1 Kings 15:27 BSB — MannaFest

1 Kings 15:27

Then Baasha son of Ahijah of the house of Issachar conspired against Nadab, and Baasha struck him down at Gibbethon of the Philistines while Nadab and all Israel were besieging the city.

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Baasha ... of the house of Issachar - It is curious to find Issachar furnishing a king. Tola, its one very undistinguished Judge Jdg 10:1, on obtaining office had at once settled himself in the territory of Ephraim. The tribe was as little famous as any that could be named. The “ass crouching between two burthens” was a true symbol of the patient, plodding cultivators of the plain of Esdraelon Gen 49:14-

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Baasha smote him at Gibbethon--This town, within the tribe of Dan, was given to the Levites (Jos 19:44). It lay on the Philistine borders, and having been seized by that people, Nadab laid siege to recover it.

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּקְשֹׁ֨ר	vai.yik.Shor	and he conspired	H7194 →
עָלָ֜יו	'a.Lav	on him	H5921 →
בַּעְשָׁ֤א	ba'.Sha'	Baasha	H1201 →
בֶן־	ven-	[the] son of	H1121 →
אֲחִיָּה֙	'a.chi.Yah	Ahijah	H281 →
לְבֵ֣ית	le.Veit	of [the] house of	H1004 →
יִשָּׂשכָ֔ר	yi.so.sh.Khar	Issachar	H3485 →
וַיַּכֵּ֣הוּ	vai.ya.Ke.hu	and he struck down him	H5221 →
בַעְשָׁ֔א	va'.Sha'	Baasha	H1201 →
בְּגִבְּת֖וֹן	be.gi.be.Ton	at Gibbethon	H1405 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר	'a.Sher	which	H834 →
לַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים	la.pe.lish.Tim	[belonged] to the Philistines	H6430 →
וְנָדָב֙	ve.na.Dav	and Nadab	H5070 →
וְכָל־	ve.khol	and all	H3605 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
צָרִ֖ים	tza.Rim	[were] laying siege	H6696 →
עַֽל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
גִּבְּתֽוֹן׃	gi.be.Ton	Gibbethon	H1405 →

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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 16:15
In the twenty-seventh year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Zimri reigned in Tirzah for seven days. Now the troops were encamped against Gibbethon of the Philistines,
leads to
- Joshua 21:23
  From the tribe of Dan they were given Elteke, Gibbethon,
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Joshua 19:44
  Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath,
- Psalms 37:35
  I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native tree,
Through
1 Kings 14:14
Moreover, the LORD will raise up for Himself a king over Israel who will cut off the house of Jeroboam. This is the day—yes, even today!
leads to
- 1 Kings 15:27–29
  Then Baasha son of Ahijah of the house of Issachar conspired against Nadab, and Baasha struck him down at Gibbethon of the Philistines while Nadab and all Israel were besieging the city.
Through
1 Kings 16:9
However, while Elah was in Tirzah getting drunk in the house of Arza the steward of his household there, Elah’s servant Zimri, the commander of half his chariots, conspired against him.
leads to
- Genesis 24:2
  So Abraham instructed the chief servant of his household, who managed all he owned, “Place your hand under my thigh,
- 1 Kings 18:3
  and Ahab summoned Obadiah, who was in charge of the palace. (Now Obadiah greatly feared the LORD,
- Daniel 5:1–4
  Later, King Belshazzar held a great feast for a thousand of his nobles, and he drank wine with them.
- Genesis 39:4
  Joseph found favor in his sight and became his personal attendant. Potiphar put him in charge of his household and entrusted him with everything he owned.

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