1 Kings 15:1 BSB — MannaFest

1 Kings 15:1

In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijam became king of Judah,

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

Now in the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam the son of Nebat reigned Abijam over Judah. That is, began to reign; and by this it appears that Rehoboam was in the eighteenth year of his reign when he died, for he and Jeroboam began their reign at the same time.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Abijam--His name was at first Abijah (2Ch 12:16); "Jah," the name of God, according to an ancient fashion, being conjoined with it. But afterwards, when he was found "walking in all the sins of his father" [1Ki 15:3], that honorable addition was withdrawn, and his name in sacred history changed into Abijam [LIGHTFOOT].

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וּבִשְׁנַת֙	u.vish.Nat	and in year	H8141 →
שְׁמֹנֶ֣ה	she.mo.Neh	eight-	H8083 →
עֶשְׂרֵ֔ה	'es.Reh	teen	H6240 →
לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ	la.Me.lekh	of the king	H4428 →
יָרָבְעָ֣ם	ya.ra.ve.'Am	Jeroboam	H3379 →
בֶּן־	ben-	[the] son of	H1121 →
נְבָ֑ט	ne.Vat	Nebat	H5028 →
מָלַ֥ךְ	ma.Lakh	he became king	H4427 →
אֲבִיָּ֖ם	'a.vi.Yam	Abijam	H38 →
עַל־	'al-	over	H5921 →
יְהוּדָֽה׃	ye.hu.Dah	Judah	H3063 →

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The walk

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Kings 14:31
And Rehoboam rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David; his mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite. And his son Abijam reigned in his place.
leads to
- 2 Chronicles 12:16
  And Rehoboam rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. And his son Abijah reigned in his place.
- Matthew 1:7
  Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa.
- 1 Kings 11:43
  And Solomon rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of his father David. And his son Rehoboam reigned in his place.
- 1 Kings 15:24
  And Asa rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the city of his father David, and his son Jehoshaphat reigned in his place.
- 1 Kings 22:50
  And Jehoshaphat rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the city of his father David. And his son Jehoram reigned in his place.