1 Kings 15:23
in 1 Kings 15Now the rest of the acts of Asa, along with all his might, all his accomplishments, and the cities he built, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? In his old age, however, he became diseased in his feet.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
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.
KJV
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.
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This verse in 1 Kings 15
Commentary
9 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
The rest of all the acts of Asa - A few of these are preserved in 2Ch 15:9-15; 2Ch 16:7-12. From the whole narrative of Chronicles we gather that the character of Asa deteriorated as he grew old, and that, while he maintained the worship of Yahweh consistently from first to last, he failed to maintain the personal faith and piety which had been so conspicuous in his early youth.
This site's exposition
diseased in his feet
on 1 Kings 15:23-24
The closing formula for Asa lists his might, then adds that in old age “he became diseased in his feet”. At 2 Chronicles 16:12 the Chronicler adds that “even in his illness he did not seek the LORD, but only the physicians”. Jehoshaphat succeeds him, and David's lamp still burns.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
"What then," saith one, "do all diseases proceed from sin?" Not all, but most of them; and some proceed from different kinds of loose living, since gluttony, intemperance, and sloth, produce such like sufferings. But the one rule we have to observe, is to bear every stroke thankfully; for they are sent because of our sins, as in the Kings we see one attacked by gout; they are sent also to make us approved, as the Lord saith to Job, "Thinkest thou that I have spoken to thee, save that thou mightest appear righteous?"
The Puritans and the Awakening4 voices
) and to invite others to him by the conveniences of habitation; and he was very zealous to hinder Baasha from building Ramah, because he designed it for the cutting off of communication between his people and Jerusalem and to hinder those who in obedience to God would come to worship there. An enemy must by no means be suffered to fortify a frontier town.
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34 And he did evil in the sight of the L ORD , and walked in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin. We are now to take a view of the miserable state of Israel, while the kingdom of Judah was happy under Asa's good government. It was threatened that they should be as a reed shaken in the water ( ch. xiv.
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Nevertheless - Notwithstanding the great things which he had done, and the glory and prosperity which he enjoyed, he felt the effects of human infirmity, and of his own sins.
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?....
2 more voices on this verse
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
in the time of his old age he was diseased in his feet--(See on 2Ch 16:12, where an additional proof is given of his religious degeneracy.) 1Ki 15:25-34.
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And the cities which he built - Such as Geba and Mizpah, which he built out of the spoils of Ramah. He was diseased in his feet - Probably he had a strong rheumatic affection, or the gout. This took place in the thirty-ninth year of his reign, three years before his death; and it is said that he sought to physicians rather than to the Lord, 2Ch 16:12, 2Ch 16:13.
The words behind it
27 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְיֶ֣תֶר | veyeter | and [the] rest of | H3499 → | 102 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| דִּבְרֵֽי־ | divrei- | [the] matters of | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| אָ֠סָא | ʾasa' | Asa | H609 → | 57 times |
| וְכָל־ | vekhol | and all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| גְּב֨וּרָת֜וֹ | gevurato | might his | H1369 → | 61 times |
| וְכָל־ | vekhol | and all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | that | H834 → | 5497 times |
| עָשָׂ֗ה | ʾasah | he did | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| וְהֶֽעָרִים֙ | vehearim | and the cities | H5892 → | 1090 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| בָּנָ֔ה | banah | he built | H1129 → | 376 times |
| הֲלֹֽא־ | halo'- | ¿ not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| הֵ֣מָּה | hemah | [are] they | H1992 → | 553 times |
| כְתוּבִ֗ים | khetuvim | written | H3789 → | 224 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| סֵ֛פֶר | sefer | [the] scroll of | H5612 → | 186 times |
| דִּבְרֵ֥י | divrei | [the] matters of | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| הַיָּמִ֖ים | haiyamim | the days | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| לְמַלְכֵ֣י | lemalkhei | of [the] kings of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| יְהוּדָ֑ה | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| רַ֚ק | rak | only | H7535 → | 109 times |
| לְעֵ֣ת | leet | to [the] time of | H6256 → | 296 times |
| זִקְנָת֔וֹ | ziknato | old age his | H2209 → | |
| חָלָ֖ה | chalah | he was sick | H2470 → | 76 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| רַגְלָֽיו׃ | raglav | feet his | H7272 → | 247 times |
וְיֶ֣תֶרand [the] rest of
veyeterH3499 →102 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
דִּבְרֵֽי־[the] matters of
divrei-H1697 →1440 times
אָ֠סָאAsa
ʾasa'H609 →57 times
וְכָל־and all
vekholH3605 →5413 times
גְּב֨וּרָת֜וֹmight his
gevuratoH1369 →61 times
וְכָל־and all
vekholH3605 →5413 times
אֲשֶׁ֣רthat
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
עָשָׂ֗הhe did
ʾasahH6213 →2628 times
וְהֶֽעָרִים֙and the cities
vehearimH5892 →1090 times
אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
בָּנָ֔הhe built
banahH1129 →376 times
הֲלֹֽא־¿ not
halo'-H3808 →5168 times
הֵ֣מָּה[are] they
hemahH1992 →553 times
כְתוּבִ֗יםwritten
khetuvimH3789 →224 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
סֵ֛פֶר[the] scroll of
seferH5612 →186 times
דִּבְרֵ֥י[the] matters of
divreiH1697 →1440 times
הַיָּמִ֖יםthe days
haiyamimH3117 →2304 times
לְמַלְכֵ֣יof [the] kings of
lemalkheiH4428 →2525 times
יְהוּדָ֑הJudah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
רַ֚קonly
rakH7535 →109 times
לְעֵ֣תto [the] time of
leetH6256 →296 times
זִקְנָת֔וֹold age his
ziknatoH2209 →
חָלָ֖הhe was sick
chalahH2470 →76 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
רַגְלָֽיו׃feet his
raglavH7272 →247 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
5 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Psalms 90:10The length of our days is seventy years— or eighty if we are strong— yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away.
it leads to
- James 4:14
You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.
- Psalms 78:39
He remembered that they were but flesh, a passing breeze that does not return.
- 2 Samuel 19:35
I am now eighty years old. Can I discern what is good and what is not? Can your servant taste what he eats or drinks? Can I still hear the voice of singing men…
- Deuteronomy 34:7
Moses was a hundred and twenty years old when he died, yet his eyes were not weak, and his vitality had not diminished.
- Genesis 47:9
“My travels have lasted 130 years,” Jacob replied. “My years have been few and hard, and they have not matched the years of the travels of my fathers.”
- James 4:14
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Chrysostom, HOMILIES ON THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 38.1; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Keil, The Books of the Kings and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.