aNow in the eighteenth year
of King
Jeroboam
, the son
of Nebat
, Abijam
became
king
over
Judah
.
He reigned three
years
in Jerusalem
; and his mother's
name
was 1 aMaacah
the daughter
of 2 bAbishalom
.
He walked in all
the sins
of his father
which
he had committed
before
him; and ahis heart
was not 1wholly
devoted
to the LORD
his God
, like the heart
of his father
David
.
But for David's sake
the LORD
his God
gave
him a alamp
in Jerusalem
, to raise
up his son
after
him and to establish
Jerusalem
;
abecause David
did
what
was right
in the sight
of the LORD
, and had not turned
aside
from anything
that He commanded
him all
the days
of his life
, bexcept
in the case
of Uriah
the Hittite
.
aThere was war between
Rehoboam
and Jeroboam
all
the days
of his life
.
Now athe rest of the acts
of Abijam
and all
that he did
, are they not written
in the Book
of the Chronicles
of the Kings
of Judah
? bAnd there was war
between
Abijam
and Jeroboam
.
aAnd Abijam slept
with his fathers
and they buried
him in the city
of David
; and Asa
his son
became
king
in his place
.
So in the twentieth year
of Jeroboam
the king
of Israel
, Asa
began to reign
as king
of Judah
.
He reigned forty-one
years
in Jerusalem
; and ahis mother's
name
was Maacah
the daughter
of Abishalom
.
aAsa did
what
was right
in the sight
of the LORD
, like David
his father
.
aHe also put away
the male
cult
prostitutes
from the land
and bremoved
all
the idols
which
his fathers
had made
.
1 aHe also removed
Maacah
his mother
from being queen
mother
, because
she had made
a horrid
image
2as an Asherah
; and Asa
cut
down
her horrid
image
and bburned
it at the brook
Kidron
.
aBut the high places
were not taken
away
; nevertheless
bthe heart
of Asa
was 1wholly
devoted
to the LORD
all
his days
.
aHe brought into the house
of the LORD
the dedicated
things
of his father
and his own dedicated
things
: silver
and gold
and utensils
.
aNow there was war between
Asa
and Baasha
king
of Israel
all
their days
.
aBaasha king
of Israel
went
up against
Judah
and 1 bfortified
Ramah
cin order to prevent
anyone from going
out or coming
in to Asa
king
of Judah
.
Then aAsa took
all
the silver
and the gold
which were left
in the treasuries
of the house
of the LORD
and the treasuries
of the king's
house
, and delivered
them into the hand
of his servants
. And bKing
Asa
sent
them to Ben-hadad
the son
of Tabrimmon
, the son
of Hezion
, king
of Aram
, who lived
in cDamascus
, saying
,
"Let there be a atreaty between
1you and me, as between
my father
and your father
. Behold
, I have sent
you a present
of silver
and gold
; go
, break
your treaty
with Baasha
king
of Israel
so that he will withdraw
from me."
So Ben-hadad listened
to King
Asa
and sent
the commanders
of his armies
against
the cities
of Israel
, and 1conquered
aIjon
, bDan
, cAbel-beth-maacah
and all
dChinneroth
, besides
all
the land
of Naphtali
.
When Baasha heard
of it, ahe ceased
1fortifying
Ramah
and remained
in bTirzah
.
Then King Asa
made
a proclamation
to all
Judah
--none
was exempt
--and they carried
away the stones
of Ramah
and its timber
with which
Baasha
had built
. And King
Asa
built
with them aGeba
of Benjamin
and Mizpah
.
aNow 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
.
And Asa slept
with his fathers
and was buried
with his fathers
in the city
of David
his father
; and aJehoshaphat
his son
reigned
in his place
.
Now aNadab the son
of Jeroboam
became
king
over
Israel
in the second
year
of Asa
king
of Judah
, and he reigned
over
Israel
two
years
.
He did evil
in the sight
of the LORD
, and awalked
in the way
of his father
and bin his sin
which
he made Israel
sin
.
Then aBaasha the son
of Ahijah
of the house
of Issachar
conspired
against
him, and Baasha
struck
him down
at bGibbethon
, which
belonged to the Philistines
, while Nadab
and all
Israel
were laying
siege
to Gibbethon
.
So Baasha killed
him in the third
year
of Asa
king
of Judah
and reigned
in his place
.
It came about as soon as he was king
, he struck
down
all
the household
of Jeroboam
. He did not leave
to Jeroboam
1any
persons
alive
, until
he had destroyed
them, aaccording to the word
of the LORD
, which
He spoke
by His servant
Ahijah
the Shilonite
,
and because of the sins
of Jeroboam
which
he sinned
, and awhich
he made Israel
sin
, because of his provocation
with which
he provoked
the LORD
God
of Israel
to anger
.
aNow the rest of the acts
of Nadab
and all
that he did
, are they not written
in the Book
of the Chronicles
of the Kings
of Israel
?
aThere was war between
Asa
and Baasha
king
of Israel
all
their days
.
In the third year
of Asa
king
of Judah
, Baasha
the son
of Ahijah
became
king
over
all
Israel
at Tirzah
, and reigned twenty-four
years
.
He did evil
in the sight
of the LORD
, and awalked
in the way
of Jeroboam
and in his sin
which
he made Israel
sin
.