Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - 1 Kings 15:25
Not complete, as appears from 1 Kings 15:28,1 Kings 15:33. read more
Not complete, as appears from 1 Kings 15:28,1 Kings 15:33. read more
i.e. In the worship of the calves which his father had made. read more
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
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
1 Kings 15:4 . For David’s sake; for the sake of the covenant which God had given to David. Forgetful children may for a time have their father’s mercies. David was indeed the light and joy of Israel. 1 Kings 15:12 . He took away the Sodomites out of the land. That is, he put them to death, though Jeroboam had spared them: 1 Kings 14:24. If the magistrate fail in this duty, heaven will not fail in laying the sin at his door. These men being consecrated, were guilty of the indecent rites... read more
1Ki 15:25 And Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned over Israel two years. Ver. 25. And reigned over Israel two years. ] Two years peaceably, and eight years in affliction, saith Vatablus; but the truth is, he reigned not two full years in all. 1Ki 15:28 read more
1Ki 15:26 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin. Ver. 26. And he did evil. ] See on 1 Kings 14:23 . read more
am 3050-3051, bc 954-953 Nadab: 1 Kings 14:12, 1 Kings 14:20 began to reign: Heb. reigned Reciprocal: 1 Kings 14:10 - I will bring 1 Kings 16:6 - Baasha 1 Kings 16:21 - divided 1 Kings 22:51 - two years 2 Kings 15:23 - and reigned two years 2 Kings 21:19 - two years Esther 2:21 - and sought Proverbs 28:2 - the transgression read more
he did evil: 1 Kings 16:7, 1 Kings 16:25, 1 Kings 16:30 walked: 1 Kings 12:28-Micah :, 1 Kings 13:33, 1 Kings 13:34 in his sin: 1 Kings 15:30, 1 Kings 15:34, 1 Kings 14:16, 1 Kings 16:19, 1 Kings 16:26, 1 Kings 21:22, 1 Kings 22:52, Genesis 20:9, Exodus 32:21, 1 Samuel 2:24, 2 Kings 3:3, 2 Kings 21:11, 2 Kings 23:15, Jeremiah 32:35, Romans 14:15, 1 Corinthians 8:10-1 Chronicles : Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 33:9 - made Judah Ezekiel 23:5 - Aholah read more
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 15:1-32
1 Kings 15:1-Jonah : . Abijam and Asa of Judah, and Nadab and Baasha of Israel.— Abijam, called Abijah ( 2 Chronicles 13:1), had a short and evil reign. It would appear, notwithstanding 1 Kings 15:8, that he was succeeded by his brother Asa, as both are said to have had the same mother, Maacah, the daughter of Abishalom. Josephus says the granddaughter of Absalom; see 2 Chronicles 11:20). Except that Asa could not remove the high places he is said to have done right during his long reign of... read more