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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Kings 15:18

the. Some codices, with two early printed editions, read "among the". read more

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Kings 15:18

1 Kings 15:18. Then Asa took all the silver and the gold, &c.— In cases of extreme danger, it was always held lawful to employ sacred things in the service of one's country; but there was no such necessity in this case. God had appeared wonderfully in Asa's defence against an enemy much more powerful than Baasha was; nay, he had promised him his protection at all times, and success in all his undertakings, if he would but adhere to his service; and yet, forgetting all this, he strips the... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 15:18

18-20. Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the . . . house of the Lord—Asa's religious character is now seen to decline. He trusted not in the Lord (2 Chronicles 16:7). In this emergency Asa solicited the powerful aid of the king of Damascene-Syria; and to bribe him to break off his alliance with Baasha, he transmitted to him the treasure lying in the temple and palace. The Syrian mercenaries were gained. Instances are to be found, both in the ancient and modern history... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Kings 15:9-24

5. Asa’s good reign in Judah 15:9-24Asa was the first of eight kings of Judah whom the writer of Kings judged as good. Four of them were reformers who sought to bring the nation back to the Mosaic Covenant, and Asa was the first of these. The other reformers were Jehoshaphat, Hezekiah, and Josiah. The writer of Chronicles described Asa’s reforms more fully in 2 Chronicles 14-16. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Kings 15:16-22

Asa’s victory over Israel 15:16-22Antagonism continued between Israel and Judah in Asa’s day. Ramah was a border town just north of Judah. Many Israelites were leaving Israel to live in Judah, an indication of God’s blessing on the Southern Kingdom (cf. 2 Chronicles 11:13-17). Baasha may have been building a Berlin wall type of structure at Ramah. Asa’s plan to divert Baasha’s attention to Ben-Hadad (ca. 900-860 B.C.) worked. His treaty evidenced some lack of trust in Yahweh (2 Chronicles... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 15:1-34

The Reigns of Abijam and Asa, Nadab and Baasha2. Abishalom] i.e. Absalom. In 2 Chronicles 13:2 his mother is called Micaiah, the daughter of Uriel, and if this is correct, Absalom was probably her grandfather, and her mother the Tamar mentioned in 2 Samuel 14:27. 4. A lamp] see on 1 Kings 11:36. The divine promise made to David prevented Abijam’s sins from being punished by the transfer of the throne to another line.6. There was war.. life] a repetition of 1 Kings 14:30. 2 Chronicles 13:2 has... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Kings 15:18

(18) Sent them to Ben-hadad.—This shows that Syria, recovering its independence at the fall of Solomon’s empire, was already attaining the formidable power, which so soon threatened to destroy Israel altogether. The Ben-hadad of the text is the grandson of Hezion, who must be the Rezon of 1 Kings 11:23. Already, as we gather from the next verse, there had been leagues between Syria and Judah in the preceding reign. Now it is clear that Baasha had attempted to supersede these by a closer... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 15:1-24

1THE EARLIER KINGS OF JUDAH1 Kings 14:21-31; 1 Kings 15:1-24THE history of "the Jews" begins, properly speaking, from the reign of Rehoboam, and for four centuries it is mainly the history of the Davidic dynasty.The only records of the son of Solomon are meager records of disaster and disgrace. He reigned seventeen years, and his mother, the Ammonitess Naamah, occupied the position of queen-mother. She was, doubtless, a worshipper in the shrine which Solomon had built for her national god,... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 1 Kings 15:1-24

3. Abijam and Asa, Kings of Judah CHAPTER 15 1. Abijam of Judah (1 Kings 15:1-8 ; 2 Chronicles 13:0 ) 2. Asa of Judah (1 Kings 15:9-24 ; 1 Kings 2:0 Chronicles 14-16) Abijam is called in Chronicles Abijah; in 2 Chronicles 13:21 he is called Abijahu. Abijam was undoubtedly the older form. It is possible that on account of his great address of rebuke to Jeroboam (2 Chronicles 13:4-12 ) they may have called him Abijah (Jehovah is my father). He ascended the throne in the eighteenth year of... read more