1In the eighteenth year of Israel’s King Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijam became king over Judah

2and reigned three years in Jerusalem. 2Ch 13:1-2 His mother’s name was Maacah 1Kg 15:10,13; 2Ch 13:2 daughter Possibly granddaughter; 2Ch 13:2 of Abishalom.

3Abijam walked in all the sins his father before him had committed, 1Kg 14:21-22 and he was not completely devoted to the Lord his God as his ancestor David had been. 1Kg 9:4; 11:4

4But because of David, the Lord his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem to raise up his son after him and to establish Jerusalem. 2Sm 21:17; 1Kg 11:36; 2Ch 21:7

5For David did what was right in the Lord’s eyes, and he did not turn aside from anything He had commanded him all the days of his life, 1Kg 9:4; 14:8 except in the matter of Uriah 2Sm 11:3,15-17; 12:9-10 the Hittite.

6There had been war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of Rehoboam’s life. 1Kg 14:30; 2Ch 12:15

7The rest of the events of Abijam’s reign, along with all his accomplishments, are written in the Historical Record of Judah’s Kings. 1Kg 14:29 There was also war between Abijam and Jeroboam. 2Ch 13:4-20

8Abijam rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of David. 1Kg 14:31; 2Ch 14:1 His son Asa became king in his place. 1Kg 14:31; 2Ch 14–16

9In the twentieth year of Israel’s King Jeroboam, 1Kg 15:1 Asa became king of Judah

10and reigned 41 years in Jerusalem. His grandmother’s Lit mother’s name was Maacah 1Kg 15:2 daughter Possibly granddaughter; 2Ch 13:2 of Abishalom.

11Asa did what was right in the Lord’s eyes, as his ancestor David had done. 1Kg 9:4-5; 2Ch 14:2

12He banished the male cult prostitutes Dt 23:17; 1Kg 14:24 from the land and removed all of the idols that his fathers had made. 1Kg 11:7; 14:23; 2Ch 14:3,5

13He also 2Ch 15:16-18 removed his grandmother Lit mother Maacah from being queen mother because she had made an obscene image of Asherah. Asa chopped down her obscene image and burned it Ex 32:20 in the Kidron Valley. 2Kg 23:6

14The high places were not taken away; 1Kg 22:43 but Asa’s heart was completely devoted to the Lord his entire life. 1Kg 8:61; 15:3

15He brought his father’s consecrated gifts and his own consecrated gifts into the Lord’s temple: silver, gold, and utensils. 1Kg 7:51

16There was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel throughout their reigns. 1Kg 15:32

17Israel’s King Baasha went to war against Judah. 2Ch 16:1-6 He built Ramah Jos 18:25 in order to deny anyone access to Judah’s King Asa.

18So Asa withdrew all the silver and gold that remained in the treasuries of the Lord’s temple 1Kg 14:26 and the treasuries of the royal palace and put it into the hands of his servants. Then King Asa sent them to Ben-hadad 1Kg 20:1 son of Tabrimmon son of Hezion king of Aram who lived in Damascus, 1Kg 11:23-24 saying,

19“There is a treaty between me and you, between my father and your father. 1Kg 5:12; 2Ch 16:7 Look, I have sent you a gift of silver and gold. Go and break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel 1Kg 15:27-28 so that he will withdraw from me.”

20Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel. He attacked Ijon, 2Kg 15:29 Dan, Jdg 18:29; 1Kg 12:29 Abel-beth-maacah, 2Sm 20:15; 2Kg 15:29 all Chinnereth, Jos 11:2; 12:3 and the whole land of Naphtali. Jos 19:32-39; 1Kg 20:34

21When Baasha heard about it, he quit building Ramah and stayed in Tirzah. 1Kg 14:17; 15:33; 16:8,15-18

22Then King Asa gave a command to everyone without exception in Judah, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timbers Baasha had built it with. Then King Asa built Geba Jos 18:24; 21:17 of Benjamin and Mizpah Jos 11:3; 2Ch 16:6 with them.

23The rest of all the events of Asa’s reign, 2Ch 16:11-14 along with all his might, all his accomplishments, and the cities he built, are written in the Historical Record of Judah’s Kings. 1Kg 14:29; 15:7 But in his old age he developed a disease in his feet. 2Ch 16:12

24Then Asa rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of his ancestor David. 1Kg 14:31; 15:8 His son Jehoshaphat 1Kg 22:41-50 became king in his place.

25Nadab son of Jeroboam 1Kg 14:20 became king over Israel in the second year of Judah’s King Asa; he reigned over Israel two years.

26Nadab did what was evil in the Lord’s sight and followed the example of his father and the sin he had caused Israel to commit. 1Kg 14:16; 15:30,34

27Then Baasha 1Kg 14:14; 15:16 son of Ahijah of the house of Issachar conspired against Nadab, and Baasha struck him down at Gibbethon Jos 19:44; 1Kg 16:15 of the Philistines while Nadab and all Israel were besieging Gibbethon.

28In the third year of Judah’s King Asa, 1Kg 15:8-24; 2Ch 14–16 Baasha killed Nadab 1Kg 16:8-10 and reigned in his place.

29When Baasha became king, he struck down the entire house of Jeroboam. 1Kg 13:34 He did not leave Jeroboam any survivors but Lit Jeroboam anyone breathing until destroyed his family according to the word of the Lord He had spoken through His servant Ahijah the Shilonite. 1Kg 14:10

30This was because Jeroboam had provoked Lit provoked in the provocation of the Lord God of Israel by the sins he had committed and had caused Israel to commit. 1Kg 14:7-9

31The rest of the events of Nadab’s reign, along with all his accomplishments, are written in the Historical Record of Israel’s Kings. 1Kg 14:19; 16:5

32There was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel throughout their reigns. 1Kg 15:16

33In the third year of Judah’s King Asa, Baasha son of Ahijah became king over all Israel and reigned in Tirzah 1Kg 15:21 24 years.

34He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight and followed the example of Jeroboam and the sin he had caused Israel to commit. 1Kg 14:16