In the third year of Asa king of Judah, Baasha the son of Ahijah began to reign over all Israel in Tirzah for twenty-four years.
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In the third year of Asa king of Judah, Baasha the son of Ahijah began to reign over all Israel in Tirzah for twenty-four years.
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In the third year of Asa king of Judah began Baasha the son of Ahijah to reign over all Israel in Tirzah, twenty and four years.
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In the third year of Asa king of Judah began Baasa the son of Ahijah to reign over all Israel in Tirzah, and reigned twenty and four years.
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Passages linked to 1 Kings 15:33 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 Kings 16:8 In the twenty-sixth year of Asa king of Judah, Elah the son of Baasha began to reign over Israel in Tirzah for two years.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Which was the place where the kings of Israel…
Which was the place where the kings of Israel remained.
Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.
John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Ki 15:33 In the third year of Asa king…
1Ki 15:33 In the third year of Asa king of Judah began Baasha the son of Ahijah to reign over all Israel in Tirzah, twenty and four years.
Ver. 33. Over all Israel.] Who soon submitted to the usurper.
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 33. Twenty and four years — That is, he…
33. Twenty and four years — That is, he reigned twenty-four years.
Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 33. in Tirzah, twenty and four years] To complete…
33. in Tirzah, twenty and four years] To complete the sense the R.V. inserts in italics after ‘Tirzah’ the words ‘and reigned.’
Tirzah seems to have become by this time a more common royal residence than Shechem. Perhaps its extreme beauty attracted the kings and their families. Cf. Sol. Son_6:4, ‘Thou art beautiful as Tirzah’.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain In the third year of Asa king of Judah…
In the third year of Asa king of Judah began Baasha the son of Ahijah to reign Practically a repetition of ver. 28. These iterations are thoroughly in accord with Eastern usage (cf. vers. 26, 30, 34; 1Ki_16:1, 1Ki_16:7, etc.) over all Israel in Tirzah, twenty and four years.
The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Connecting Statement
Connecting Statement
This chapter told about how Baasha became king in 1 Kings 15:27-28. These verses begin to tell about Baasha as king of Israel.
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Tirzah
This is the name of a city. See how you translated it in 1 Kings 14:17.
what was evil in the sight of Yahweh
The sight of Yahweh represents Yahweh's judgment. AT: "what was evil in Yahweh's judgment" or "what Yahweh considers to be evil" (See: Metaphor)
walked in the way of Jeroboam
Walking here represents behaving. AT: "did the same things that Jeroboam had done" (See: Metaphor)
in his sin by which he led Israel to sin
Possible meanings are that "his" and "he" refer to 1) Baasha or 2) Jeroboam.
by which he led Israel to sin
Leading people to do something represents influencing them to do it. AT: "and by sinning, he influenced Israel to sin" (See: Metaphor)
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kingdom of Judah
Ahijah
reign
evil
Yahweh
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