1 Kings 15:28
in 1 Kings 15In the third year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Baasha killed Nadab and reigned in his place.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Even in the third year of Asa king of Judah did Baasha slay him, and reigned in his stead.
KJV
Even in the third year of Asa king of Judah did Baasha slay him, and reigned in his stead.
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This verse in 1 Kings 15
Commentary
4 notes on this verseHe thought it not enough to imprison or banish them, but he destroyed them, left not only no males (as was foretold, ch. xiv. 10 ), but none that breathed. Herein he was barbarous, but God was righteous.
This site's exposition
Baasha the son of Ahijah
on 1 Kings 15:27-28
Baasha's conspiracy against Nadab happens at Gibbethon, a Philistine town under siege by Israel's own army, so the coup takes the king in the field rather than on his throne; the same site returns at 16:15-17 when Zimri kills Elah amid another siege there, a coincidence of place the book records without comment twice over. Nadab's death ends Jeroboam's dynasty after a single generation, the shortest reign of any king recorded so far in either kingdom.
This site's exposition
Baasha killed Nadab and reigned
Nadab reigned from the second year of Asa into the third, as verses 25 and 28 show. Matthew Henry calls Baasha barbarous in the slaughter that follows and God righteous in it. Baasha came from the house of Issachar.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Even in the third year of Asa king of Judah did Baasha slay him, and reigned in his stead. Which seems to be his only or chief view in slaying him, to get possession of his kingdom.
The words behind it
9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְמִתֵ֣הוּ | vaymitehu | and he killed him | H4191 → | 839 times |
| בַעְשָׁ֔א | va'sha' | Baasha | H1201 → | 28 times |
| בִּשְׁנַ֣ת | bishnat | in year | H8141 → | 877 times |
| שָׁלֹ֔שׁ | shalosh | three | H7969 → | 432 times |
| לְאָסָ֖א | leasa' | of Asa | H609 → | 57 times |
| מֶ֣לֶךְ | melekh | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| יְהוּדָ֑ה | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| וַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְ | vaiyimlokh | and he became king | H4427 → | 348 times |
| תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ | tachtav | in place of him | H8478 → | 505 times |
וַיְמִתֵ֣הוּand he killed him
vaymitehuH4191 →839 times
בַעְשָׁ֔אBaasha
va'sha'H1201 →28 times
בִּשְׁנַ֣תin year
bishnatH8141 →877 times
שָׁלֹ֔שׁthree
shaloshH7969 →432 times
לְאָסָ֖אof Asa
leasa'H609 →57 times
מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of
melekhH4428 →2525 times
יְהוּדָ֑הJudah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
וַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְand he became king
vaiyimlokhH4427 →348 times
תַּחְתָּֽיו׃in place of him
tachtavH8478 →505 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
Deuteronomy 32:35Vengeance is Mine; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip; for their day of disaster is near, and their doom is coming quickly.”
it leads to
- Romans 12:19
Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”
- Hebrews 10:30
For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay,” and again, “The Lord will judge His people.”
- Nahum 1:2
The LORD is a jealous and avenging God; the LORD is avenging and full of wrath. The LORD takes vengeance on His foes and reserves wrath for His enemies.
- Psalms 73:17–19
until I entered God’s sanctuary; then I discerned their end.
- 2 Peter 2:3
In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep.
- Romans 12:19
About 1 Kings
Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonPatriarchsJudahJacob's fourth son who pledges himself for Benjamin; the tribe that carries the scepter to Shiloh (49:10) and the line to Christ (…
- PersonWildernessNadabAaron's eldest son, ordained in Leviticus 8 and killed with his brother Abihu for offering strange fire before Jehovah on the prie…
This page draws on F. W. Farrar, The First Book of Kings (Expositor's Bible); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil, The Books of the Kings and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.