1 Kings 15:6

And there was war between the houses of Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of Abijam’s life.

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KJV

And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life.

ASV

Now there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life.

YLT

and war hath been between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life.

DBT

And there had been war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life.

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And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life. Not the days of Rehoboam, though that was true, and is observed, 1Ki 14:30, but all the days of Abijam, before he came to the throne, and in which, when a young man, he was concerned, and which still continued between him and Jeroboam; though some think he is called by his father's name, as Rehoboam is called David, 1Ki 12:16.

John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed

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"Now in the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijam began to reign over Judah," and under his rule the Jews obtained a magnificent victory over the Israelites in a battle, which was greater than all those fought before in their civil wars. …

Ephrem the Syrian· ON THE FIRST BOOK OF KINGS 15:1, 373patristic

There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam - This was mentioned in the preceding chapter, 1Ki 14:30, and it can mean no more than this: there was a continual spirit of hostility kept up between the two kingdoms, and no doubt frequent skirmishing between bordering parties; but it never broke out into open war, for this was particularly forbidden. See 1Ki 12:24. Hostility did exist, and no doubt frequent skirmishes; but open war and pitched battles there were none. But why is this circumstance repeated, and the history of Abijam interrupted by the repetition?

Adam Clarke· Commentary on the Bible, 1832evangelical

War between, &c. - Upon Jeroboam's invading him with a great army: acting then in his own defense, he totally routed Jeroboam, so that he was quiet the rest of his reign.

John Wesley· Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament, 1765evangelical

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1 Kings 14:30
There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam throughout their days.
2 Chronicles 13:2
and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother’s name was Micaiah daughter of Uriel; she was from Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.
1 Kings 15:16
Now there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel throughout their days.
1 Chronicles 3:10
Solomon’s son was Rehoboam:

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PersonDivided kingdomRehoboamSolomon's son whose refusal of the elders' counsel at Shechem — answering the people with scorpions — tore ten tribes from the hou…

About this book

The Judgment of Solomon — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

1 Kings — From Solomon's glory to the divided kingdom — then Elijah's confrontation with Ahab and Jezebel dominating the second half. The promise of the Davidic covenant unfolding through temple glory, then beginning to unravel as idolatry and political fragmentation take hold.

Canon: Old Testament
Author: Compiler anonymous; Jewish tradition attributes to Jeremiah (Bava Batra 15a). The book draws on court annals and prophetic records cited by name.
Date: Events c. 970–852 BC; compilation during the late Judahite monarchy or exile

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1 Kings 14:30
There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam throughout their days.
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- 1 Kings 12:21
  And when Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he mobilized the whole house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin—180,000 chosen warriors—to fight against the house of Israel and restore the kingdom to Rehoboam son of…
- 1 Kings 12:24
  that this is what the LORD says: ‘You are not to go up and fight against your brothers, the Israelites. Each of you must return home, for this word is from Me.’” So they…
- 1 Kings 15:6–7
  And there was war between the houses of Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of Abijam’s life.
- 2 Chronicles 12:15
  Now the acts of Rehoboam, from first to last, are they not written in the records of Shemaiah the Prophet and of Iddo the Seer concerning the genealogies? There was war between Rehoboam and…

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