1 Kings 15:18
in 1 Kings 15So Asa withdrew all the silver and gold that remained in the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace. He entrusted it to his servants and sent them with this message to Ben-hadad son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion king of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus:
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
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,
KJV
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 Ben–hadad, the son of Tabrimon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,
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This verse in 1 Kings 15
Commentary
7 notes on this verseAsa took all the silver - Shishak, king of Egypt, had not taken the whole, or there had been some treasures brought in since that time. Ben-hadad - This was the grandson of Rezon, called here Hezion, who founded the kingdom of Damascus. See 1Ki 11:23, 1Ki 11:24; and Calmet.
This site's exposition
war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel
on 1 Kings 15:16-19
Baasha's fortification of Ramah, a few miles from Jerusalem, is meant to seal Judah's northern border and choke its traffic, and Asa answers not with the Lord he has just honored but with the very silver and gold verse 15 named as dedicated, sent to buy off Ben-hadad of Damascus and break a standing treaty with Israel. 2 Chronicles 16:7-9 records the prophet Hanani's rebuke for exactly this choice, trusting a Syrian king rather than the Lord who had already given Asa victory over a far larger army; Kings itself states the deed without the rebuke and lets the treasury's history from verse 15 make the point.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
Here he sinned, (1.) In tempting Benhadad to break his league, and so to violate the public faith. If he did wrong in doing it, as certainly he did, Asa did wrong in persuading him to do it. (2.) In that he could not trust God, who had done so much for him, to free him out of this strait, without using such indirect means to help himself.
Were left - What either Shishak had left, or Abijam, or Asa, or others, both of Israel or Judah had dedicated; which probably was not inconsiderable, because Asa had got great spoils from Zerah, 2 Chron. xiv, 9-15, and he and his numerous and prosperous people, did at this time express a great zeal for the house and worship of God.
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,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the . . . house of the Lord--Asa's religious character is now seen to decline. He trusted not in the Lord (2Ch 16:7).
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
Left - Or, according to another reading, “found.” The wealthy condition of the temple treasury is sufficiently indicated in 1Ki 15:15. Compare 2Ch 15:18. Asa’s conduct in calling Benhadad to his aid, condemned by the seer Hanani 2Ch 16:7, cannot, of course, be justified; but there was much to excuse it. An alliance, it appears, had existed between Abijam and Tabrimon, Benhadad’s father 1Ki 15:19 - an alliance which may have helped Abijam to gain his great victory over Jeroboam and achieve his subsequent conquests 2Ch 13:17-20. This had been brought to an end by Baasha, who had succeeded in inducing Benhadad to enter into a league with him. It was only natural that Asa should endeavor to break up this league; and, politically speaking, he had a full right to go further, and obtain, if he could, the support of the Syrian troops for himself. The Israelites had set the example of calling in a foreign power, when Jeroboam obtained the aid of Shishak. To Benhadad - On the probable succession of the Damascene kings, and on the meaning of the name Hadad, see 1Ki 11:14, 1Ki 11:23.
The words behind it
32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּקַּ֣ח | vaiyikach | and he took | H3947 → | 966 times |
| אָ֠סָא | ʾasa' | Asa | H609 → | 57 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הַכֶּ֨סֶף | hakesef | the silver | H3701 → | 403 times |
| וְהַזָּהָ֜ב | vehazahav | and the gold | H2091 → | 389 times |
| הַֽנּוֹתָרִ֣ים׀ | hanotarim | which remained | H3498 → | 106 times |
| בְּאוֹצְר֣וֹת | beotzrot | in [the] treasuries of | H214 → | 79 times |
| בֵּית־ | beit- | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| יְהוָ֗ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אֽוֹצְרוֹת֙ | ʾotzrot | [the] treasures of | H214 → | 79 times |
| בֵּ֣ית | beit | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖ם | vaiyitenem | and he gave them | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| בְּיַד־ | beyad- | in [the] hand of | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| עֲבָדָ֑יו | ʾavadav | servants his | H5650 → | 799 times |
| וַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֞ם | vaiyishlachem | and he sent them | H7971 → | 845 times |
| הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| אָסָ֗א | ʾasa' | Asa | H609 → | 57 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | Ben | H1130 → | 50 times |
| הֲ֠דַד | hadad | Hadad | H1130 → | 50 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| טַבְרִמֹּ֤ן | tavrimon | Tabrimmon | H2886 → | |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| חֶזְיוֹן֙ | chezyon | Hezion | H2383 → | |
| מֶ֣לֶךְ | melekh | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| אֲרָ֔ם | ʾaram | Aram | H758 → | 143 times |
| הַיֹּשֵׁ֥ב | haiyoshev | who dwelt | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| בְּדַמֶּ֖שֶׂק | bedamesek | in Damascus | H1834 → | 45 times |
| לֵאמֹֽר׃ | lemor | <to> saying | H559 → | 5305 times |
וַיִּקַּ֣חand he took
vaiyikachH3947 →966 times
אָ֠סָאAsa
ʾasa'H609 →57 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
הַכֶּ֨סֶףthe silver
hakesefH3701 →403 times
וְהַזָּהָ֜בand the gold
vehazahavH2091 →389 times
הַֽנּוֹתָרִ֣ים׀which remained
hanotarimH3498 →106 times
בְּאוֹצְר֣וֹתin [the] treasuries of
beotzrotH214 →79 times
בֵּית־[the] house of
beit-H1004 →2046 times
יְהוָ֗הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
אֽוֹצְרוֹת֙[the] treasures of
ʾotzrotH214 →79 times
בֵּ֣ית[the] house of
beitH1004 →2046 times
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖םand he gave them
vaiyitenemH5414 →2011 times
בְּיַד־in [the] hand of
beyad-H3027 →1618 times
עֲבָדָ֑יוservants his
ʾavadavH5650 →799 times
וַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֞םand he sent them
vaiyishlachemH7971 →845 times
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
אָסָ֗אAsa
ʾasa'H609 →57 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
בֶּן־Ben
ben-H1130 →50 times
הֲ֠דַדHadad
hadadH1130 →50 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
טַבְרִמֹּ֤ןTabrimmon
tavrimonH2886 →
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
חֶזְיוֹן֙Hezion
chezyonH2383 →
מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of
melekhH4428 →2525 times
אֲרָ֔םAram
ʾaramH758 →143 times
הַיֹּשֵׁ֥בwho dwelt
haiyoshevH3427 →1079 times
בְּדַמֶּ֖שֶׂקin Damascus
bedamesekH1834 →45 times
לֵאמֹֽר׃<to> saying
lemorH559 →5305 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 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
1 Kings 15:15And he brought into the house of the LORD the silver and gold and other articles that he and his father had dedicated.
it leads to
- 1 Kings 7:51
So all the work that King Solomon had performed for the house of the LORD was completed. Then Solomon brought in the items his father David had dedicated—the silver, the gold, and the furnishings—and…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Chronicles 26:26–28
This Shelomith and his brothers were in charge of all the treasuries for the things dedicated by King David, by the heads of families who were the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and…
- 2 Chronicles 15:18
And he brought into the house of God the silver and gold articles that he and his father had dedicated.
- 1 Kings 7:51
Through
2 Kings 12:18So King Joash of Judah took all the sacred objects dedicated by his fathers—Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah, the kings of Judah—along with his own consecrated items and all the gold found in the treasuries…
it leads to
- 2 Kings 18:15–16
Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the royal palace.
- 2 Kings 18:15–16
Through
1 Kings 14:26He seized the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the royal palace. He took everything, including all the gold shields that Solomon had made.
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 9:15–16
King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of hammered gold went into each shield.
- Proverbs 23:5
When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky.
- 2 Kings 24:13
As the LORD had declared, Nebuchadnezzar also carried off all the treasures from the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and he cut into pieces all the gold articles that Solomon king…
- 2 Chronicles 9:15–16
Through
Genesis 14:15During the night, Abram divided his forces and routed Chedorlaomer’s army, pursuing them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus.
it leads to
- Acts 9:2
and requested letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.
- Acts 9:2
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; 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 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.