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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 15:16

There was war - That is, there was continual enmity; see on 1 Kings 15:6 ; (note). But there was no open war till the thirty-sixth year of Asa, when Baasha, king of Israel, began to build Ramah, that he might prevent all communication between Israel and Judah; see 2 Chronicles 15:19 ; 2 Chronicles 16:1 . But this does not agree with what is said here, 1 Kings 16:8 , 1 Kings 16:9 , that Elah, the son and successor of Baasha, was killed by Zimri, in the twenty-sixth year of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 15:9-15

Reformation. The moral condition of Judah was fearful when Asa came to the throne. The apostasy of Solomon had inaugurated a retrogression which was aggravated in the reigns following, so that for three generations the abominations of the heathens were increasing. The condition of Israel was even worse, under the system introduced by Jeroboam, to which the successors of that monarch tenaciously held. When the Holy Land was in such a state of degeneracy, what was the condition of the world... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 15:9-24

Zeal without trust. AN OPPORTUNITY RECOGNIZED AND USED . The need of the time was manfully met. Brought up in an idolatrous home, he nevertheless saw that this sin was sapping the foundation of the nation's stability and strength, and he set himself to root it out. 1 . The land was cleansed from . filthy abomination, from legalized, and even sanctified, sin ("And he took away the Sodomites," etc.) The nation that legalizes sin will reap corruption and shame: that which... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 15:11-26

The Reign of Asa. Though this prince reigned forty and one years—a longer period than any of his predecessors, and, with two exceptions, a longer period than any of the kings who came after him—yet his reign, so far as it is recorded here, may be summed up in few words. "Happy is the nation," it has been said, "which has no history." But happier still the nation whose history, like that of Judah in the time of Asa, may be comprehended under these two heads— internal reforms, and ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 15:12

And he took away the Sodomites [see on 1 Kings 14:24 , and Romans 1:23-27 . It appears from 1 Kings 22:46 that this abomination was not wholly suppressed] out of the land, and removed all the idols [ גִּלֻּלִים from גָּלַל volvit A term of contempt (see Deuteronomy 29:17 , where it is coupled with "abominations; " Ezekiel 23:37 ); but whether the word is to be interpreted by גֵּלֶל a ball of dung, in which case these idols ( Dei stereorei ) would have a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 15:13

And also Maachah his mother, oven her he removed from being queen [Rather, queen-mother . Gebiruh, as already pointed out on 1 Kings 2:19 , answers to the Sultana Valide . The Vulgate reads, Ne esset princeps in sacris Priapi . Wordsworth reminds us of the position which the queen-mother Atossa holds in the Persae . A queen consort is hardly possible in a polygamous household; see Kitto, 4:177] because [Heb. which, as in verse 5] she had made all idol [ מִפְלֶצֶת from... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 15:14

But the high places [evidently such as are referred to in 1 Kings 3:1-28 , i.e; un authorized shrines of Jehovah; cf. 2 Kings 14:4 ] were not taken away [lit; departed not . Yet we read in 2 Chronicles 45:3, that Asa "took away the high places (cf. verse 5). But it is clear, even from 2 Chronicles 15:17 , that all of them were not re moved, and the discrepancy arises from the well-known Eastern idiom of putting the whole for the part, of which we have in stances in Genesis... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 15:14

Religious sincerity. A beautiful flower often springs from the midst of corruption. The more we realize the moral condition of Asa's surroundings the more we wonder at the grace which made him what he was. His father was Abijam (or Abijah), the second king of Judah, of whom it is said, "He walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him." His education appears to have been entrusted to Maachah, his grandmother, a daughter of Absalom the rebel, and herself a gross... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 15:15

And he brought in the things which his gather had dedicated [Heb. the holy things of his father . These were probably the spoils Abijah had taken in his war with Jeroboam ( 2 Chronicles 13:18 )], and the things which himself had dedicated [These were probably the spoils of the Ethiopians ( 2 Chronicles 14:15 ; cf. 2 Chronicles 15:11 )], into [the Hebrew omits this word. Keil says that "house" is an accusative governed by "brought"], the house of the Lord , silver and gold, and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 15:16

And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days [This statement must be compared with 2 Chronicles 14:1 , 2 Chronicles 14:6 , from which we gather that during the first ten years of Asa's reign there cannot have been war, properly so called, between them. Indeed, it would seem from 2 Chronicles 15:19 , 2 Chronicles 16:1 , that it was not until the 36th year of Asa's reign that it first broke out. But these numbers have clearly not escaped corruption (see note... read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 15:16

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 15:9-15

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 15:9-24

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The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 15:12

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 15:13

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 15:14

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 15:14

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 15:15

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 15:16

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