Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 15:1-34
Chapter 15And he walked in the sins, which his father had done before him: his heart was not completely towards the LORD his God, as the heart of David his father. Nevertheless for David's sake the LORD gave him the lamp in Jerusalem, to set his son after him, and establish Jerusalem: Because David did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, and turned not aside from any thing that he commanded in all the days of his life, [except in the case of Bathsheba,] the matter of Uriah the Hittite... read more
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - 1 Kings 15:25-34
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.—1 Kings 15:27. Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines—A town given to the Levites (Joshua 19:44), situate within the tribe of Dan. 1 Kings 15:29. Smote all the house of Jeroboam—Vide Notes on chap. 14 1 Kings 15:10; 1 Kings 15:14. Customary in Oriental scenes for usurpers to exterminate all rivals to the throne. But hereby was fulfilled Ahijah’s prophecy. Left not any that breathed—A more inclusive description than in 1 Kings 14:10, for this embraces both... read more