, as the heart of David his father;

⁴ but for David's sake hath Jehovah his God given to him a lamp in Jerusalem, to raise up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem,

⁵ in that David did that which `is' right in the eyes of Jehovah, and turned not aside from all that He commanded him all days of his life -- only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite;

⁶ and war hath been between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life.

⁷ And the rest of the matters of Abijam, and all that he did, are they not written on the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Judah? And war hath been between Abijam and Jeroboam;

⁸ and Abijam lieth with his fathers, and they bury him in the city of David, and reign doth Asa his son in his stead.

⁹ And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel reigned hath Asa over Judah,

¹⁰ and forty and one years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother `is' Maachah daughter of Abishalom.

¹¹ And Asa doth that which `is' right in the eyes of Jehovah, like David his father,

¹² and removeth the whoremongers out of the land, and turneth aside all the idols that his fathers made;

¹³ and also Maachah his mother -- he turneth her aside from being mistress, in that she made a horrible thing for a shrine, and Asa cutteth down her horrible thing, and burneth `it' by the brook Kidron;

¹⁴ and the high places have not turned aside; only, the heart of Asa hath been perfect with Jehovah all his days,

¹⁵ and he bringeth in the sanctified things of his father, and his own sanctified things, to the house of Jehovah, silver, and gold, and vessels.

¹⁶ And war hath been between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days,

¹⁷ and Baasha king of Israel goeth up against Judah, and buildeth Ramah, not to permit any one going out and coming in to Asa king of Judah.

¹⁸ And Asa taketh all the silver and the gold that are left in the treasures of the house of Jehovah, and the treasures of the house of the king, and giveth them into the hand of his servants, and king Asa sendeth them unto Ben-Hadad, son of Tabrimmon, son of Hezion king of Aram, who is dwelling in Damascus, saying,

¹⁹ `A covenant `is' between me and thee, between my father and thy father; lo, I have sent to thee a reward of silver and gold; go, break thy covenant with Baasha king of Israel, and he goeth up from off me.'

²⁰ And Ben-Hadad hearkeneth unto king Asa, and sendeth the heads of the forces that he hath against cities of Israel, and smiteth Ijon, and Dan, and Abel-Beth-Maachah, and all Chinneroth, besides all the land of Naphtali;

²¹ and it cometh to pass at Baasha's hearing, that he ceaseth from building Ramah, and dwelleth in Tirzah.

²² And king Asa hath summoned all Judah -- there is none exempt -- and they lift up the stones of Ramah, and its wood, that Baasha hath built, and king Asa buildeth with them Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah.

²³ And the rest 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 Chronicles of the kings of Judah? Only, at the time of his old age he was diseased in his feet;

²⁴ and Asa lieth with his fathers, and is buried with his fathers in the city of David his father, and Jehoshaphat his son reigneth in his stead.

²⁵ And Nadab son of Jeroboam hath reigned over Israel, in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and he reigneth over Israel two years,

²⁶ and doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, and goeth in the way of his father, and in his sin that he made Israel to sin.

²⁷ And conspire against him doth Baasha son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, and Baasha smiteth him in Gibbethon, which `is' to the Philistines -- and Nadab and all Israel are laying siege against Gibbethon --

²⁸ yea, Baasha putteth him to death in the third year of Asa king of Judah, and reigneth in his stead.

²⁹ And it cometh to pass, at his reigning, he hath smitten the whole house of Jeroboam, he hath not left any breathing to Jeroboam till his destroying him, according to the word of Jehovah, that He spake by the hand of His servant Ahijah the Shilonite,

³⁰ because of the sins of Jeroboam that he sinned, and that he caused Israel to sin, by his provocation with which he provoked to anger Jehovah, God of Israel.

³¹ And the rest of the matters of Nadab, and all that he did, are they not written on the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel?

³² And war hath been between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.

³³ In the third year of Asa king of Judah reigned hath Baasha son of Ahijah over all Israel in Tirzah, twenty and four years,

³⁴ and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, and walketh in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin that he caused Israel to sin.

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¹ And in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat began Abijam to reign over Judah.

² He reigned three years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Maachah, a daughter of Abishalom.

³ And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him; and his heart was not perfect with Jehovah his God, as the heart of David his father.

⁴ But for David's sake Jehovah his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem, setting up his son after him, and establishing Jerusalem;

⁵ because David did that which was right in the sight of Jehovah, and turned not aside from anything that he commanded him all the days of his life, except in the matter of Urijah the Hittite.

⁶ And there had been war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life.

⁷ And 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.

⁸ And Abijam slept with his fathers; and they buried him in the city of David. And Asa his son reigned in his stead.

⁹ And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Asa began to reign over Judah;

¹⁰ and he reigned forty-one years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Maachah, daughter of Abishalom.

¹¹ And Asa did what was right in the sight of Jehovah, as David his father.

¹² And he put away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his father had made.

¹³ And also Maachah his mother he removed from being queen, because she had made an idol for the Asherah; and Asa cut down her idol, and burned it in the valley of Kidron.

¹⁴ But the high places were not removed; only, Asa's heart was perfect with Jehovah all his days.

¹⁵ And he brought into the house of Jehovah the things which his father had dedicated, and the things which he himself had dedicated, silver and gold and vessels.

¹⁶ And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.

¹⁷ And Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah, and built Ramah, in order to let none go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.

¹⁸ And Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the treasures of the house of Jehovah, and in the treasures of the king's house, and gave them into the hand of his servants; and king Asa sent them to Ben-Hadad, the son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, who dwelt at Damascus, saying,

¹⁹ There is a league between me and thee, [as] between my father and thy father; behold, I send thee a present of silver and gold: go, break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.

²⁰ And Ben-Hadad hearkened to king Asa, and sent the captains of his forces against the cities of Israel, and smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abel-Beth-Maachah, and all Kinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.

²¹ And it came to pass when Baasha heard of it, that he left off building Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.

²² And king Asa called together all Judah: none was exempted; and they carried away the stones and the timber from Ramah, with which Baasha had been building; and king Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah.

²³ And the rest of all the acts of Asa, and 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? Only, in the time of his old age he was diseased in his feet.

²⁴ And 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.

²⁵ And Nadab 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.

²⁶ And he did evil in the sight of Jehovah, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin with which he made Israel sin.

²⁷ And Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him; and Baasha smote him at Gibbethon, which [belonged] to the Philistines, when Nadab and all Israel were besieging Gibbethon.

²⁸ And Baasha slew him in the third year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his stead.

²⁹ And it came to pass when he was king, he smote all the house of Jeroboam; he left to Jeroboam none that breathed; until he had destroyed him, according to the word of Jehovah which he spoke by his servant Ahijah the Shilonite,

³⁰ because of the sins of Jeroboam which he sinned, and wherewith he made Israel to sin; by his provocation with which he provoked Jehovah the God of Israel to anger.

³¹ And 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?

³² And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.

³³ In the third year of Asa king of Judah began Baasha the son of Ahijah to reign over all Israel in Tirzah, for twenty-four years.

³⁴ And he did evil in the sight of Jehovah, and walked in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin where with he made Israel to sin.

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¹ Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat began Abijam to reign over Judah.

² Three years reigned he in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.

³ He walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him; and his heart was not perfect with Yahweh his God, as the heart of David his father.

⁴ Nevertheless for David's sake did Yahweh his God give him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem;

⁵ because David did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh, and didn't turn aside from anything that he commanded him all the days of his life, except only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.

⁶ Now there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life.

⁷ The rest of the acts of Abijam, and all that he did, aren't they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? There was war between Abijam and Jeroboam.

⁸ Abijam slept with his fathers; and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his place.

⁹ In the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Asa to reign over Judah.

¹⁰ Forty-one years reigned he in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.

¹¹ Asa did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh, as did David his father.

¹² He put away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.

¹³ Also Maacah his mother he removed from being queen, because she had made an abominable image for an Asherah; and Asa cut down her image, and burnt it at the brook Kidron.

¹⁴ But the high places were not taken away: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect with Yahweh all his days.

¹⁵ He brought into the house of Yahweh the things that his father had dedicated, and the things that himself had dedicated, silver, and gold, and vessels.

¹⁶ There was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.

¹⁷ Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might not allow anyone to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.

¹⁸ Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the treasures of the house of Yahweh, and the treasures of the king's house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants; and king Asa sent them to Ben Hadad, the son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, who lived at Damascus, saying,

¹⁹ [There is] a league 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 league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.

²⁰ Ben Hadad listened to king Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel, and struck Ijon, and Dan, and Abel Beth Maacah, and all Chinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.

²¹ It happened, when Baasha heard of it, that he left off building Ramah, and lived in Tirzah.

²² Then king Asa made a proclamation to all Judah; none was exempted: and they carried away the stones of Ramah, and the timber of it, with which Baasha had built; and king Asa built therewith Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah.

²³ Now the rest of all the acts of Asa, and all his might, and all that he did, and the cities which he built, aren't they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? But in the time of his old age he was diseased in his feet.

²⁴ 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.

²⁵ Nadab 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.

²⁶ He did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin with which he made Israel to sin.

²⁷ Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him; and Baasha struck him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines; for Nadab and all Israel were laying siege to Gibbethon.

²⁸ Even in the third year of Asa king of Judah did Baasha kill him, and reigned in his place.

²⁹ It happened that, as soon as he was king, he struck all the house of Jeroboam: he didn't leave to Jeroboam any who breathed, until he had destroyed him; according to the saying of Yahweh, which he spoke by his servant Ahijah the Shilonite;

³⁰ for the sins of Jeroboam which he sinned, and with which he made Israel to sin, because of his provocation with which he provoked Yahweh, the God of Israel, to anger.

³¹ Now the rest of the acts of Nadab, and all that he did, aren't they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

³² There was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.

³³ In the third year of Asa king of Judah began Baasha the son of Ahijah to reign over all Israel in Tirzah, [and reigned] twenty-four years.

³⁴ He did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, and walked in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin with which he made Israel to sin.

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¹ Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, Abijam became king over Judah.

² For three years he was king in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Maacah, the daughter of Abishalom.

³ And he did the same sins which his father had done before him: his heart was not completely true to the Lord his God, like the heart of David his father.

⁴ But because of David, the Lord gave him a light in Jerusalem, making his sons king after him, so that Jerusalem might be safe;

⁵ Because David did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, and never in all his life went against his orders, but only in the question of Uriah the Hittite.

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⁷ Now the rest of the acts of Abijam, and all he did, are they not recorded in the book of the history of the kings of Judah? And there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam.

⁸ Then Abijam went to rest with his fathers, and they put him into the earth in the town of David: and Asa his son became king in his place.

⁹ In the twentieth year that Jeroboam was king of Israel, Asa became king over Judah.

¹⁰ And he was king for forty-one years in Jerusalem; his mother's name was Maacah, the daughter of Abishalom.

¹¹ Asa did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, as David his father did.

¹² Those used for sex purposes in the worship of the gods he sent out of the country, and he took away all the images which his fathers had made.

¹³ And he would not let Maacah his mother be queen, because she had made a disgusting image for Asherah; and Asa had the image cut down and burned by the stream Kidron.

¹⁴ The high places, however, were not taken away: but still the heart of Asa was true to the Lord all his life.

¹⁵ He took into the house of the Lord all the things which his father had made holy, and those which he himself had made holy, silver and gold and vessels.

¹⁶ Now there was war between Asa and Baasha, king of Israel, all their days.

¹⁷ And Baasha, king of Israel, went up against Judah, building Ramah, so that no one was able to go out or in to Asa, king of Judah.

¹⁸ Then Asa took all the silver and gold which was still stored in the Lord's house, and in the king's house, and sent them, in the care of his servants, to Ben-hadad, son of Tabrimmon, son of Rezon, king of Aram, at Damascus, saying,

¹⁹ Let there be an agreement between me and you as there was between my father and your father: see, I have sent you an offering of silver and gold; go and put an end to your agreement with Baasha, king of Israel, so that he may give up attacking me.

²⁰ So Ben-hadad did as King Asa said, and sent the captains of his armies against the towns of Israel, attacking Ijon and Dan and Abel-beth-maacah, and all Chinneroth as far as all the land of Naphtali.

²¹ And Baasha, hearing of it, put a stop to the building of Ramah, and was living in Tirzah.

²² Then King Asa got all Judah together, making every man come; and they took away the stones and the wood with which Baasha was building Ramah, and King Asa made use of them for building Geba in the land of Benjamin, and Mizpah.

²³ Now the rest of the acts of Asa, and his power, and all he did, and the towns of which he was the builder, are they not recorded in the book of the history of the kings of Judah? But when he was old he had a disease of the feet.

²⁴ So Asa went to rest with his fathers and was put into the earth in the town of David his father: and Jehoshaphat his son became king in his place.

²⁵ Nadab, the son of Jeroboam, became king over Israel in the second year that Asa was king of Judah; and he was king of Israel for two years.

²⁶ He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, copying the evil ways of his father, and the sin which he did and made Israel do.

²⁷ And Baasha, the son of Ahijah, of the family of Issachar, made a secret design against him, attacking him at Gibbethon, a town of the Philistines; for Nadab and the armies of Israel were making war on Gibbethon.

²⁸ In the third year of the rule of Asa, king of Judah, Baasha put him to death, and became king in his place.

²⁹ And straight away when he became king, he sent destruction on all the offspring of Jeroboam; there was not one living person of all the family of Jeroboam whom he did not put to death, so the word of the Lord, which he said by his servant Ahijah the Shilonite, came about;

³⁰ Because of the sins which Jeroboam did and made Israel do, moving the Lord, the God of Israel, to wrath.

³¹ Now the rest of the acts of Nadab, and all he did, are they not recorded in the book of the history of the kings of Israel?

³² And there was war between Asa and Baasha, king of Israel, all their days.

³³ In the third year of the rule of Asa, king of Judah, Baasha, the son of Ahijah, became king over all Israel in Tirzah, and was king for twenty-four years.

³⁴ He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, copying the evil ways of Jeroboam and the sin which he made Israel do.