1 Kings 15 · Verse 19

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.
1 Kings 15:19, King James Version

1 Kings 15:19 in other translations

BSB“Let there be a treaty between me and you, between my father and your father. See, I have sent you a gift of silver and gold. Now go and break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel, so that he will withdraw from me.”
WEB“Let there be a treaty between me and you, like that between my father and your father. Behold, I have sent to you a present of silver and gold. Go, break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.”
ASVThere is a league between me and thee, between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent unto thee a present of silver and gold; go, break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.
YLT‘A covenant is between me and thee, between my father and thy father; lo, I have sent to thee a reward of silver and gold; go, break thy covenant with Baasha king of Israel, and he goeth up from off me.'
DARBYThere is a league between me and thee, as between my father and thy father; behold, I send thee a present of silver and gold: go, break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.
BBELet there be an agreement between me and you as there was between my father and your father: see, I have sent you an offering of silver and gold; go and put an end to your agreement with Baasha, king of Israel, so that he may give up attacking me.
WebsterThere is a league between me and thee, and between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent to thee a present of silver and gold; come and break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.

What does 1 Kings 15:19 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…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 19 There is a league between me and thee - Or, Let there be a league between me and thee; as there was between my father and thy father. There was no reason why Asa should have emptied his treasures at this time to procure the aid of the Syrian king; as it does not appear that there was any danger which himself could not have turned aside. He probably wished to destroy the kingdom of Israel; and to effect this purpose, even robbed the house of the Lord.

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 15:19 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.

בְּרִית֙be.Rita covenantH1285
בֵּינִ֣יbei.Ni[be] between meH996
וּבֵינֶ֔ךָu.vei.Ne.khaand between youH996
בֵּ֥יןbeinbetweenH996
אָבִ֖י'a.Vifather myH1
וּבֵ֣יןu.Veinand betweenH996
אָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khafather yourH1
הִנֵּה֩hi.Nehhere!H2009
שָׁלַ֨חְתִּֽיsha.Lach.tiI sendH7971
לְךָ֥le.Khato you
שֹׁ֙חַד֙sho.chada giftH7810
כֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefsilverH3701
וְזָהָ֔בve.za.Havand goldH2091
לֵ֣ךְlekhcomeH1980
הָפֵ֗רָהha.Fe.rahbreak !H6565
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
בְּרִֽיתְךָ֙be.ri.te.Khacovenant yourH1285
אֶת\־'et-withH854
בַּעְשָׁ֣אba'.Sha'BaashaH1201
מֶֽלֶךְ\־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
וְיַעֲלֶ֖הve.ya.'a.Lehso he may go upH5927
מֵעָלָֽי\׃me.'a.Laifrom on <the> meH5921

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Cross references for 1 Kings 15:19

  • Romans 1:31

    Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:

  • 2 Chronicles 16:7

    And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said unto him, Because thou hast relied on the king of Syria, and not relied on the Lord thy God, therefore is the host of the king of Syria escaped out of thine hand.

  • Romans 3:8

    And not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just.

  • Isaiah 31:1

    Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the Lord!

  • Ezekiel 17:13-16

    And hath taken of the king’s seed, and made a covenant with him, and hath taken an oath of him: he hath also taken the mighty of the land: That the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping of his covenant it might stand. But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and much people. Shall he prosper? shall he escape that doeth such things? or shall he break the covenant, and be delivered? As I live, saith the Lord God, surely in the place where the king dwelleth that made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he brake, even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die.

  • 2 Samuel 21:2

    And the king called the Gibeonites, and said unto them; (now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorites; and the children of Israel had sworn unto them: and Saul sought to slay them in his zeal to the children of Israel and Judah.)

  • 2 Chronicles 19:2

    And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the Lord? therefore is wrath upon thee from before the Lord.

  • 2 Chronicles 16:3

    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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
There is a league.
2Ch 19:2; Isa 31:1
break thy league.
2Sa 21:2; 2Ch 16:3; Eze 17:13-16; Ro 1:31; 3:8
depart. Heb. go up.

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Context

  • 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.

  • 1 Kings 15:20

    So Ben–hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of the hosts which he had against the cities of Israel, and smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abel–beth–maachah, and all Cinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.

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1 Kings 15:19 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Alianza hay entre mí y ti, y entre mi padre y el tuyo: he aquí yo te envío un presente de plata y oro: ve, y rompe tu alianza con Baasa rey de Israel, para que me deje.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Il y a alliance entre moi et toi, entre mon père et ton père; voici, je t’envoie un présent d’argent et d’or: va, romps ton alliance avec Baësha, roi d’Israël, afin qu’il s’en aille d’auprès de moi.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Ein Bund ist zwischen mir und dir, zwischen meinem Vater und deinem Vater. Siehe, ich sende dir ein Geschenk an Silber und Gold: wohlan! brich deinen Bund mit Baesa, dem König von Israel, daß er von mir abziehe.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Fœdus est inter me et te, et inter patrem meum et patrem tuum: ideo misi tibi munera, argentum et aurum: et peto ut venias, et irritum facias fœdus quod habes cum Baasa rege Israël, et recedat a me.