1 Kings 15 · Verse 23

1 Kings 15:23

The rest of all the acts of Asa, and all his might, and all that he did, and the cities which he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? Nevertheless in the time of his old age he was diseased in his feet.
1 Kings 15:23, King James Version

1 Kings 15:23 in other translations

BSBNow the rest of the acts of Asa, along with all his might, all his accomplishments, and the cities he built, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? In his old age, however, he became diseased in his feet.
WEBNow the rest of all the acts of Asa, and all his might, and all that he did, and the cities which he built, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? But in the time of his old age he was diseased in his feet.
ASVNow the rest of all the acts of Asa, and all his might, and all that he did, and the cities which he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? But in the time of his old age he was diseased in his feet.
YLTAnd the rest of all the matters of Asa, and all his might, and all that he did, and the cities that he built, are they not written on the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Judah? Only, at the time of his old age he was diseased in his feet;
DARBYAnd the rest of all the acts of Asa, and all his might, and all that he did, and the cities that he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? Only, in the time of his old age he was diseased in his feet.
BBENow the rest of the acts of Asa, and his power, and all he did, and the towns of which he was the builder, are they not recorded in the book of the history of the kings of Judah? But when he was old he had a disease of the feet.
WebsterThe rest of all the acts of Asa, and all his might, and all that he did, and the cities which he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? Nevertheless in the time of his old age he was diseased in his feet.

What does 1 Kings 15:23 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
23. in the time of his old age he was diseased in his feet--(See on 2Ch 16:12, where an additional proof is given of his religious degeneracy.) 1Ki 15:25-34. Nadab's Wicked Reign.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 23 And the cities which he built - Such as Geba and Mizpah, which he built out of the spoils of Ramah. He was diseased in his feet - Probably he had a strong rheumatic affection, or the gout. This took place in the thirty-ninth year of his reign, three years before his death; and it is said that he sought to physicians rather than to the Lord, 2Chr 16:12, 2Chr 16:13.

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 15:23 in the original Hebrew

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וְיֶ֣תֶרve.Ye.terand [the] rest ofH3499
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
דִּבְרֵֽי\־div.rei-[the] matters ofH1697
אָ֠סָא'A.sa'AsaH609
וְכָל\־ve.kholand allH3605
גְּב֨וּרָת֜וֹge.Vu.ra.Tomight hisH1369
וְכָל\־ve.kholand allH3605
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherthatH834
עָשָׂ֗ה'a.Sahhe didH6213
וְהֶֽעָרִים֙ve.he.'a.Rimand the citiesH5892
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
בָּנָ֔הba.Nahhe builtH1129
הֲלֹֽא\־ha.lo'-¿ notH3808
הֵ֣מָּהHe.mah[are] theyH1992
כְתוּבִ֗יםkhe.tu.VimwrittenH3789
עַל\־'al-onH5921
סֵ֛פֶרSe.fer[the] scroll ofH5612
דִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.Rei[the] matters ofH1697
הַיָּמִ֖יםhai.ya.Mimthe daysH3117
לְמַלְכֵ֣יle.mal.Kheiof [the] kings ofH4428
יְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
רַ֚קrakonlyH7535
לְעֵ֣תle.'Etto [the] time ofH6256
זִקְנָת֔וֹzik.na.Toold age hisH2209
חָלָ֖הcha.Lahhe was sickH2470
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
רַגְלָֽיו\׃rag.Lavfeet hisH7272

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Cross references for 1 Kings 15:23

  • 1 Kings 15:7-8

    Now the rest of the acts of Abijam, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? And there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam. And Abijam slept with his fathers; and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead.

  • Psalms 90:10

    The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.

  • 2 Chronicles 16:11-14

    And, behold, the acts of Asa, first and last, lo, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel. And Asa in the thirty and ninth year of his reign was diseased in his feet, until his disease was exceeding great: yet in his disease he sought not to the Lord, but to the physicians. And Asa slept with his fathers, and died in the one and fortieth year of his reign. And they buried him in his own sepulchres, which he had made for himself in the city of David, and laid him in the bed which was filled with sweet odours and divers kinds of spices prepared by the apothecaries’ art: and they made a very great burning for him.

  • 1 Kings 14:29-31

    Now the rest of the acts of Rehoboam, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all their days. And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And his mother’s name was Naamah an Ammonitess. And Abijam his son reigned in his stead.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
rest of all.
7,8; 14:29-31
in the time.
2Ch 16:12-14; Ps 90:10

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Context

  • 1 Kings 15:22

    Then king Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah; none was exempted: and they took away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; and king Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah.

  • 1 Kings 15:23

    The rest of all the acts of Asa, and all his might, and all that he did, and the cities which he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? Nevertheless in the time of his old age he was diseased in his feet.

  • 1 Kings 15:24

    And Asa slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead.

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1 Kings 15:23 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Lo demás de todos los hechos de Asa, y toda su fortaleza, y todas las cosas que hizo, y las ciudades que edificó, ¿no está todo escrito en el libro de las crónicas de los reyes de Judá? Mas en el tiempo de su vejez enfermó de sus pies.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et le reste de tous les actes d’Asa, et toute sa puissance, et tout ce qu’il fit, et les villes qu’il bâtit, cela n’est-il pas écrit dans le livre des chroniques des rois de Juda? Seulement, au temps de sa vieillesse, il fut malade des pieds.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und das Übrige der ganzen Geschichte Asas und alle seine Macht, und alles, was er getan, und die Städte, die er gebaut hat, ist das nicht geschrieben in dem Buche der Chronika der Könige von Juda? Doch zur Zeit seines Alters erkrankte er an seinen Füßen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Reliqua autem omnium sermonum Asa, et universæ fortitudines ejus, et cuncta quæ fecit, et civitates quas exstruxit, nonne hæc scripta sunt in libro verborum dierum regum Juda? Verumtamen in tempore senectutis suæ doluit pedes.