1 Kings 15 · Verse 15

1 Kings 15:15

And he brought in the things which his father had dedicated, and the things which himself had dedicated, into the house of the Lord, silver, and gold, and vessels.
1 Kings 15:15, King James Version

1 Kings 15:15 in other translations

BSBAnd he brought into the house of the LORD the silver and gold and other articles that he and his father had dedicated.
WEBHe brought into the LORD’s house the things that his father had dedicated, and the things that he himself had dedicated: silver, gold, and utensils.
ASVAnd he brought into the house of Jehovah the things that his father had dedicated, and the things that himself had dedicated, silver, and gold, and vessels.
YLTand he bringeth in the sanctified things of his father, and his own sanctified things, to the house of Jehovah, silver, and gold, and vessels.
DARBYAnd he brought into the house of Jehovah the things which his father had dedicated, and the things which he himself had dedicated, silver and gold and vessels.
BBEHe took into the house of the Lord all the things which his father had made holy, and those which he himself had made holy, silver and gold and vessels.
WebsterAnd he brought the things which his father had dedicated, and the things which himself had dedicated, into the house of the LORD, silver, and gold, and vessels.

What does 1 Kings 15:15 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
15. he brought in the things which his father had dedicated--Probably the spoils which Abijam had taken from the vanquished army of Jeroboam (see 2Ch 13:16). and the things which himself had dedicated--after his own victory over the Cushites (2Ch 14:12).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 15 Which his father had dedicated - On what account he and his father dedicated the things mentioned below, we know not; but it appears that Asa thought himself bound by the vow of his father.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 15:9-24

Asa did what was right in the eyes of the Lord. That is right indeed which is so in God's eyes. Asa's times were times of reformation. He removed that which was evil; there reformation begins, and a great deal he found to do. When Asa found idolatry in the court, he rooted it out thence. Reformation must begin at home. Asa honours and respects his mother; he loves her well, but he loves God better. Those that have…

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1 Kings 15:15 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיָּבֵא֙vai.ya.Ve'and he broughtH935
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
קָדְשֵׁ֣יka.de.Shei[the] holy things ofH6944
אָבִ֔יו'a.Vivfather hisH1
וְקָדְשֵׁ֖יve.ka.de.sheiand [the] holy thingsH6944
בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] house ofH1004
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068
כֶּ֥סֶףKe.sefsilverH3701
וְזָהָ֖בve.za.Havand goldH2091
וְכֵלִֽים\׃ve.khe.Limand utensilsH3627

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Kings 15:15

  • 1 Kings 7:51

    So was ended all the work that king Solomon made for the house of the Lord. And Solomon brought in the things which David his father had dedicated; even the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, did he put among the treasures of the house of the Lord.

  • 2 Chronicles 14:13

    And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them unto Gerar: and the Ethiopians were overthrown, that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before the Lord, and before his host; and they carried away very much spoil.

  • 1 Chronicles 26:26-28

    Which Shelomith and his brethren were over all the treasures of the dedicated things, which David the king, and the chief fathers, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the host, had dedicated. Out of the spoils won in battles did they dedicate to maintain the house of the Lord. And all that Samuel the seer, and Saul the son of Kish, and Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son of Zeruiah, had dedicated; and whosoever had dedicated any thing, it was under the hand of Shelomith, and of his brethren.

  • 2 Chronicles 15:18

    And he brought into the house of God the things that his father had dedicated, and that he himself had dedicated, silver, and gold, and vessels.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
he brought.
7:51; 1Ch 26:26-28; 2Ch 14:13; 15:18
things. Heb. holy.

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Context

  • 1 Kings 15:14

    But the high places were not removed: nevertheless Asa’s heart was perfect with the Lord all his days.

  • 1 Kings 15:15

    And he brought in the things which his father had dedicated, and the things which himself had dedicated, into the house of the Lord, silver, and gold, and vessels.

  • 1 Kings 15:16

    And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.

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1 Kings 15:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		También metió en la casa de Jehová lo que su padre había dedicado, y lo que él dedicó: oro, y plata, y vasos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il apporta dans la maison de l’ Éternel les choses saintes de son père et les choses que lui-même avait consacrées, de l’argent, et de l’or, et des ustensiles.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und er brachte die geheiligten Dinge seines Vaters und seine geheiligten Dinge in das Haus Jehovas: Silber und Gold und Geräte.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		et intulit ea quæ sanctificaverat pater suus, et voverat, in domum Domini, argentum, et aurum, et vasa.