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1 Kings 15:23

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Now 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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Commentary

9 notes on this verse
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's forty-one years notes his acts, his might and his building, then adds one clinical detail: in old age he is diseased in his feet. 2 Chronicles 16:12 completes the picture Kings only opens, that even in his disease he sought not the Lord but physicians, the same pattern of leaning on the nearest strength rather than the Lord that already appeared in the Syrian treaty. Jehoshaphat succeeds him, and the line the lamp promise protects continues one generation further.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

A commentator

John Chrysostom

HOMILIES ON THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 38.1 · Written in the 5th century.

proposed

"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

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

) 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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A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

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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A commentator

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

proposed

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?....
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The Nineteenth Century2 voices

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

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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A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

proposed

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 words

Every 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.

  • 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.

Related verses

8 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

1 Kings 15:7–8As for the rest of the acts of Abijam, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? And there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam.2 works2 Chronicles 16:11–14Now the rest of the acts of Asa, from beginning to end, are indeed written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.2 works1 Kings 14:29–31As for the rest of the acts of Rehoboam, along with all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?2 worksPsalms 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.2 works1 Kings 22:39As for the rest of the acts of Ahab, along with all his accomplishments and the ivory palace and all the cities he built, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?2 works2 Kings 8:23As for the rest of the acts of Jehoram, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?2 works
The other 2 cross-references, with their words ▾
Isaiah 10:29They have crossed at the ford: “We will spend the night at Geba.” Ramah trembles; Gibeah of Saul flees.2 works2 Kings 20:20As for the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, along with all his might and how he constructed the pool and the tunnel to bring water into the city, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?1 works

The walk

5 stops

Each 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 90:10

    The 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.”

About 1 Kings

The Judgment of Solomon, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
The Judgment of Solomon, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
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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.

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