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Rehoboam son of Solomon was king in Judah. He was forty-one years old when he took the throne and was king for seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city GOD selected from all the tribes of Israel for the worship of his Name. Rehoboam's mother was Naamah, an Ammonite.

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Rehoboam son of Solomon was king in Judah. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel in which to put his Name. His mother's name was Naamah; she was an Ammonite.

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And Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he became king. He reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put His name there. His mother's name was Naamah, an Ammonitess.

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Meanwhile, Rehoboam son of Solomon was king in Judah. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the LORD had chosen from among all the tribes of Israel as the place to honor his name. Rehoboam's mother was Naamah, an Ammonite woman.

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Judah was openly wicked before GOD, making him very angry. They set new records in sin, surpassing anything their ancestors had done.

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Judah did evil in the eyes of the LORD. By the sins they committed they stirred up his jealous anger more than their fathers had done.

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Now Judah did evil in the sight of the LORD, and they provoked Him to jealousy with their sins which they committed, more than all that their fathers had done.

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During Rehoboam's reign, the people of Judah did what was evil in the LORD's sight, arousing his anger with their sin, for it was even worse than that of their ancestors.

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They built Asherah sex-and-religion shrines and set up sacred stones all over the place--on hills, under trees, wherever you looked.

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They also set up for themselves high places, sacred stones and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every spreading tree.

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For they also built for themselves high places, sacred pillars, and wooden images on every high hill and under every green tree.

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They built pagan shrines and set up sacred pillars and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.

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Worse, they had male sacred prostitutes, polluting the country outrageously--all the stuff that GOD had gotten rid of when he brought Israel into the land.

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There were even male shrine prostitutes in the land; the people engaged in all the detestable practices of the nations the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.

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And there were also perverted persons in the land. They did according to all the abominations of the nations which the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel.

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There were even shrine prostitutes throughout the land. The people imitated the detestable practices of the pagan nations the LORD had driven from the land ahead of the Israelites.

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In the fifth year of King Rehoboam's rule, Shishak king of Egypt made war against Jerusalem.

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In the fifth year of King Rehoboam, Shishak king of Egypt attacked Jerusalem.

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It happened in the fifth year of King Rehoboam that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem.

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In the fifth year of King Rehoboam's reign, King Shishak of Egypt came up and attacked Jerusalem.

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He plundered The Temple of GOD and the royal palace of their treasures, cleaned them out--even the gold shields that Solomon had made.

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He carried off the treasures of the temple of the LORD and the treasures of the royal palace. He took everything, including all the gold shields Solomon had made.

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And he took away the treasures of the house of the LORD and the treasures of the king's house; he took away everything. He also took away all the gold shields which Solomon had made.

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He ransacked the Temple of the LORD and the royal palace and stole everything, including all the gold shields Solomon had made.

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King Rehoboam replaced them with bronze shields and outfitted the royal palace guards with them.

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So King Rehoboam made bronze shields to replace them and assigned these to the commanders of the guard on duty at the entrance to the royal palace.

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Then King Rehoboam made bronze shields in their place, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, who guarded the doorway of the king's house.

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Afterward Rehoboam made bronze shields as substitutes, and he entrusted them to the care of the palace guard officers.

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Whenever the king went to GOD's Temple, the guards carried the shields but always returned them to the guardroom.

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Whenever the king went to the LORD's temple, the guards bore the shields, and afterward they returned them to the guardroom.

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And whenever the king entered the house of the LORD, the guards carried them, then brought them back into the guardroom.

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Whenever the king went to the Temple of the LORD, the guards would carry them along and then return them to the guardroom.

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The rest of Rehoboam's life, what he said and did, is all written in The Chronicles of the Kings of Judah.

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As for the other events of Rehoboam's reign, and all he did, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah?

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Now the rest of the acts of Rehoboam, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

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The rest of the events in Rehoboam's reign and all his deeds are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah.

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There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam the whole time.

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There was continual warfare between Rehoboam and Jeroboam.

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And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all their days.

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There was constant war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam.

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Rehoboam died and was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. His mother was Naamah, an Ammonite. His son Abijah ruled after him.

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And Rehoboam rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David. His mother's name was Naamah; she was an Ammonite. And Abijah his son succeeded him as king.

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So Rehoboam rested with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the City of David. His mother's name was Naamah, an Ammonitess. Then Abijam his son reigned in his place.

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When Rehoboam died, he was buried among his ancestors in the City of David. His mother was Naamah, an Ammonite woman. Then his son Abijam became the next king.

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In the eighteenth year of the rule of Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijah took over the throne of Judah.

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In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijah became king of Judah,

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In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam the son of Nebat, Abijam became king over Judah.

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Abijam began to rule over Judah in the eighteenth year of Jeroboam's reign in Israel.

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He ruled in Jerusalem three years. His mother was Maacah daughter of Absalom.

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and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother's name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom.

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He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Maachah the granddaughter of Abishalom.

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He reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother was Maacah, the daughter of Absalom.

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He continued to sin just like his father before him. He was not truehearted to GOD as his grandfather David had been.

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He committed all the sins his father had done before him; his heart was not fully devoted to the LORD his God, as the heart of David his forefather had been.

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And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him; his heart was not loyal to the LORD his God, as was the heart of his father David.

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He committed the same sins as his father before him, and his heart was not right with the LORD his God, as the heart of his ancestor David had been.

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But despite that, out of respect for David, his GOD graciously gave him a lamp, a son to follow him and keep Jerusalem secure.

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Nevertheless, for David's sake the LORD his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem by raising up a son to succeed him and by making Jerusalem strong.

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Nevertheless for David's sake the LORD his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem, by setting up his son after him and by establishing Jerusalem;

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But for David's sake, the LORD his God allowed his dynasty to continue, and he gave Abijam a son to rule after him in Jerusalem.

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For David had lived an exemplary life before GOD all his days, not going off on his own in willful defiance of GOD's clear directions (except for that time with Uriah the Hittite).

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For David had done what was right in the eyes of the LORD and had not failed to keep any of the LORD's commands all the days of his life-except in the case of Uriah the Hittite.

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because David did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, and had not turned aside from anything that He commanded him all the days of his life, except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.

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For David had done what was pleasing in the LORD's sight and had obeyed the LORD's commands throughout his life, except in the affair concerning Uriah the Hittite.

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But war continued between Abijah and Jeroboam the whole time.

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There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam throughout Abijah's lifetime.

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

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There was war between Abijam and Jeroboam throughout Abijam's reign.

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The rest of Abijah's life, everything he did, is written in The Chronicles of the Kings of Judah. But the war with Jeroboam was the dominant theme.

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As for the other events of Abijah's reign, and all he did, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah? There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.

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Now the 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? And there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam.

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The rest of the events in Abijam's reign and all his deeds are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah. There was constant war between Abijam and Jeroboam.

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Abijah died and was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. His son Asa was king after him.

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And Abijah rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. And Asa his son succeeded him as king.

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So Abijam rested with his fathers, and they buried him in the City of David. Then Asa his son reigned in his place.

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When Abijam died, he was buried in the City of David. Then his son Asa became the next king.

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In the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Asa began his rule over Judah.

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In the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Asa became king of Judah,

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In the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Asa became king over Judah.

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Asa began to rule over Judah in the twentieth year of Jeroboam's reign in Israel.

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He ruled for forty-one years in Jerusalem. His grandmother's name was Maacah.

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and he reigned in Jerusalem forty-one years. His grandmother's name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom.

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And he reigned forty-one years in Jerusalem. His grandmother's name was Maachah the granddaughter of Abishalom.

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He reigned in Jerusalem forty-one years. His grandmother was Maacah, the daughter of Absalom.

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Asa conducted himself well before GOD, reviving the ways of his ancestor David.

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Asa did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, as his father David had done.

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Asa did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, as did his father David.

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Asa did what was pleasing in the LORD's sight, as his ancestor David had done.

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He cleaned house: He got rid of the sacred prostitutes and threw out all the idols his predecessors had made.

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He expelled the male shrine prostitutes from the land and got rid of all the idols his fathers had made.

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And he banished the perverted persons from the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.

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He banished the shrine prostitutes from the land and removed all the idols his ancestors had made.

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Asa spared nothing and no one; he went so far as to remove Queen Maacah from her position because she had built a shockingly obscene memorial to the whore goddess Asherah. Asa tore it down and burned it up in the Kidron Valley.

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He even deposed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother, because she had made a repulsive Asherah pole. Asa cut the pole down and burned it in the Kidron Valley.

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Also he removed Maachah his grandmother from being queen mother, because she had made an obscene image of Asherah. And Asa cut down her obscene image and burned it by the Brook Kidron.

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He even deposed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made an obscene Asherah pole. He cut down the pole and burned it in the Kidron Valley.

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Unfortunately, he didn't get rid of the local sex-and-religion shrines. But he was well-intentioned--his heart was in the right place, in tune with GOD.

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Although he did not remove the high places, Asa's heart was fully committed to the LORD all his life.

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But the high places were not removed. Nevertheless Asa's heart was loyal to the LORD all his days.

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Although the pagan shrines were not completely removed, Asa remained faithful to the LORD throughout his life.

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All the gold and silver vessels and artifacts that he and his father had consecrated for holy use he installed in The Temple.

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He brought into the temple of the LORD the silver and gold and the articles that he and his father had dedicated.

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He also brought into the house of the LORD the things which his father had dedicated, and the things which he himself had dedicated: silver and gold and utensils.

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He brought into the Temple of the LORD the silver and gold and the utensils that he and his father had dedicated.

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But through much of his reign there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel.

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There was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel throughout their reigns.

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Now there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.

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There was constant war between King Asa of Judah and King Baasha of Israel.

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Baasha king of Israel started it by building a fort at Ramah and closing the border between Israel and Judah so no one could enter or leave Judah.

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Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah and fortified Ramah to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the territory of Asa king of Judah.

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And Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might let none go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.

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King Baasha of Israel invaded Judah and fortified Ramah in order to prevent anyone from entering or leaving King Asa's territory in Judah.

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Asa took all the silver and gold that was left in the treasuries of The Temple of GOD and the royal palace, gave it to his servants, and sent them to Ben-Hadad son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion king of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus, with this message:

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Asa then took all the silver and gold that was left in the treasuries of the LORD's temple and of his own palace. He entrusted it to his officials and sent them to Ben-Hadad son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, the king of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus.

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Then Asa took all the silver and gold that was 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 King Asa sent them to Ben-Hadad the son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, who dwelt in Damascus, saying,

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Asa responded by taking all the silver and gold that was left in the treasuries of the LORD's Temple and the royal palace. He sent it with some of his officials to Ben-hadad son of Tabrimmon and grandson of Hezion, the king of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus, along with this message:

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"Let's make a treaty like the one between our fathers. I'm showing my good faith with this gift of silver and gold. Break your deal with Baasha king of Israel so he'll quit fighting against me."

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"Let there be a treaty between me and you," he said, "as there was between my father and your father. See, I am sending you a gift of silver and gold. Now break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel so he will withdraw from me."

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"Let there be a treaty between you and me, as there was between my father and your father. See, I have sent you a present of silver and gold. Come and break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel, so that he will withdraw from me."

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"Let us renew the treaty that existed between your father and my father. See, I am sending you a gift of silver and gold. Break your treaty with King Baasha of Israel so that he will leave me alone."

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Ben-Hadad went along with King Asa and sent out his troops against the towns of Israel. He attacked Ijon, Dan, Abel Beth Maacah, and the entire region of Kinnereth, including Naphtali.

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Ben-Hadad agreed with King Asa and sent the commanders of his forces against the towns of Israel. He conquered Ijon, Dan, Abel Beth Maacah and all Kinnereth in addition to Naphtali.

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So Ben-Hadad heeded King Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel. He attacked Ijon, Dan, Abel Beth Maachah, and all Chinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.

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Ben-hadad agreed to King Asa's request and sent his armies to attack Israel. They conquered the towns of Ijon, Dan, Abel-beth-maacah, and all Kinnereth, with all the land of Naphtali.

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When Baasha got the report he quit fortifying Ramah and pulled back to Tirzah.

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When Baasha heard this, he stopped building Ramah and withdrew to Tirzah.

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Now it happened, when Baasha heard it, that he stopped building Ramah, and remained in Tirzah.

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As soon as Baasha of Israel heard what was happening, he abandoned his project of fortifying Ramah and withdrew to Tirzah.

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Then King Asa issued orders to everyone in Judah--no exemptions--to haul away the logs and stones Baasha had used in the fortification of Ramah and use them to fortify Geba in Benjamin and Mizpah.

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Then King Asa issued an order to all Judah-no one was exempt-and they carried away from Ramah the stones and timber Baasha had been using there. With them King Asa built up Geba in Benjamin, and also Mizpah.

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Then King Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah; none was exempted. And they took away the stones and timber of Ramah, which Baasha had used for building; and with them King Asa built Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah.

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Then King Asa sent an order throughout Judah, requiring that everyone, without exception, help to carry away the building stones and timbers that Baasha had been using to fortify Ramah. Asa used these materials to fortify the town of Geba in Benjamin and the town of Mizpah.

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A full account of Asa's life, all the great things he did and the fortifications he constructed, is written in The Chronicles of the Kings of Judah. In his old age he developed severe gout.

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As for all the other events of Asa's reign, all his achievements, all he did and the cities he built, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah? In his old age, however, his feet became diseased.

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The rest of all the acts of Asa, all his might, 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.

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The rest of the events in Asa's reign, the extent of his power, and the names of the cities he built are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah. In his old age his feet became diseased.

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Then Asa died and was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. His son Jehoshaphat became king after him.

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Then Asa rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the city of his father David. And Jehoshaphat his son succeeded him as king.

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So Asa rested with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the City of David his father. Then Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place.

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When Asa died, he was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. Then his son Jehoshaphat became the next king.

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Nadab son of Jeroboam became king over Israel in the second year of Asa's rule in Judah. He was king of Israel two years.

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Nadab son of Jeroboam became king of Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and he reigned over Israel two years.

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Now Nadab the son of Jeroboam became king over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and he reigned over Israel two years.

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Nadab son of Jeroboam began to rule over Israel in the second year of King Asa's reign in Judah. He reigned in Israel two years.

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He was openly evil before GOD-he followed in the footsteps of his father who both sinned and made Israel sin.

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He did evil in the eyes of the LORD, walking in the ways of his father and in his sin, which he had caused Israel to commit.

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And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin by which he had made Israel sin.

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But he did what was evil in the LORD's sight and followed the example of his father, continuing the sins of idolatry that Jeroboam had led Israel to commit.

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Baasha son of Ahijah of the tribe of Issachar ganged up on him and attacked him at the Philistine town of Gibbethon while Nadab and the Israelites were doing battle there.

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Baasha son of Ahijah of the house of Issachar plotted against him, and he struck him down at Gibbethon, a Philistine town, while Nadab and all Israel were besieging it.

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Then Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him. And Baasha killed him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines, while Nadab and all Israel laid siege to Gibbethon.

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Then Baasha son of Ahijah, from the tribe of Issachar, plotted against Nadab and assassinated him while he and the Israelite army were laying siege to the Philistine town of Gibbethon.

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Baasha killed Nadab in the third year of Asa king of Judah and became Israel's next king.

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Baasha killed Nadab in the third year of Asa king of Judah and succeeded him as king.

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Baasha killed him in the third year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his place.

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Baasha killed Nadab in the third year of King Asa's reign in Judah, and he became the next king of Israel.

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As soon as he was king he killed everyone in Jeroboam's family. There wasn't a living soul left to the name of Jeroboam; Baasha wiped them out totally, just as GOD's servant Ahijah of Shiloh had prophesied

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As soon as he began to reign, he killed Jeroboam's whole family. He did not leave Jeroboam anyone that breathed, but destroyed them all, according to the word of the LORD given through his servant Ahijah the Shilonite-

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And it was so, when he became king, that he killed all the house of Jeroboam. He did not leave to Jeroboam anyone that breathed, until he had destroyed him, according to the word of the LORD which He had spoken by His servant Ahijah the Shilonite,

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He immediately killed all the descendants of King Jeroboam, so that not one of the royal family was left, just as the LORD had promised concerning Jeroboam by the prophet Ahijah from Shiloh.

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-punishment for Jeroboam's sins and for making Israel sin, for making the GOD of Israel thoroughly angry.

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because of the sins Jeroboam had committed and had caused Israel to commit, and because he provoked the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger.

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because of the sins of Jeroboam, which he had sinned and by which he had made Israel sin, because of his provocation with which he had provoked the LORD God of Israel to anger.

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This was done because Jeroboam had aroused the anger of the LORD, the God of Israel, by the sins he had committed and the sins he had led Israel to commit.

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The rest of Nadab's life, everything else he did, is written in The Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.

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As for the other events of Nadab's reign, and all he did, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Israel?

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Now 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?

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The rest of the events in Nadab's reign and all his deeds are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel. Baasha Rules in Israel

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There was continuous war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel.

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There was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel throughout their reigns.

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And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.

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There was constant war between Asa and King Baasha of Israel.

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In the third year of Asa king of Judah, Baasha son of Ahijah became king in Tirzah over all Israel. He ruled twenty-four years.

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In the third year of Asa king of Judah, Baasha son of Ahijah became king of all Israel in Tirzah, and he reigned twenty-four years.

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In the third year of Asa king of Judah, Baasha the son of Ahijah became king over all Israel in Tirzah, and reigned twenty-four years.

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Baasha began to rule over Israel in the third year of King Asa's reign in Judah. Baasha reigned in Tirzah twenty-four years.

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He was openly evil before GOD, walking in the footsteps of Jeroboam, who both sinned and made Israel sin.

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He did evil in the eyes of the LORD, walking in the ways of Jeroboam and in his sin, which he had caused Israel to commit.

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He did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin by which he had made Israel sin.

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But he did what was evil in the LORD's sight and followed the example of Jeroboam, continuing the sins of idolatry that Jeroboam had led Israel to commit.

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The word of GOD came to Jehu son of Hanani with this message for Baasha:

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Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu son of Hanani against Baasha:

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Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu the son of Hanani, against Baasha, saying:

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This message from the LORD was delivered to King Baasha by the prophet Jehu son of Hanani:

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"I took you from nothing--a complete nobody--and set you up as the leader of my people Israel, but you plodded along in the rut of Jeroboam, making my people Israel sin and making me seethe over their sin.

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"I lifted you up from the dust and made you leader of my people Israel, but you walked in the ways of Jeroboam and caused my people Israel to sin and to provoke me to anger by their sins.

1Kgs.16.2

"Inasmuch as I lifted you out of the dust and made you ruler over My people Israel, and you have walked in the way of Jeroboam, and have made My people Israel sin, to provoke Me to anger with their sins,

1Kgs.16.2

"I lifted you out of the dust to make you ruler of my people Israel, but you have followed the evil example of Jeroboam. You have aroused my anger by causing my people to sin.

1Kgs.16.3

And now the consequences--I will burn Baasha and his regime to cinders, the identical fate of Jeroboam son of Nebat.

1Kgs.16.3

So I am about to consume Baasha and his house, and I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat.

1Kgs.16.3

surely I will take away the posterity of Baasha and the posterity of his house, and I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

1Kgs.16.3

So now I will destroy you and your family, just as I destroyed the descendants of Jeroboam son of Nebat.

1Kgs.16.4

Baasha's people who die in the city will be eaten by scavenger dogs; carrion crows will eat the ones who die in the country."

1Kgs.16.4

Dogs will eat those belonging to Baasha who die in the city, and the birds of the air will feed on those who die in the country."

1Kgs.16.4

The dogs shall eat whoever belongs to Baasha and dies in the city, and the birds of the air shall eat whoever dies in the fields."

1Kgs.16.4

Those of your family who die in the city will be eaten by dogs, and those who die in the field will be eaten by the vultures."

1Kgs.16.5

The rest of Baasha's life, the record of his regime, is written in The Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.

1Kgs.16.5

As for the other events of Baasha's reign, what he did and his achievements, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Israel?

1Kgs.16.5

Now the rest of the acts of Baasha, what he did, and his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

1Kgs.16.5

The rest of the events in Baasha's reign and the extent of his power are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel.

1Kgs.16.6

Baasha died and was buried with his ancestors in Tirzah. His son Elah was king after him.

1Kgs.16.6

Baasha rested with his fathers and was buried in Tirzah. And Elah his son succeeded him as king.

1Kgs.16.6

So Baasha rested with his fathers and was buried in Tirzah. Then Elah his son reigned in his place.

1Kgs.16.6

When Baasha died, he was buried in Tirzah. Then his son Elah became the next king.

1Kgs.16.7

That's the way it was with Baasha: Through the prophet Jehu son of Hanani, GOD's word came to him and his regime because of his life of open evil before GOD and his making GOD so angry--a chip off the block of Jeroboam, even though GOD had destroyed him.

1Kgs.16.7

Moreover, the word of the LORD came through the prophet Jehu son of Hanani to Baasha and his house, because of all the evil he had done in the eyes of the LORD, provoking him to anger by the things he did, and becoming like the house of Jeroboam-and also because he destroyed it.

1Kgs.16.7

And also the word of the LORD came by the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha and his house, because of all the evil that he did in the sight of the LORD in provoking Him to anger with the work of his hands, in being like the house of Jeroboam, and because he killed them.

1Kgs.16.7

This message from the LORD had been spoken against Baasha and his family through the prophet Jehu son of Hanani. It was delivered because Baasha had done what was evil in the LORD's sight, arousing him to anger by his sins, just like the family of Jeroboam, and also because Baasha had destroyed the family of Jeroboam.