1 Kings 15 · Verse 18

1 Kings 15:18

Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king’s house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants: and king Asa sent them to Ben–hadad, the son of Tabrimon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,
1 Kings 15:18, King James Version

1 Kings 15:18 in other translations

BSBSo Asa withdrew all the silver and gold that remained in the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace. He entrusted it to his servants and sent them with this message to Ben-hadad son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion king of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus:
WEBThen Asa took all the silver and the gold that was left in the treasures of the LORD’s house, and the treasures of the king’s house, and delivered it into the hand of his servants. Then King Asa sent them to Ben Hadad, the son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, who lived at Damascus, saying,
ASVThen Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the treasures of the house of Jehovah, and the treasures of the king’s house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants; and king Asa sent them to Ben-hadad, the son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,
YLTAnd Asa taketh all the silver and the gold that are left in the treasures of the house of Jehovah, and the treasures of the house of the king, and giveth them into the hand of his servants, and king Asa sendeth them unto Ben-Hadad, son of Tabrimmon, son of Hezion king of Aram, who is dwelling in Damascus, saying,
DARBYAnd Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the treasures of the house of Jehovah, and in the treasures of the king's house, and gave them into the hand of his servants; and king Asa sent them to Ben-Hadad, the son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, who dwelt at Damascus, saying,
BBEThen Asa took all the silver and gold which was still stored in the Lord's house, and in the king's house, and sent them, in the care of his servants, to Ben-hadad, son of Tabrimmon, son of Rezon, king of Aram, at Damascus, saying,
WebsterThen Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants: and king Asa sent them to Ben-hadad, the son of Tabrimon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,

What does 1 Kings 15:18 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 15:18-20
18-20. Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the ... house of the Lord--Asa's religious character is now seen to decline. He trusted not in the Lord (2Ch 16:7). In this emergency Asa solicited the powerful aid of the king of Damascene-Syria; and to bribe him to break off his alliance with Baasha, he transmitted to him the treasure lying in the temple and palace. The Syrian mercenaries were gained. Instances are to be found, both in the ancient and modern history of the East, of the violation of treaties equally sudden and unscrupulous, through the presentation of some tempting bribe. Ben-hadad poured an army into the northern provinces of Israel, and having captured some cities in Galilee, on the borders of Syria, compelled Baasha to withdraw from Ramah back within his own territories. Ben-hadad--(See on 1Ki 11:14).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 18 Asa took all the silver - Shishak, king of Egypt, had not taken the whole, or there had been some treasures brought in since that time. Ben-hadad - This was the grandson of Rezon, called here Hezion, who founded the kingdom of Damascus. See 1Kgs 11:23, 1Kgs 11:24; and Calmet.

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 15:18 in the original Hebrew

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וַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.Kachand he tookH3947
אָ֠סָא'A.sa'AsaH609
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הַכֶּ֨סֶףha.Ke.sefthe silverH3701
וְהַזָּהָ֜בve.ha.za.Havand the goldH2091
הַֽנּוֹתָרִ֣ים\׀ha.no.ta.Rimwhich remainedH3498
בְּאוֹצְר֣וֹתbe.'otz.Rotin [the] treasuries ofH214
בֵּית\־beit-[the] house ofH1004
יְהוָ֗הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
אֽוֹצְרוֹת֙'otz.rOt[the] treasures ofH214
בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] house ofH1004
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖םvai.yi.te.Nemand he gave themH5414
בְּיַד\־be.yad-in [the] hand ofH3027
עֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.Davservants hisH5650
וַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֞םvai.yish.la.Chemand he sent themH7971
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
אָסָ֗א'a.Sa'AsaH609
אֶל\־'el-toH413
בֶּן\־ben-BenH1130
הֲ֠דַדHa.dadHadadH1130
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
טַבְרִמֹּ֤ןtav.ri.MonTabrimmonH2886
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
חֶזְיוֹן֙chez.yOnHezionH2383
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
אֲרָ֔ם'a.RamAramH758
הַיֹּשֵׁ֥בhai.yo.Shevwho dweltH3427
בְּדַמֶּ֖שֶׂקbe.da.Me.sekin DamascusH1834
לֵאמֹֽר\׃le.Mor<to> sayingH559

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Cross references for 1 Kings 15:18

  • 1 Kings 14:26

    And he took away the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king’s house; he even took away all: and he took away all the shields of gold which Solomon had made.

  • 2 Kings 12:18

    And Jehoash king of Judah took all the hallowed things that Jehoshaphat, and Jehoram, and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah, had dedicated, and his own hallowed things, and all the gold that was found in the treasures of the house of the Lord, and in the king’s house, and sent it to Hazael king of Syria: and he went away from Jerusalem.

  • 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 11:23-24

    And God stirred him up another adversary, Rezon the son of Eliadah, which fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah: And he gathered men unto him, and became captain over a band, when David slew them of Zobah: and they went to Damascus, and dwelt therein, and reigned in Damascus.

  • Genesis 14:15

    And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.

  • 1 Kings 20:1-5

    And Ben–hadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together: and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria, and warred against it. And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Ben–hadad, Thy silver and thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thy children, even the goodliest, are mine. And the king of Israel answered and said, My lord, O king, according to thy saying, I am thine, and all that I have. …

  • 1 Kings 20:33-34

    Now the men did diligently observe whether any thing would come from him, and did hastily catch it: and they said, Thy brother Ben–hadad. Then he said, Go ye, bring him. Then Ben–hadad came forth to him; and he caused him to come up into the chariot. And Ben–hadad said unto him, The cities, which my father took from thy father, I will restore; and thou shalt make streets for thee in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria. Then said Ahab, I will send thee away with this covenant. So he made a covenant with him, and sent him away.

  • 2 Kings 8:7-15

    And Elisha came to Damascus; and Ben–hadad the king of Syria was sick; and it was told him, saying, The man of God is come hither. And the king said unto Hazael, Take a present in thine hand, and go, meet the man of God, and enquire of the Lord by him, saying, Shall I recover of this disease? So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present with him, even of every good thing of Damascus, forty camels’ burden, and came and stood before him, and said, Thy son Ben–hadad king of Syria hath sent me to thee, saying, Shall I recover of this disease? And Elisha said unto him, Go, say unto him, Thou mayest certainly recover: howbeit the Lord hath shewed me that he shall surely die. …

  • Genesis 15:2

    And Abram said, Lord God, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?

  • Jeremiah 49:27

    And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Ben–hadad.

  • 2 Chronicles 16:2-6

    Then Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of the house of the Lord and of the king’s house, and sent to Ben–hadad king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying, There is a league between me and thee, as there was between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent thee silver and gold; go, break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me. And Ben–hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel; and they smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abel–maim, and all the store cities of Naphtali. And it came to pass, when Baasha heard it, that he left off building of Ramah, and let his work cease. …

  • Amos 1:4

    But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall devour the palaces of Ben–hadad.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Asa.
15; 14:26; 2Ki 12:18; 18:15,16; 2Ch 15:18; 16:2-6
Ben-hadad.
20:1-5,33,34; 2Ki 8:7-15
Damascus.
11:23,24; Ge 14:15; 15:2; Jer 49:27; Am 1:4

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Context

  • 1 Kings 15:17

    And Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might not suffer any to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.

  • 1 Kings 15:18

    Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king’s house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants: and king Asa sent them to Ben–hadad, the son of Tabrimon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,

  • 1 Kings 15:19

    There is a league between me and thee, and between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent unto thee a present of silver and gold; come and break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.

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1 Kings 15:18 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Entonces tomando Asa toda la plata y oro que había quedado en los tesoros de la casa de Jehová, y los tesoros de la casa real, entrególos en las manos de sus siervos, y enviólos el rey Asa á Ben-adad, hijo de Tabrimón, hijo de Hezión, rey de Siria, el cual residía en Damasco, diciendo:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Asa prit tout l’argent et l’or qui restaient dans les trésors de la maison de l’ Éternel et dans les trésors de la maison du roi, et les mit entre les mains de ses serviteurs; et le roi Asa les envoya à Ben-Hadad, fils de Tabrimmon, fils de Hézion, roi de Syrie, qui habitait à Damas, disant:
German
Elberfelder 1871
Da nahm Asa alles Silber und Gold, das in den Schätzen des Hauses Jehovas übrig war, und die Schätze des Hauses des Königs, und gab sie in die Hand seiner Knechte; und der König Asa sandte sie zu Ben-Hadad, dem Sohne Tabrimmons, des Sohnes Hesjons, dem König von Syrien, der zu Damaskus wohnte, und ließ ihm sagen:
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Tollens itaque Asa omne argentum et aurum quod remanserat in thesauris domus Domini, et in thesauris domus regiæ, et dedit illud in manus servorum suorum: et misit ad Benadad filium Tabremon filii Hezion, regem Syriæ, qui habitabat in Damasco, dicens: