열왕기상 15:18-22 KRV

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 15:22

None was exempted - Every man was obliged to go and help to dismantle the fortress at Ramah which Baasha had built. This was a general levee en masse of the people: every one was obliged to lend a helping hand, as the state was then supposed to be in danger, and all exemptions necessarily ceased. This is a maxim of civil policy, Ubi adversus hostem muniendi sent limites, omnis immunitas cessat : "Where the boundaries are to be fortified against an enemy, then all exemptions cease. 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

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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 15:16-24

The War Policy of Asa. "Forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem" ( 1 Kings 15:10 ). The evil kings of Judah were about as numerous as the good, but their reigns were shorter. "The wicked do not live out half their days." But though the reign of Asa was long and glorious, his war policy with Baasha was not creditable. I. THE OBJECT WAS RIGHT . 1 . The war was provoked by the enemy . 2 . It was provoked by impious intention . II. THE MEANS WERE WRONG ... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 15:18

Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left [ LXX . τὸ σὑρεθὲν , which Rawlinson thinks points to a corruption of our text. He says, "The Jewish treasuries should now have been tolerably full," because read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 15:19

There is a league [Rawlinson would render, "Let there be a league… as there was," but the A.V. is equally good. Asa claims that a league does exist, and, in fact, has never been broken] between me and thee, and between my father and thy father [Syria would seem to have been the first of the possessions of Solomon to regain its independence ( 1 Kings 11:24 ). Its friendship would naturally be sought by Judah, as a counterpoise, perhaps, to the alliance between Israel and Egypt (Ewald)]:... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 15:20

So [Heb. and ] Ben-hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains [or princes; same word as in 1 Kings 22:31 ; cf. 1 Kings 20:24 ] of the hosts which he had against the cities of Israel, and smote Ijon [now represented by Tell Dibbin, a mound near the north end of the Merj 'Ayun (which probably preserves the name), a "meadow of fountains," a few miles northwest of Daniel This hill would offer a commanding site for a stronghold, and traces are found there of a large and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 15:21

And it came to pasta, when Baaaha heard thereof, that he left off building of Ramah [He could not prosecute it when he had enemies on every side. He at once assumes the defensive], and dwelt in Tirzah. [ 1 Kings 14:17 . He retired to his capital It is not implied that he had entertained the idea of dwelling at Ramah.] read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 15:22

Then king Asa made a proclamation [Heb. made all to hear ] throughout all Judah; none was exempted [Heb. none free ] , and they took away [Heb. took up ] the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha [It is noticeable that it is generally "king Asa," but never "king Baasha"] had bullded; and king Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin [Sometimes " the Geba," i.e; height ; in Joshua 18:24 , Gaba ; now Jeba, only 45' northeast of Ramah. This... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 15:22

Church and Dissent. The building and subsequent demolition of Ramah—its building by Baasha to check the defection of his subjects to the southern kingdom and the Jewish Church; its removal by Asa in order that the highway to Judah and the temple of Jerusalem might be open to returning schismatics—this incident may serve to introduce a comparison between the kingdom of Asa and the kingdom of Christ; or rather, the history and relations of the two kingdoms of Palestine after the schism may... read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 15:22

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The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 15:22

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